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PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI)
Physical and logical security staffs, both tasked with protecting enterprise assets, are seeing increased technology and budgetary overlaps. Now, technological shifts, budgetary realities and a major government initiative are adding further impetus for convergence of these two factions. We examine the potential benefits to your organization.
VeriSign is working with Microsoft to provide authentication services that combine Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with VeriSign's authentication services.
Digital signatures based on third-party certificates secure your e-mail by verifying a sender's identity and the contents' authenticity. Here's how to set up the system.
802.1x is a versatile protocol that provides network access control at the network edge and ensures that users are validated. We give you a detailed explanation of how 802.1x works and how its implementation can help you secure the most crucial portion of your network.
With the introduction of 802.11i, designers now have the opportunity to provide wireless security using cryptographically proven techniques. Here's a look inside the key security elements provided under 802.11i.
Updates to SecureSpan Gateway include Tarari's RAX-J acceleration hardware and strict adherence to SOA security standards.
The Linux OS is emerging as a viable alternative to "closed-system" security solutions. Here's how you can build a complete Linux security scheme from the ground up.
The E-SIGN act makes electronic contracts and signatures legal, but will they stand up in court? Find out how to make sure e-contracts go through smoothly.
The Trusted Computing Group alliance promises a more secure future through open standards. But before you buy into their vision, let's look at the cold, hard facts.
PARC researchers say they have new ways of making WLANs more secure, with less administration.
At its first annual summit this week in New Orleans, the leading Linux distribution vendor will formally launch its the renamed Red Hat Directory Server and Red Hat Certificate Management System and discuss plans to incorporate Xen open source virtualization in Red Hat's Fedora project and future Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
It takes only a few seconds for laptops to be hacked or stolen. Find out what you can do to protect your data.
Administrator control of Windows Server 2003 is another key to establishing full security for your network. We'll show you how to set this so that your servers will be crackproof.
If you don't manage encryption--and the keys that it generates--wisely, data will eventually be lost or compromised. We discuss how to keep keys manageable and safe now, and discuss what to look for in an enterprise key management system.
Is your Layer 7 firewall letting in treacherous XML traffic? All six of the WS-Security gateways we tested can help thwart invaders, but Forum Systems' Sentry stood tall for our Editor's Choice.