Deep dive comparison of SAML and LDAP for CTOs. Learn the differences in authentication, directory services, and how to scale Enterprise SSO.

A new security hole has been found in OS X Lion where usernames can be authenticated without providing a password on systems bound to LDAP servers. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac ...

Okta, which operates a system that centrally manages user accounts such as IDs and passwords, has announced that a vulnerability that allows users to bypass password authentication if their username ...

For services that are unable to use CAS and SAML authentication and are hosted on a Purdue network, the Identity and Access Management Office (IAMO) offers an LDAP authentication service. This service ...

We need to open up the cups web interface to a large number of local administrators to set up printers in cups. I have been googling and looking at the documentation for cups 1.3 (since that is what ...

Our authentication and authorization services are designed to meet different goals. How do you know which one it right for your project? The information below is intended to help you determine which ...

Does anyone know of a link or reference regarding the advantages / disadvantages of choosing an LDAP vs NIS implementation for centralized user authentication?<BR><BR>I know that LDAP provides greater ...

In the September 2003 issue, I ended a series on building an OpenLDAP server. With this current column and the next, I discuss in-depth one of LDAP's most compelling applications: providing ...

In most enterprise networks today, centralized authentication is a basic security paradigm. In the Linux realm, OpenLDAP has been king of the hill for many years, but for those unfamiliar with the ...

Microsoft's July 2017 Patch Tuesday includes a fix for an issue with the NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol that can be exploited to allow attackers to create admin accounts on a local ...