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Simple Single Sign-On
The Problem Over the years, I’ve seen a number of situations where Single Sign-On is necessary between applications, but no Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solution is available. This is often the case, because the ...
Mar 31, 2011
SSH without passwords (Public/Private Keys)
We all know that passwords aren't very secure. If you choose a password that is easy to remember then its easier to guess via brute force. If you choose a password that is random or hard to remember then you are more likely to write it down. Any well-versed digital community member already has many username/password credentials to remember so we are less likely to remember extremely difficult random passwords. This is the password paradox, which leads me to look into managing access via public/private key pairs instead....