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Business-to-Business collaboration is essential for company growth. Thousands of companies have collaborated on projects to increase company value and spread risk. At the core of these collaborations is identity and access control management. When partnering up, companies need to ensure ... Read More
OpenLDAP is a free, open-source LDAP server that is used and trusted by organizations around the world. Historically, OpenLDAP has been a good solution for directory services and has succeeded in more technical environments as it requires a fair ... Read More
LDAP and SAML are major authentication protocols that securely authenticate users to a network. They determine how users interact with a resource by connecting them to the respective directory services, like an on-premise or a cloud-based directory. The Lightweight Directory ... Read More
The RADIUS protocol is used by thousands of organizations to protect their networks. Network admins set up RADIUS servers to verify approved network users, drastically reducing the risk of a compromised network. RADIUS can be configured to authenticate access to ... Read More
Azure AD is a highly effective IDP that was built as a successor to Active Directory (AD) to accommodate newer, cloud-centric organizations. AD does not work natively in the cloud, so Azure is an effective solution for many organizations looking ... Read More
The cross section of organizations that use Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) for identity management and Yubikeys for MFA is already sizable and growing by the day. Recent advancements in authentication security technology has expanded the versatility of Yubikeys, allowing ... Read More
Wireless security is crucial now that most sensitive data can be accessed online. It’s imperative for network administrators to dictate who can access the network and how much they’re allowed to access. Organizations need a system that authenticates users to ... Read More
Microsoft employs a myriad of acronyms for their product names, so it’s often difficult to tell them apart or to guess their function. “Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) B2C” is one such product. It doesn’t have a very information-rich name; ... Read More
As cloud-based solutions are gaining popularity, many organizations are having trouble transitioning to their on-prem servers. To help alleviate some stress, Microsoft created Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) to aid clients in moving their AD instance to the cloud. However, ... Read More
Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) customers can ditch password-based authentication and switch to x.509 certificate-based authentication. Digital certificates offer vast improvements to network security, efficiency, and user experience. But in order to deploy certificates, organizations will need to implement a ... Read More