Practical Business Continuity For The Small OrganizationFor the small business owner, should the power going out mean you can’t make money? Should the computer system going down for 20 minutes…Sep 4Sep 4
Static Credentials Must Not Be Used In The BrowserAuthentication is described in this post.Aug 10Aug 10
Datastore Security RequirementsThis post will introduce a generic set of database / datastore security requirements that be used as a starting point when developing a…Aug 10Aug 10
Application Front-Ends Must Not Make Authorization DecisionsFirst, let’s get the usual introductions out of the way. For an in-depth discussion of what Authorization is, check out this post. For a…Aug 6Aug 6
API Gateways and Multiple Consumer TypesSometimes at client sites, I see a separation of APIs advertised on an API Gateway based upon consumer type. Sometimes, this is…May 24May 24
RFC 9068: A JWT-Based OAuth2 Access Token FormatFor anyone who has been paying attention, this blog post has been a long-time coming for multiple reasons. First, this is my first blog…May 24May 24
Making Authorization DecisionsThis blog post continues our discussion of Authorization in the API space. It will explore common authorization patterns with API Gateways…Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
Kerberos and Windows Security: DelegationIn this next post in the Kerberos and Windows Security Series, we are going to explore a very useful, but abstract feature of the Kerberos…Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021