ForgeRock, the company formed last year by former Sun Microsystems executives to steward the open-source access management and federation server platform project known as OpenSSO , has released version 2.0 of its OpenIDM identity management offering.

www.topix.net | 1/21/12 4:17 AM

This week in the GRC space, IBM released its identity intelligence software, Symantec had a busy week with the acquisition of LiveOffice and its rethink of intelligent information governance, CMSWire’s contributors visited the governance space, particularly around website governance and Qualtrax upgraded to v4.3.

Read full story... www.cmswire.com | 1/18/12 6:20 PM

Red Cross CISO Suzanne Hall on the organization's monster effort to overhaul security and identity management. www.networkworld.com | 1/18/12 7:57 AM

IBM this week announced an identity-management analytics tool that eases what can be a tedious job for information-technology managers -- defining roles for employees in order to establish policy-based access to a network and application resources. www.networkworld.com | 1/12/12 5:34 PM

Oracle HTTP server is one of Oracle Fusion Middleware for Oracle Identity Management components. Oracle HTTP Server provides HTTP listener services for Oracle WebLogic. Once you download software ( it is a part of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Media Pack; HTTP server resides in Oracle Fusion Middleware Web Tier Utilities 11g DVD ), unzip it and run installer you will be presented with welcome screen.

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java.sys-con.com | 1/6/12 11:40 PM

Oracle Forms and Reports is one of Fusion Middleware components needed for OFA installation. Forms is a GUI tool used to develop, generate and run database front end applications. Reports is a GUI tool used to develop, generate and run database reports. For the purposes of Oracle Fusion Applications installation we will secure Forms and Reports with Identity Management. Once you download and unzip Oracle Forms and Reports software and run installer you will be presented with the welcome screen.

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java.sys-con.com | 1/6/12 6:16 PM

Oracle Identity Management is a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware and part of the Oracle Fusion Applications infrastructure. Its purpose is to manage user identities across the enterprise. We are going to install Oracle Internet Directory 11g (OID), Oracle Virtual Directory 11g (OVD), Oracle Identity Manager 11g (OIM), Oracle Access Manager 11g (OAM) as well as two instances of Oracle Database (11.2.0.2) - one for the Identity Store and the other for the Policy Store. SOA Suite is first component to be installed since Identity Manager requires it. Some SOA Suite components (Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager ) require schemas to be created in middleware repository database. We created separate database to contain Oracle Identity Manager schemas.

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java.sys-con.com | 1/5/12 9:49 PM

Oracle Fusion Applications is a very complex product that relies on a number of components. One of them is Oracle Fusion Middleware for Oracle Identity Management, which in turn is built using Oracle Forms, Reports, WebLogic, HTTP server and other products. Here we are briefly describing installation of the WebLogic. Oracle Fusion Middleware components are not included in Oracle Fusion Application Media Pack - they need to be downloaded separately. Once you unpack components and start installer you will be presented with the following WebLogic welcome screen.

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java.sys-con.com | 1/5/12 4:51 PM

"If you're looking for enterprise-class services to easily manage diverse, distributed environments with integrated disaster recover and identity management, you'll be taxed to build that as SLES Linux only," Germanides said.

www.topix.net | 12/15/11 12:13 AM

The open source OS developer Red Hat has released version 6.2 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The update delivers improvements in file system performance, availability, and identity management.

Red Hat Linux has been one of the top Linux distributions and is the most widely used by corporations. While Red Hat charges a subscription for the use of their distribution, which includes customer support, there are variants of Red Hat Linux that are freely available, such as CentOS or Scientific Linux. Since the license of Linux requires all source code to be made public, other organization can use Red Hat's source to compile an essentially identical distribution.

