The AuthXML spec, which links two components of Web transaction security - authentication and authorisation - is based on XML and enables users to gain access to secure areas of different web sites once they have been given authorisation from any...
A recent study put Passport membership at around 14 million, which may be due to new requirements that Passport authentication is needed to use some Windows XP features, Hotmail email, Microsoft's developer site and other Microsoft products.
Under the terms of Monday's deal, InterActiveCorp will issue 1.26 shares of its common stock for each share of Ask Jeeves common stock in a tax-free transaction valued at $1.85bn, discounting any cash involved in the buyout.
The new release will also include single-sign-on capabilities, allowing companies to use Microsoft Windows user authentication tools to manage access to Salesforce's systems. Other new features include a partner portal toolkit, which lets...
Killeen has begun a pilot project with Sun and Microsoft to let the directories work together, unifying the sign-on process for GM's Windows-based desktop authentication and a Sun-based portal site called Socrates.
Originally the idea behind implementing the SiteMinder technology from Netegrity, now part of CA, was to streamline identity management internally and cut costs associated with resetting passwords and provisioning users, said Alec Cartwright, lead...