Access Policy Manager (APM)

A post discussing the burdens of federated authentication - specifically authentication vs authorization.

It’s authentication, people! Only, wait for it….STRONGER (yes i did use the strong html tag for that.) Strong authentication is a nebulous term. Many will interchange strong authentication with two-factor authentication (2FA), but that is only one...

For nearly 12 years at F5, I've had only two job titles - Security Systems Architect from 2004-06 and Technical Marketing Manager since 2006. Whenever anyone asks what I do at F5, I typically answer, 'Writer, speaker and video...

Technorati タグ: APM,BIG-IP,iRules   SSLVPN利用基盤の構築においてクライアント証明書を用いずにデバイスの制限を簡易な運用で実現できる仕組みを検討されており、下記のような要件があったとします...

Upcoming Engineering Hotfixes for BIG-IP Access Policy Manager to address interruptions brought by new plug-in signing requirements in Firefox Browser versions 43 and 44

VMware’s Horizon Security Server and Access Point provides secure access to sessions over an unsecured WAN and/or Internet connection. Typically, the Security Server/Access Point is placed within an organization’s DMZ. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy...

Technical Challenge Recently I was speaking with a customer and they mentioned that they leveraged the “Max Sessions Per User” setting within BIG-IP APM Access Profile to limit the number of concurrent connections that a single user could have...

Third-party browser plug-ins such as Java and Flash, as well as certain third-party malicious plugins, have been successful targets of browser-based security attacks and vulnerabilities. Browser vendors are eager to close loopholes allowing control of page content and computer operation outside of browser context. To mitigate these concerns, F5 will soon end the use of browser plug-ins.

The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) allows you to simplify access control and management of your applications. Once upon a time, you would need a separate username/password database for each application you hosted. Now, with the use of SAML, you can consolidate everything into one place and reduce the management and security headache of it all...

Why yes, I am and It’s true!  F5 is now in the Azure Marketplace.  Now enterprises can make use of the same services, features, and functionality up in the Azure cloud as they have for years. So step right up and be the first kid on your...