For more information on RHEL 6.2 see the official announcement.

linux.about.com | 12/12/11 8:08 PM

The unpleasant announcement of the federal government on October 6, 2011through its mouthpiece, the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, of its intention to embark on yet another national identity card project filtered into the ears of the Nigerian populace. Under the project, a screaming N30.66 billion had been earmarked "to make the system as unified as possible". The National Identity Management Commission was saddled with the responsibility of handling this ever-elusive contrivance, at least in th allafrica.com | 11/21/11 3:32 PM

Large network of salespeople and recruiters dedicated to finding you the right opportunity.

www.topix.net | 11/19/11 7:52 PM

Charismathics, one of the leaders in PKI identity management today announced its "virtual token drive", a soft token-based product that enables all existing flash drives and SD cards for use as smart card or USB key.

www.topix.net | 11/16/11 11:00 PM

CA Technologies has gotten its feet wet with cloud-based security before, but now the company is moving further in with a package of cloud based identity and access control services. www.networkworld.com | 11/14/11 9:00 AM

Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission , Mr. Chris Onyemenam, says effective identification system will assist security agencies in the country in combating crime.

www.topix.net | 11/14/11 8:11 AM

Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr. Chris Onyemenam, says effective identification system will assist security agencies in the country in combating crime. allafrica.com | 11/14/11 2:35 AM

Many companies have begun to realize that social is not just a new channel or a new fad, it's a new way of doing business. But learning the ropes, how to use social networks and social channels, and optimize and tailor social features for one's business, is easier said than done. This is where Gigya enters the equation. The startup offers a SaaS technology (or a social CRM platform, if you will) to help businesses make their websites social, integrating their online appendages with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. and consolidating the best social features and widgets into one solution. While the startup has made a play into social commerce with widgets to integrate e-Commerce platforms with social networks, etc., Gigya is today announcing the launch of an important (and perhaps somewhat intimidating) new technology that has big data implications. Social data implications, of course. The tech has been dubbed the "Identity Management Platform", and essentially, it enables businesses to better manage user data by providing them with complete, permission-based access to a user's social, profile, and behavior data culled from activity on their websites. techcrunch.com | 11/2/11 5:50 PM

The ongoing implementation of the National Identity Management System (NIMS) received a boost with the recent approval of the sum of N30.066billion for the accelerated implementation of the 'back end' component of the project by the federal government. allafrica.com | 10/28/11 12:37 PM

The N30 billion proposed budget for the execution of a new National Identity Management System would be spread across three years, Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Mr. Chris Onyemenam has said. allafrica.com | 10/26/11 1:01 PM

The National Identity Management System (NIMS) said in Lagos yesterday that the agency would by 2014 have successfully captured over 100 million Nigerians who are 16 years and above in the new national data base. allafrica.com | 10/20/11 12:39 PM

Oracle is getting deeper into collaboration and the cloud. Earlier this week, the technology giant announced that it is launching a Public Cloud containing its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application, its Human Capital Management (HCM) application, and a social-networking environment.

The announcements, made at the company's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, position the company in the quickly growing market of cloud-based services and collaboration for businesses, areas that Salesforce, Amazon, Google, SAP, IBM and others are fast developing.

CRM, HCM

The services are part of the company's new Public Cloud for enterprises, which includes its Fusion applications such as CRM and HCM, a Social Network for working with business partners and customers, plus services for Java and, of course, database.

The Public Cloud is intended to provide integrated services that are managed, hosted and supported by Oracle. Pricing will be based on a monthly subscription model, and each app can also be purchased independently. Common services include resource management, security, data exchange and integration, virus scanning, white-list management, and centralized, self-service monitoring.

For the cloud version of CRM, customers can begin with using one module and then expand to the suite. It features the ability to combine customer and product data with all CRM processes, which the company said was a "first" for cloud-based CRM.

Similarly, the HCM Cloud Service allows for starting small and then expanding over time, and includes core HR, payroll and benefits management capabilities. Features include tracking employee information via employee dashboards, maintaining worker directories, integrating employee provisioning with identity management, and delivery of management for compensation, incentives, performance and goals.

