New Ping Identity(R) Apache CardSpace Module Brings Information Cards to the LAMP Stack.Apache Applications Now Have a New Tool to Protect Against Phishing Attacks SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Ping Identity Corporation today announced the immediate availability of an open source module that allows Apache-hosted applications to use Windows CardSpace The identity management system built into Windows Vista, which is also available as a download for Windows XP. Microsoft coined the term "identity metasystem" for a global identity architecture for the Internet and designed CardSpace as its Windows implementation. Information Cards for authentication. The Apache Authentication Module for CardSpace can be downloaded from http://www.SourceID.org, the open source federated identity In information technology, federated identity has two general meanings:
The Apache Authentication Module for CardSpace allows applications using an Apache Web server See Apache. to use Information Cards as an additional authentication mechanism. It allows LAMP-based Web applications written in Perl or PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) A scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. With syntax from C, Java and Perl, PHP code is embedded within HTML pages for server side execution. to act as CardSpace relying parties (RP) by means of simple configuration. The module is responsible for decrypting the token submitted by the CardSpace identity selector The software in an identity metasystem that resides in the user's computer. Also called a "card selector." See identity metasystem. , retrieving the claims and making the claims available for the application's use. "This is an amazing new piece in the identity puzzle," said Kim Cameron, Chief Architect for Identity and Access, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . "Now the benefits from Information Cards and Windows CardSpace can be extended to the full group of Apache users to enable increased security against phishing attacks." "Kim Cameron and Microsoft have done a fantastic job at identifying and tackling some of the toughest security issues surrounding Internet identity," said Andre Durand, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Ping Identity. "Today's announcement is the first of several we will be making about adding Windows CardSpace and Information Card support to our product line." Ping Identity has released this module under the Open Source License 2.1, the same license it has used for all its previous SourceID offerings. The company plans to submit this module to the Apache Foundation in the near future. While the initial release of this module supports Linux, a Windows version will follow shortly. Today's news comes on the heels of Ping Identity's announcement yesterday that PingLogin 2, a new major release of its consumer authentication framework, is now available. New features in PingLogin 2 include enhanced deployment, session management, clustering, interoperability and administration capabilities. About Ping Identity Corporation Ping Identity is uniquely dedicated to delivering Internet Identity Management software and services that are transforming how organizations work with employees, customers and business partners. Our open and flexible approach offers best-of-breed software complemented with best-in-class service that exceeds the ever-expanding needs of customers like Boeing, Comcast, E*TRADE, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Life and the US Department of Justice. For more information, please visit http://www.pingidentity.com, call Ping Identity toll-free at + 1 877.898.2905 or +1 303.468.2882, or email sales@pingidentity.com. Ping Identity is a registered trademark, and PingLogin is a trademark of Ping Identity Corporation. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. |
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