Articles

Fluent  

Pulumi promises a unified interface and surface for orchestrating various clouds and Kubernetes.

Replacements  

The FIDO and FIDO2 standard supports passwordless authentication. We discuss the requirements for the use of FIDO2 and show a sample implementation for a web service.

Authorization Center  

Identity and access management plays a central role in modern IT infrastructures, with its local resources, numerous applications, and cloud services. We investigate how OpenIAM implements centralized user management.

Optimized Throughput  

Filtering HTTP connections and employing traditional proxy servers can protect users from web threats but also increase latency. DNS filters would be a better option, but they lacked authentication – until NxFilter came along.

All Yours  

A private Docker registry gives you more control over images and protects your Docker Hub credentials.

Group Dynamics  

Kopano Groupware seeks to be more than a slot-in replacement for Microsoft Exchange. We reveal how you can commission the platform and the highlights it offers.

Many Cooks  

People say many cooks spoil the broth, but collaborative editing of documents does not necessarily have to end up in chaos. The collaborative functions in these free online office solutions can help users with teamwork.

Interlocked  

VMware positions its vRealize management suite to make hybrid cloud/on-premises setups palatable to customers.

Private Chat  

With clients for all popular distributions, the decentralized messaging app Jami promises maximum anonymity for chats, voice calls, and videoconferencing.

A Curse and a Blessing  

With the need for home offices during the pandemic lockdown, provisional solutions instituted on the fly during the transition from office to home require more permanent solutions, especially for securing TLS connections on the Internet.