Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Seven Identity Management Implementation Risks

Here is a list of the seven risky behaviors that could kill your Identity Management project, picked from Mark Dixons blog:

  • Poor Pre-Project Preparation
  • Poor Requirements Definition
  • Large Initial Scope
  • Inexperienced Resources
  • Poor Project Methodology
  • Scope Creep
  • Not Using Available Support

Friday, March 03, 2006

Encryption change in Sun IdM Version 6.0

The encryption format in the new version of the Sun Identity Manager 6.0 has now changed. The encrypted password/messages in the older version can be decrypted in the new version, but all new encryptions will appear in a different formats.
Ex: A password was in the older version was encrypted to JAjgwZAUisg=; but in the new version 6.0 it is encrypted to B0730A11D031F50F:1EF3212:10945F4D81C:-7FFE|BOTAoKL58Zp=;