James, my partner in crime had recently asked about features in federation products. I want to leave out the comparison part to analysts and customers since it’s very much depend on the end use case. However (getting a bit specific), I was recently in a conversation on ‘why should the customer use PingFederate instead of a [...]

Sun's new Access Manager is now OpenSSO Enterprise Felix Gaehtgens of Kuppinger Cole gives some in-depth info on OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 (registration required). (tags: federation identity saml opensso accessmanager kuppingercole felixgaehtgens sun )

On a flight from Sydney to S.Francisco. We were supposed to leave at 1:55pm, we took off almost at 9:00pm. I am really, really pissed off and the only thing that lightens up my mood is re-reading the great comments that the Australian TechEd attendees left on as feedback for the couple of sessions I gave this week . Thanks guys for the kind words, and again thank you for dealing so nicely with my difficult accent! I haven't seen the feedback from New Zealand , yet if it's half as nice as this one

The latest issue of the Architecture Journal is available for download here (I am breaking the news even before the rest of the pages are updated from issue 15 to issue16: see how much I care about you?;-)). What makes this especially interesting is that issue 16 is entirely dedicated to identity! I have to admit that I've yet to read most of the articles, but I've definitely went through 2 of them: One is an interview/profile with Kim Cameron. It's a nice read, and I am sure you'll enjoy to know

Ahh, I’ve been looking forward for this post for a looong time. We just made available for download the bits of the Beta of “Zermatt” Developer Identity Framework . “ Zermatt ” is the codename of a .NET framework that helps developers build claims-aware applications to address challenging application security requirements using a simplified application access model. Let me expand a bit on that. If you want to develop applications that take advantage of claims & identity Metasystem goodness in

| View | Upload your own Slideshare doesn’t handle animation very well. So…here is a run down on the last demo. In addition to inter-operating with other participants, I demoed login to Google Apps, using a server from Ping, CardSpace from Microsoft and an Information Card from Sun. In terms of platform, Sun’s servers were [...]

I’ll be at RSA Conference next week participating in the following events. Concordia What: The current goal is to demonstrate that SAML, WS-Fed and Information cards can co-exist and some of use cases where it makes sense. For instance, if you already have a federation setup (using SAML or WS-Fed), you can leverage Information Cards as [...]

As I just reported over at The Aquarium , Eve and Marina recently published Federated Identity Through the Eyes of the Deployer - what it is, why you might want it and what questions to ask as you architect a federated identity system. As I mentioned on The Aquarium , Eve was a key player in defining XML, SAML and more. What you might not know is that Eve is also a talented musician, shining even when accompanied by those less gifted in the art , such as here, at IIW2006b : Here be the lyrics .

Trust is the business word for love. Identity Federation is the cello tape that ties the business world together. Federation car needs to hitch on the train that is online collaboration. Borrowing from one of ***’s presentation - federation needs to become a Viagra solution (i.e. giving more powers) and not just a painkiller (i.e. solving an [...]

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!” “Like this cup,” Nan-in said, [...]