Jan 11
For the ones who have recently lived under a rock, OpenID is a decentralized single sign-on system. Using OpenID-enabled sites, web users do not need to remember traditional authentication tokens such as username and password. Instead, they only need to be previously registered on a website with an OpenID “identity provider” (IdP). Since OpenID is decentralized, any website can employ OpenID software as a way for users to sign in; OpenID solves the problem without relying on any centralized website to confirm digital identity.
Will this truly be the future? Will the username/password era soon be over? Read the rest of this entry »
Tagged: Accessibility, Authentication, Identity, Identity Provider, IdP, Internet, OpenID, Password, Security, Username, Web, Web 2.0, Web 3.0
Aug 15
If you read my previous post, Takin’ control over network permissions, you would probably have noticed that it is now very easy to access your files from any computer in your network.
But isn’t this a bit too easy? Read the rest of this entry »
Tagged: Administrator, Network, Password, Permission, Security, Username, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Workgroup
Jul 28
Hi all,
In one of my privious post I wrote about ZC Globe. The software we use to connect to the weather station is Weatherlink from Davis Instruments. The software is quit good, it can do all thinks I can think of with a weather station. But… Read the rest of this entry »
Tagged: Davis Instruments, Password, Resource Hacker, Security, UPX, Weather Station, Weatherlink, ZC Globe, Zuyderzee College
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