Integrated Apps

The new Oracle Social Network is designed so that businesses can find and collaborate with suppliers, partners, and customers, using information from human resources and private social networks. A range of collaboration tools includes personal profiles, groups, activity feeds, status...

www.cio-today.com | 10/7/11 6:53 PM

Nigeria Communications Commission(NCC), says it will transfer all the data collected from Nigerians during the SIM card registration exercise to the National Identity Management Commission(NIMC). allafrica.com | 10/7/11 2:56 PM

THE weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday rose from a prolonged session with an approval for the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to embark on the provision of an electronic national identity card for all Nigerians of 18 years old and above, at the cost of N30.66 billion. allafrica.com | 9/29/11 1:00 PM

Time to pack up and head out, the Security Identity Management Alert will be no more. Still, I couldn't leave you without some final words of advice, could I? www.networkworld.com | 9/27/11 1:00 PM

Tom Kemp is the CEO of Centrify, a company which -- at its core -- is about tying other platforms (Unix, Linux Macintosh, etc.) into Active Directory to centralize administration, which Tom refers to as "Active Directory Bridging." He's been practicing this bridging since founding Centrify in 2004 and has been working with AD since founding his previous company, NetIQ. He knows what he's talking about in regard to Active Directory. www.networkworld.com | 9/16/11 1:00 PM

Tom Kemp is the CEO of Centrify, a company which -- at its core -- is about tying other platforms (Unix, Linux Macintosh, etc.) into Active Directory to centralize administration, which Tom refers to as "Active Directory Bridging." He's been practicing this bridging since founding Centrify in 2004 and has been working with AD since founding his previous company, NetIQ. He knows what he's talking about in regard to Active Directory. www.networkworld.com | 9/16/11 9:00 AM

Defining your online identity has never been more important and Vizibility has the tools to help you prioritize what others can find out about you when they Google you or your company.

Read full story... www.cmswire.com | 9/14/11 10:05 PM

I've written about this before: the human brain just isn't suited to finding rare anomalies in a screening situation. The Role of the Human Operator in Image-Based Airport Security Technologies Abstract: Heightened international concerns relating to security and identity management have led to an increased interest in security applications, such as face recognition and baggage and passenger screening at airports.... www.schneier.com | 9/13/11 9:46 PM

Toronto-based Agile Bits has released version 3.9 of 1Password, its popular identity management app for OS X. While the new release includes several enhancements and a few new features, the biggest news is that 1Password 3.9 is a Lion-only application, so users of pre-10.7 versions of OS X will have to stick with 3.8. www.macworld.co.uk | 9/9/11 9:16 AM

How large is your digital footprint? If you pulled together your email account, web site, blog, social networking accounts, and every other virtual identity you have online, just how well known are you on the Internet? Have you ever stopped to consider what happens to your online identity when you die? How would your online friends know? What would happen to your accounts and your content?

As social networking continues to grow in popularity, so too does our individual online identities. No longer are we members of a close knit circle of local friends and family, but members of a global social circle that breaks geographical barriers. Our friends are now all over the world as opposed to all over the community. Our business partners, customers, and professional peers are no longer found in the office, but across the Internet as a whole.

It may be considered a morbid subject, but planning for your digital life after death, and how your virtual affairs should be handled, is fast becoming just as important as the financial and business affairs we consider common matters for estate planning. Virtual property, just as real property, has equitable value that may be lost when you die. Registered domains, web sites, and the contents of an email inbox, these are all types of virtual property that we simply fail to take into account when planning how our estates and property are to be handled.

When assessing your post-mortem digital footprint, as part as your overall online identity management, there are several key areas to keep in mind.

Registered Domains..If you own a domain that is part of a known or popular brand, do you want your brand to disappear upon your death? If not, you need to determine who will take ownership of the domains and how that will be done legally.

Websites and Intellectual Property. As the owner of a website and associated intellectual works, keep in mind that your website will require maintenance and funding if it is to remain online. Who will take over operations? Will someone continue to pay for hosting?

