This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Let’s face it. Individuals with ...

Two decades on, Active Directory requires a modern defense strategy . Active Directory (AD) provides vital identity management, authentication, and authorization services for more ...

For a long time the only way to use Active Directory (AD) for VPN authentication and authorization was to use a RADIUS server such as Cisco ACS that could use AD as an external database. With the ...

Active Directory and Entra ID in 2026. Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID comprise the backbone of modern identity management. In ad ...

Federated identity management, or FIM, is just one of the latest networking buzzwords to hit mainstream. FIM involves a set of agreements for trusting repositories of accounts located in two or more ...

I am often asked about Machine Authentications, how they differ from User Authentications, and how to authenticate both identities togethers. That quote is something that I am hearing all the time ...