December 4, 2006
Sun and Microsoft Interoperate for Web Authentication, Part 1 Bona fide Sun-Microsoft interoperability! This article demonstrates, with code examples, how to integrate ASP and ASP.NET applications with Sun Java System Access Manager and its Policy Agent for single sign-on. It also shows you how to configure Microsoft IIS to access resources according to Windows Access Control Lists.
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November 29, 2006
Open-Source Identity for Web 2.0: Sun Architect Pat Patterson's Podcast and Webcast In a recent blog, Pat highlighted his podcast interview by Aldo Castaneda for The Story of Digital Identity on Project Lightbulb, the PHP implementation of Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0. In addition, he described a webcast for the Liberty Alliance, also on Project Lightbulb, complete with slides and a demo.
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November 2, 2006
Administering Portals With Scripts How to automate repetitive administration tasks for portals? With scripts, which save time and lend accuracy and consistency. This article describes, through examples, how to develop scripts for the common tasks and offers best-practice tips.
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September 29, 2006
Securing Web Services Using the Liberty Token Profile Follow this tutorial to understand how to create secure web services using Liberty specifications. Identity tooling features in NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 provide required tooling and runtime support to do this easily.

September 21, 2006
Installing, Managing, and Using Sun Java System Access Manager and Sun Java System Identity Manager on the Solaris 10 OS This document outlines an installation and configuration of the Sun Java Identity Management Suite on the Solaris 10 Operating System. These steps take advantage of the Solaris Zones and Service Management Facility features of Solaris 10 software.
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September 21, 2006
Single Sign-On Using Sun Java System Access Manager 2005Q4 and Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent 2.2 This Quick-Start Guide is designed to help you set up single sign-on (SSO) for web applications on Sun Java Enterprise System software.
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September 6, 2006
Sun Developer Network's Identity Management Blog Sun Developer Network's channel program for September focuses on the latest in Identity Management, including videos, demos, articles, training, and blog commentary.
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September 1, 2006
What's Happening in Identity at Sun Sun technical architect Pat Patterson highlights the latest of the identity-related open-source projects at Sun: OpenSSO, OpenDS, and Project Tango. Sun invites and looks forward to participation from the community.
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August 31, 2006
Deploying Sun Java Enterprise System on the Sun Fire T2000 Server using Solaris Containers (PDF) This article discusses how to consolidate enterprise infrastructure services in Sun Java Enterprise System--Web Server, Directory Server, Access Manager, Portal Server, Messaging Server, Calendar Server, and Communications Express--onto a single Sun Fire T2000 server, leveraging the enhanced support of Solaris containers.
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August 28, 2006
Stolen Laptops are Only the Beginning Identity management enables enterprises to operate mobile devices safely and securely while protecting personal information and corporate resources. Read more in this article on SearchMobileComputing.com by Sara Gates, vice president of identity management at Sun.
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August 22, 2006
Securing Web Services: Tutorial and Flash Demo The tutorial illustrates how to enable SAML-based authentication between a web service client and a web service provider using the bundled Access Manager. The Flash demo introduces the identity management features in NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Pack, including interoperable secure web services development via the use of WSI-BSP token profiles. (No audio narration.)
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August 17, 2006
OpenSSO Project and Community The goal of the Open Web Single Sign-On Project (OpenSSO) is to provide an extensible foundation for an identity services infrastructure to facilitate single sign-on for web applications and web services. OpenSSO is based on the source code for Sun Java System Access Manager.
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August 2006
Single Sign-On Using Sun Java System Access Manager 2005Q4 and Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent 2.2 This quick-start guide discusses setting up and configuring single sign-on (SSO) between different web containers using Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent and Sun Java System Access Manager.
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July 2006
Installing, Managing, and Using Sun Java System Access Manager and Sun Java This document outlines an installation and configuration of the Sun Java Identity Management Suite on the Solaris 10 Operating System. These steps take advantage of the Solaris Zones and Service Management Facility features of Solaris 10 software.
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August 31, 2006
Deploying Sun Java Enterprise System on the Sun Fire T2000 Server using Solaris Containers (PDF) This article discusses how to consolidate enterprise infrastructure services in Sun Java Enterprise System--Web Server, Directory Server, Access Manager, Portal Server, Messaging Server, Calendar Server, and Communications Express--onto a single Sun Fire T2000 server, leveraging the enhanced support of Solaris containers.
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May 24, 2006
Anatomy of a SAML-Secured SOAP Message This blog by Pat Patterson, Sun identity architect, dissects a secure Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message and analyzes its workings.
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May 23, 2006
How to Install Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Beta with Java EE 5 Tools Bundle Beta Another blog by Pat Patterson, Sun identity architect, details the steps for installing the Java EE 5 Tools Bundle Beta, which includes the NetBeans IDE and Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Beta for securing Web services. Good tips!
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May 3, 2006
Magic Quadrant Positions Sun in Leaders Quadrant for Identity Management Gartner, Inc. has positioned Sun in the "Leaders" quadrant of the just-published 1H06 User Provisioning Magic Quadrant report. The recognition is based on Sun's vision and ability to execute on user provisioning as part of its Sun Java System Identity Manager software solution.
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