PayPal, eBay, and other sources of online revenue. If you do business online, maintain some type of charitable contribution system, or handle any other type of online revenue stream, who will assume those accounts and the associated funds? Will your online store or auctions be maintained, and if so, by whom? If funds are currently in your accounts, what happens to those funds?

Social Networking, Online Profiles, and Email. While most of these accounts will simply expire due to inactivity, you should consider the online friends and social circles you participated in. Will you have someone spread word of your passing? Will you remove your accounts, or have someone update your status for a final time?

Before you can plan for how your online identity is managed after you are gone, you must first determine the size of your digital footprint. How many accounts do you own, what services do you use, and where do you store digital assets or intellectual property? Start by compiling a complete list of your accounts, including passwords (making this the perfect opportunity to also assess your personal online security posture.) Note the type of accounts, and what important information you have stored in each.

Once you have a list of online assets, you can begin to plan how each account will be managed. One of the simplest methods is to prepare a formal document, similar to a will, with the list of accounts, passwords, and instructions for each account. While this in itself is not a legally executable document, you can ask a trusted family member or friend to ensure your instructions are carried out upon your death, or incorporate this as a component of a legal will.

Keep in mind, the Terms of Service for many online services strictly forbids the sharing of your account information, or access to your account by anyone other than yourself. By providing someone else with access to your account, you may be violating the terms of service, but an argument can be made that your documented instructions constitute the equivalent of granting a Power of Attorney to someone, and therefore legal. Depending on the types of accounts and the information contained in each, you may want to have an attorney assist in drafting your instructions to ensure they are legally enforceable.

In addition, several leading services, such as Yahoo, for example, have strict Terms of Service and will permanently delete all of your accounts and associated data upon notice of your death. Before formally notifying such services of your death, all data should be retrieved and securely stored as part of your instructions. As part of your planning, take the time to familiarize yourself with the Terms of Service for each online service on your list, noting any that may require special handling prior to notification.

There are also several commercial services available online that, upon notification of your death, can modify, transfer or erase your online accounts, send final email messages, pass on important files, and take other actions on your behalf. LifeEnsured, Entrustet, and LegacyLocker are examples of services that help to manage your online assets in the event of your disability or death.

Lastly, there is the option of doing nothing at all. Your inbox will continue to accumulate new mail until it reaches the mailbox size limit. Your online status updates, tweets, and latest blog posts will cease to change. Your registered domains will eventually expire, and your web site hosting plans will go unpaid and at some point will be removed. Your online friends will wonder where you have gone, and eventually they will grow used to not seeing your online status icon anymore. Your digital footprint will slowly, but inevitably, shrink until your online existence disappears altogether. For those of us who have published online content, references to our work will linger online for years, possibly decades, buried beneath mounds of new content provided by the living, until one day those references are gone, as well.

Going without a plan, however, is not a wise decision. Keep in mind that some of the things that are most valuable to people are those they have shared on the web, such as photos and writings. Without a solid plan, what happens to your online assets will depend in large part on the type of asset and where it is stored. In any case, once you are gone it is too late to plan for those assets.

So, what do you want to happen to your online identity and associated data when you pass on? This is the basic question we should all be asking ourselves, and now is the time to plan.

This article is one of a series of articles from DaileyMuse.com on the subject of digital footprints and online identity management. Each article in the series focuses on a different aspect of our interactions in the global Internet community.

