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iOS auth/auth with a REST Webservice

we're currently in the design phase of a new "Gateway-Server" which we want to develop. Our server has a REST-Service. My task is to find viable options to protect the access to the aforementionend ...
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Public web server and AD- based Kerberos authentication

I would want to use SPNEGO/Kerberos protocol on a public internet webserver for specific remote ip addresses coming from corporate intranet. Other authentications methods are used for other addresses ...
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what is the role of RADiUS server and Active Directory to increase the security in wireless networks?

In the CBT Nuggets Video Training, one slide about Wireless networks : i want to know about the role of Radius to increase the security and how? in this project: Deploy Active Directory and ...
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Dealing with untrusted administrators in a Windows domain

I'm providing consultation to a company, where they have domain-joined Windows workstations. One basic requirement is that they don't want anyone (including the an administrator) to be able to login ...
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How do I constrain Windows Smartcards for AD Authentication so that “anyExtendedKeyUsage” is not implied?

This document describes how there are 3 ways to constrain a SmartCard certificate The Enhanced Key Usage field defines one or more purposes for which the public key may be used. RFC 5280 states ...
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Two-factor authentication w/certificate and username & password?

Example scenario: ActiveSync Authentication method: certificate-based authentication AND Active Directory domain username-password Encrypted on device: public & private key AD username ...
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What's the risk if I accidently type my password into a username field (Windows logon)?

I'm used to logging into my personal Mac which is a password-only field (like waking from sleep mode). Sometimes I have to use a Windows network on which I have an account, but of course I have to ...
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Multiple security layers for SOA REST intranet services

For intranet applications that already leverage Active Directory, is there any point or benefit to adding a second layer of security such as OAuth when accessing SOA REST services? We're new to SOA ...
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How to use OAuth with Active Directory

I'm creating a REST WCF service and want to use OAuth to authenticate each user's request. The user accounts are stored in Active Directory so I have access to their AD login name on the client ...
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How does multi factor authentication modify the AD authentication process?

I'm trying to understand what would have to be updated to make Windows-based systems support multifactor authentication. Possible things that might have to be modified: Active Directory / Domain ...
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LDAP Security problems?

I have installed many Active Directiory based networks and have applied various standard security templates based on best practices, however I have never really looked at LDAP on a deeper level and ...
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Using AD authentication in a publicly accessible webapp

I am sys admin working with a development team who is extending a publically accessible .net web app that currently uses forms authentication with usernames/passwords (hashed) stored in a sql ...
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Deploying a campus WiFi network that authenticates against an AD LDAP

We are looking to deploy about 15-20 Cisco 1131ag access points on campus. I have been reading up on different authentication methods, but I don’t know what will be the best long term solution that ...