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MSDN Webcast: Digital Blackbelt Series: Defending the Database (Part 2 of 2): Making the Right Design Choices (Level 300)

This webcast addresses several of the questions and answers developers have concerning the database and security. This session will cover topics such as, Secure Connections, SQL versus Windows Authentication, user versus role-based authentication, EXPs, Managed Stored Procedures, Alerts and Monitors.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Authentication, Digital Media, Databases, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

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Implementing Application Security Using the .NET Framework (Part 2 of 3) (Level 200)

This presentation specifically addresses Authentication in the context of secure application development. After an overview of the costs of inadequate security and the benefits of developing secure applications, this presentation concentrates on Authentication as part of a larger security solution, examining specific Authentication techniques and best practices in Microsoft Internet...

Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Corp., Authentication, Application Security, Security

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Securely Managing Your Mobile Web Application Deployment

The attendee of this webcast will learn how to administer and manage the mobile web applications, devices and users from a single point of control, and how to ensure data security by leveraging the latest advances in encryption and authentication technology. This webcast focuses on the securely deploying and managing...

Tags: Mobile, Web Application, Sybase Inc., Authentication, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing

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The Value of authentication: authentication + Encryption + Certification Authority = Trust

One of the biggest problems facing your Internet business today is the thorny issue of trust and security. People simply don't trust the Web, fearing that their transactions might not be safe. This guide explains the critical role of authentication in online security as well as the business benefits which...

Tags: Thawte, Encryption, Authentication, Internet, Security

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TechNet Webcast: Implementing Multifactor authentication Using Smart Cards (Level 200)

Do user name and password combinations provide enough security for your organization's network resources? Many users choose passwords that can easily be compromised. This particular security vulnerability can be difficult to control. To address this issue, multifactor authentication uses a combination of components external to the user and password combination...

Tags: Smart Card, Password, Webcast, Authentication, Microsoft TechNet, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security

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Encryption, authentication and VPNs Do Not Secure WLANS: How to Crack, Compromise and Circumvent WLAN Security

A growing alphabet soup of WLAN encryption and authentication standards each promise to deliver Wireless LAN security. But all of these standards can be cracked or compromised or circumvented. For example, these protocols do not stop lost or stolen passwords and credentials, Rogue APs, Man-in-the Middle attacks or client devices...

Tags: VPN, Newbury Networks, WLAN Security, WLAN, Encryption, Authentication, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Networking

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Support WebCast: Windows Server 2003: Deploying a Secure Network Infrastructure, Part 2

The presenter of this webcast discusses considerations for deploying a secure network access infrastructure using Windows Server 2003 networking components. The webcast also discusses the following topics: directory and authentication models, how to secure wireless and wired links, how to secure against rogue systems, VPN deployment, and updating proprietary VPN...

Tags: VPN, Webcast, Network Infrastructure, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Secure Network Access, Authentication, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Network Security, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Networking, Servers, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

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Case Study: Securing a Virtual University Network

The FernUniversität - Gesamthochschule in Hagen (University of Hagen) was founded in 1974 to provide distance higher education for students at home and abroad. The IT department's system engineers demanded a highly stable RADIUS server that could run on Solaris 2.x to authenticate VPN users. They wanted a RADIUS authentication...

Tags: Network, Interlink Networks, RADIUS, Authentication, Network Security, Security, Networking

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Secure Computing Case Study: CaseShare Systems, LLC

CaseShare Systems, the developer of ePaper systems for the legal and business communities, spun off from its parent company, the law firm of Holland & Hart. CaseShare needed to allow employees to review tens of thousands of documents online in a secure Internet repository, without fear that one of the...

Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Authentication, CaseShare Systems, Security

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Cross Campus Virtual Private Network (VPN): Tunnelling Case Study - The University of Liverpool

This case study provides a detailed overview of secure cross-campus VPN tunnelling between two collaborating organisations, namely the universities of Liverpool and Edinburgh. Implementation has allowed members of either university visiting the other campus to establish a secure connection to their own organisation using wireless infrastructure. The authentication takes place...

