How SAML is used for Single Sign-On (SSO)

By Ona Blanchette | Date posted: October 10, 2014

Within SAML, there are profiles that define how assertions, protocols and bindings are combined to satisfy a particular use case. Think of a SAML profile as a template, each profile uses different combination of bindings, protocols and assertions. One of the most used SAML profiles is the Web Browser SSO Profile. 
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Forum Systems at SC Congress Chicago

By Ona Blanchette | Date posted: October 9, 2014

Forum Systems will be attending SC Congress Chicago on November 18, 2014 at Revel Fulton Market in Chicago. SC Congress Chicago is a unique conference and expo experience for private and public sector cyber security professionals.
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Forum Systems API Gateway Takes Top Spot in SC Magazine Industry-wide Group Test

By Ona Blanchette | Date posted: October 6, 2014

Forum Sentry Praised as Pick of the Litter in NAC/IDM/DLP Review

Forum Systems today announced that its API Gateway solution – Forum Sentry – earned SC Magazine’s prestigious “Recommended” designation and “Pick of the Litter” rating in the publication’s 2014 network access control (NAC), identity management (IDM) and data leakage prevention (DLP) Group Test. Appearing in the October 2014 issue, the magazine emphasized that “Forum Systems hit a home run with this product.”  Read more

Forum Sentry is Safe from Shellshock Vulnerability

By Ona Blanchette | Date posted:

The Shellshock Vulnerability, also known as the Bash Vulnerability, has received a severity score of 10.0 from NIST. This vulnerability is not new but was recently discovered by an Akamai researcher and is considered to be worse than Heartbleed. Heartbleed is a serious security flaw but luckily, it is relatively difficult to exploit. Shellshock is much easier to exploit and could lead to losing control of your entire system. The vulnerability exploits open shell access where hackers can place foreign commands into command-line interface (CLI).
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