Written by Mike Dailey, IT Architect and Sr. Network Engineer

www.circleid.com | 9/8/11 3:06 AM

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Front End Partners (FEPs) have been at the upbeat of discussions to tighten up financial closure with banks on the National Identification Card project. allafrica.com | 8/16/11 12:15 PM

According to the Gartner 2010 CIO Survey, identity management is the No. 1 IT security priority through 2011. This will be an ongoing concern well beyond 2011 as companies grapple with increasingly complex and disparate infrastructures and a multitude of new mobile access devices. New tools offer help in gaining control across heterogeneous platforms, even into the cloud. www.networkworld.com | 8/12/11 1:00 PM

According to the Gartner 2010 CIO Survey, identity management is the No. 1 IT security priority through 2011. This will be an ongoing concern well beyond 2011 as companies grapple with increasingly complex and disparate infrastructures and a multitude of new mobile access devices. New tools offer help in gaining control across heterogeneous platforms, even into the cloud. www.networkworld.com | 8/12/11 9:00 AM

Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS. www.networkworld.com | 8/4/11 9:07 AM

Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS. www.networkworld.com | 8/4/11 5:07 AM

THE National Identity Management Commission has extended the period of the pilot scheme for the issuance of the National Identification numbers to two months.

www.topix.net | 8/1/11 1:54 PM

The Dot Net Factory LLC, announced record sales and strong growth in the second quarter for EmpowerID, the identity management, identity federation, and secure workflow software suite built on Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation and .NET technology DUBLIN, Ohio , July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dot Net Factory LLC, developers of the EmpowerID ...

www.topix.net | 7/28/11 12:07 PM

AuthenTec , a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, today introduced its new SafeZone secure platform solution for mobile and consumer systems on a chip .

www.topix.net | 7/18/11 11:20 PM

More than 2000 0fficers of the National I Identity Management Commission (NIMC) which was formerly a department under the Ministry of Interior and known then as Department of National Civic Registration, has locked horns with the management over the non payment of arrears owed them over the last 8 years. allafrica.com | 7/13/11 4:55 PM

As cloud computing becomes mainstream, it's possible to move almost any type of traditional IT service to the cloud. Identropy offers identity and access management as a service in a private cloud. With Identropy's pre-configured, pre-architected solution, it's possible to get a solution up and running very quickly and at a fraction of the cost of a traditional custom-developed IAM solution. www.networkworld.com | 7/8/11 1:00 PM

Investment in biometric-based technology to better protect resources is on the rise. Experts in the field of biometric identity management solutions say there is growing interest in the application of fingerprint identification systems, especially within the government sector. Marius Coetzee, COO of Ideco Biometric Security Solutions, says whilst biometric technology is used extensively in commerce in [...] www.itnewsafrica.com | 7/4/11 5:39 PM

You know that Google Alert you set up to ping you every time someone mentions your name on the internet? Don't worry, that wasn't self-centered or anything, you were just protecting your online identity. Google today is encouraging the growth of vanity Alerts with its "Me on the Web" feature, a new segment of Google Dashboard dedicated to managing your online identity and finding out what people are saying about you on the global bathroom wall that is the world wide web. The feature makes it easy to set up alerts with your personal information and includes links to tools for identity management and content removal, because the seven billion other people on this planet don't need to know exactly what happened at your office's last Christmas party.

Google helps you manage your online identity, justify those vanity Alerts originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink    |  Google  | Email this  | Comments www.engadget.com | 6/16/11 7:51 PM

In this second and last part of my blog series regarding SAP NetWeaver Identity Management and UWL I want to focus on the UWL connector side.

www.topix.net | 6/15/11 7:50 PM

The protocol touted as the way to standardize user provisioning across enterprises and eventually across the cloud is nearly dead, lacks support from major cloud providers and faces new models that could make it obsolete. Work on the Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML) is still limping along after a decade and a near-death experience last year. But in its wake are proprietary APIs used by cloud app providers and an emerging model for a modernized standard built around REST and other technologies that could remove a major hurdle to user management in the cloud. The emerging effort is called Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM), a scalable standard mechanism for assigning cloud resources and privileges, and setting security policies for users, including employees, contractors and business partners. In short, it’s a uniform way for provisioning and managing user identity in the cloud that includes creating, editing, deleting, querying and retrieving user resources.

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soa.sys-con.com | 6/11/11 9:00 PM

The security of resources in commerce continues to resemble a battlefield – a clash for supremacy between the forces of good and bad. Decision makers are aware of the stakes and dominance is a question of which side can source weapons of quality and how quickly.