Tags: Implementation, Authentication, VPNs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Telecommunications, Networking, Security

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DeployPHP Series, Part 4: Using the PEAR::MDB2 Database Abstraction Layer With Oracle

PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) is a huge collection of high-quality PHP components. The repository contains PHP classes for almost any imaginable purpose, from database authentication, to networking, to images, to XML. This paper describes how to use MDB2, a high-level database abstraction layer that can be found in...

Tags: Repository, Database, Oracle Corp., PHP, Abstraction, Authentication, Scripting Languages, Storage, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Hardware

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MSDN Webcast: Introduction to the authentication and Membership Controls of ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 300)

This webcast explains the new logon controls and membership capabilities in Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and introduces the controls and data structures associated with site membership in ASP.NET 2.0. The webcast explains how this server-side infrastructure can be used by the Web application, from an e-commerce site to a blog and...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, Authentication, .Net, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

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Understanding Digest and Advanced Digest authentication in IIS 6.0-Level 200

There is much confusion between the Digest authentication protocol and the new Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0 Advanced Digest authentication protocol. This webcast will explore and clarify the technical requirements and security issues of each of these protocols. It will also discuss how IIS 6.0 implements both protocols - the...

Tags: Authentication Protocol, Authentication, Microsoft IIS Server, Security, Network Security, Networking

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MSDN Architecture Webcast: Introduction to the authentication and Membership Controls of ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)

Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 introduced new logon controls and membership capabilities that are available right out of the box. This webcast focuses on the controls and data structures associated with site membership in ASP.NET 2.0. The webcast shows how the server side-infrastructure can be leveraged by the Web application (from e-commerce...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, Authentication, .Net, Digital Media, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software

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Cisco IOS Firewall authentication Proxy for FTP and Telnet Sessions Buffer Overflow

Cisco Systems has released Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco IOS Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP and Telnet Sessions Buffer Overflow. This paper describes the Firewall Authentication Proxy (Auth-Proxy) feature and discusses the workarounds and mitigations identified in the advisory. The firewall authentication proxy feature allows network administrators to apply specific security...

Tags: Cisco IOS, FTP, Cisco Systems Inc., Buffer-overflow, Authentication, Telnet, Security, Networking

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Trusted Computing: Trusted Platform Policy Management and Strong authentication

Trusted Computing is on a path from leading edge to mainstream as the number of installed enterprise trusted PCs reaches the tens of millions, as estimated by a leading industry analyst group. Also proliferating is the number of manufacturers offering trusted PC choices. For IT managers, finding a...

Tags: Trusted Computing, Wave Systems Corp., Authentication, EMBASSY Security Center, Security

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Rackspace Managed Hosting: Utilizes VeriSign's authentication and E-Commerce Solutions

Rackspace Managed Hosting provides managed Web hosting services to enterprises of all sizes. Rackspace supplies all the servers, software, bandwidth and management needed to run almost any hosted application - from Internet to enterprise. With the need for their customers to have the ability to conduct e-commerce in a secure...

Tags: Rackspace, VeriSign Inc., Authentication, E-business, Security

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Ministry of Defence Case Study

The Ministry of Defence as with many government bodies in the United Kingdom is updating many areas of its business to take advantage of new technologies and the Internet. The Ministry of Defence required that in the solution process all authentication information should be within the DMZ. When using Novell...

Tags: Novell Inc., Novell NDS, DMZ, Authentication, Directory Services, Security, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software

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Implementing authentication and Authorization With AD/AM and AzMan - Level 200

Microsoft developers have been using SQL Server for authentication and Role Based Authorization since the days of ASP and Visual Basic 6.0. Although still effective, the industry has been moving towards LDAP authentication, and "Policy" servers for authorization. Security sub-systems based on AD/AM are compliant with the LDAP standard, and...

Tags: Authorization, Server, Microsoft Corp., Authentication, LDAP, Directory Services, Security, Enterprise Software, Software

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Efficient authentication for Reactive Routing Protocols

Ad hoc networks are dynamic networks formed "On the fly" by a set of nodes. Achieving secure routing in such networks is a big challenge. Asymmetric signature schemes provide mechanisms for authentication, but may result in inefficient implementations, specially when a large number of nodes are expected. Some of these...

Tags: Network, Computer Science, Routing Protocol, Authentication, Security

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