Author: John Andersen

Great SAML Decode/Encode Tool

I have been struggling for the past few days trying to get my Java program to properly build and encode a SAML 2.0 Authentication Request that should initiate a Single Sign-on event with a SAML 2.0 capable Identity Provider. I...

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OpenID Basics – Getting Going

I have been spending the past day working with OpenID an getting it to work on a couple of different portals/web applications. OpenID works really well and I highly recommend it as an alternative method of authentication. In...

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John Implements OpenID

John Andersen performed research on OpenID and implemented an OpenID solution to his testing ground SEO portal that he maintains. His portal now accepts OpenID as an alternate authentication...

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Custom Ports with NX Client & SSH

I recently pulled my hair out for a couple of hours on a problem that was really simple…I just was overlooking a setting. To help other people save time on this exercise I wanted to share my experience. I have OpenSuSE...

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