This is the view of some experts in the field of identity management and solution development.

Marius Coetzee is the COO at Ideco Biometric Security Solutions (IBSS), an established provider of solutions, services and support within the field of identity management and part of Ideco Group Ltd.

According to Coetzee the level of innovation within the security space in general, and that within identity management specifically, is progressive.

“It is not to say that we can all now sit back and relax. The reality is that threats to both physical security and digital or online security continue to escalate, with perpetrators constantly improving their skills and knowledge of the cyber environment and access control in business. The threats to networks and systems are becoming more sophisticated everyday,” he says.

Management within service providers such as IBSS say access control lies at the heart of modern security management.

“When we talk of access control, we take into consideration physical access to buildings, the whereabouts of personnel on-and off site, as well as the level of exposure of networks and systems to internal and external environments,” Coetzee continues. “The vulnerability of data is a critical consideration, as is the regulation of who has access to which information, for what purposes and when.”

Whilst IBSS advocates that decision makers in business adopt this all-encompassing approach to resource security, the company is focused on identity management solution development, integration and support.

“This is a market segment that is very active and exciting. It is here where system development and innovation is making a huge impact. We are experiencing higher levels of convergence of biometric based infrastructure as the frontline of access control systems into businesses. This technology is developing all the time and the prospect of widespread use of facial recognition, for example, is becoming a reality,” Coetzee adds.

Coetzee attributes this growth, in part, to increasing awareness within the market of the pitfalls of relying solely on “more traditional” forms of security, such as Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), passwords and smart cards.

“There is a growing understanding of the fact that as technology advances, these traditional forms of security are unable to guarantee protection. Research shows that these security mechanisms are often used in fraud and are susceptible to abuse and manipulation,” Coezee explains.

Another challenge with some existing security technology solutions is that they do not provide a legally-binding audit trail says Coetzee.

“There is no user authentication and no way of knowing who did what, when, where or how,” he adds. “This is where biometric-based technology, primarily in terms of fingerprint identification or sign-on, using fingerprint reader devices, has emerged as a serious alternative within the market.”

In addition to the fact that biometric-based infrastructure does provide an audit trail or identity chain, its core characteristic is that it works off the ‘uniqueness’ of individuals.

This means that organisations and companies can integrate and apply biometric fingerprint identification technology to control access to resources.

“Over sixty thousand fingerprint readers are in use across South Africa, providing security within the workplace and effectively controlling access of more than two million people on a daily basis,” says Coetzee.

It is certainly a powerful addition to the security arsenal being mobilised by companies across the country he adds.

By Marius Coetzee is the COO at Ideco Biometric Security Solutions

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feedproxy.google.com | 6/5/11 2:06 PM

Cross River State Government has collaborated with Interswitch to develop a statewide identity management and e-payment backbone, which positions Calabar as the first smart city in Nigeria. allafrica.com | 5/24/11 12:24 PM

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed its plans to capture 100 million Nigerians in the first phase of its pilot exercise targeted for the six different geopolitical locations in the federation, which will commence on the first week of next month and will last for 30 months. allafrica.com | 5/23/11 6:13 PM

We tried an experiment at the recent Kuppinger-Cole European Identity Conference called a "World Cafe." This is an "un-conference" style session with open-ended discussion among the participants centered around a specific area. www.networkworld.com | 5/13/11 1:00 PM

AuthenTec , a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, and Tilera Corporation, the leader in manycore general purpose microprocessors, today announced that Tilera has chosen AuthenTec's SafeXcel embedded hardware security engines for use in its new TILE-GxTM multicore processor family, targeting data networking, telecom and ...

www.topix.net | 5/11/11 5:41 AM

Ping CTO Patrick Harding took exception to my recent comments about the proposed Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM) protocol ("SCIMing the provisioning landscape"). www.networkworld.com | 5/10/11 1:00 PM