Summer School - Security in SOA

Geoff Huston, Chief Scientist at APNIC delivers a remote presentation on Internet fragmentation and its effect on the trust and security of Internet at VNNIC Internet Conference 2024 held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 4 to 7 June 2024.

1) Authentication solutions like SSL/TLS client certificates and SAML SSO can compromise user privacy through design flaws. SSL/TLS does not properly validate server identity before sending client certificates, exposing them. SAML allows passive authentication requests without user consent. 2) Privacy requirements for authentication include knowing who you communicate with, when you authenticate, what information is revealed, and that only the intended recipient sees your identity. Current solutions do not always fulfill these. 3) Upcoming TLS 1.3 and careful design of client certificates and authentication requests can help address privacy issues, but flaws remain and privacy must be explicitly considered in authentication system design.

The document discusses digital signatures and public key infrastructure (PKI) for building trust in online transactions. It explains symmetric and asymmetric encryption techniques, including how public key encryption works using key pairs to ensure authentication, confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation. Digital signatures encrypt a hash of a message with the sender's private key to verify authenticity and integrity without revealing the original message. A PKI uses digital certificates issued by a certificate authority to associate users with their public keys.

Secure Gate is a web-based solution that provides secure remote access to internal resources using strong encryption and authentication over the internet. It acts as a reverse proxy, sitting within the firewall, to allow authenticated and encrypted access to internal servers from any internet browser without requiring custom client software. It supports SSL/TLS to encrypt communications and offers authentication methods like basic authentication, external authentication via RADIUS/LDAP, and client-side certificate authentication for high security requirements.

Prabath Siriwardana - WSO2 SOA Security Architect, gives out a presentation on secured SOA at the SOA workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka (September 17, 2009).

The use of security credentials and concepts of single-sign-on and “identity” play a big part in Web Services as developers start writing enterprise-grade line-of-business applications. An overview is provided of the emerging XML security credential standards such as SAML, along with various “identity” standards such as Passport and Liberty. We examine how “identity aware” Web Service implementations need to be, and the value a Web Services platform can add in reducing complexity in this area, with lessons drawn from experiences using J2EE technology for real-world security scenarios.

The document discusses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol and how it provides security for internet transactions. It explains that SSL uses cryptography, digital signatures, and certificates to provide confidentiality, message integrity, and authentication. It details how SSL works, including the handshake protocol for authentication and key exchange, the record protocol for encrypting data transfer, and SSL roles/elements like certificates and certificate authorities. The goal of the project is to implement a client and server that can securely communicate and transfer data using the SSL protocol.

The public key is used to encrypt the data. As it can be openly distributed, it’s called a public key. Once a public key encrypts the data, no one can use the public key to decrypt the data. On the other hand, the private key is used to decrypt the data. As it can’t be openly distributed but needs to be kept a secret, that’s why it’s called a private key. In symmetric cryptography, the private key can encrypt and decrypt data. Public and private keys both have their special objectives and uses in cryptography. As for public vs. private keys, we will discuss some key factors to better understand the situation. These are - working mechanism, performance, visibility, type, sharing, and storing. To help you better understand the differences between a public key and a private key, 101 Blockchain offers exclusive courses. These courses will help you understand the principle behind both encryption types and make it easier for you to incorporate these in your blockchain project. The following course will help you stay on top of the game -> Blockchain Like a Boss masterclass https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/blockchain-masterclass Learn more about the certification courses from here -> Certified Enterprise Blockchain Professional (CEBP) course https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/blockchain-expert-certification Certified Enterprise Blockchain Architect (CEBA) course https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/certified-enterprise-blockchain-architect Certified Blockchain Security Expert (CBSE) course https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/certified-blockchain-security-expert Learn more from our guides -> https://101blockchains.com/private-key-vs-public-key/ https://101blockchains.com/public-key-cryptography-in-blockchain/ https://101blockchains.com/public-key-cryptography/

The document discusses authentication and identity. It covers common authentication factors like passwords, two-factor authentication using a mobile phone, and biometrics. It provides details on securely storing passwords using techniques like salts and hash functions to prevent cracking. It also discusses risks of password reuse across sites and how two-factor authentication helps address this. The document emphasizes the importance of secure authentication and not allowing the security level to be degraded without re-authentication.

- Securing web services involves ensuring end-to-end confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation of messages through standards like XML Encryption, XML Signature, WS-Security, WS-Trust, and WS-Security Policy. - WS-Security provides message-level security through username tokens, X.509 tokens, and XML signatures and encryption. WS-Trust allows delegating authentication to external domains. - Sign & encrypt and encrypt & sign are two approaches to securing messages with XML Signature and Encryption, with tradeoffs in terms of integrity and confidentiality.

- Securing web services involves ensuring confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation of messages. This can be achieved through transport security (HTTPS), message security (XML Encryption and Signature), and security tokens (UsernameToken, X.509). - WS-Security provides standards for applying security to SOAP messages using XML Signature and Encryption. It supports security tokens like UsernameToken and X.509 profiles. - WS-Trust allows delegating authentication of external users to their external domains through requesting and issuing security tokens. - WS-Security Policy allows communicating security requirements like algorithms, key sizes, signed/encrypted elements to external services in a standard way.

Anti-virus software scans files to identify viruses by matching signatures of previously discovered viruses. It offers real-time protection and scheduled scans, and can delete or quarantine infected files. Passwords are commonly used with usernames to authenticate users, and should be at least 8 characters long without including personal details. Biometrics authenticate users using unique biological traits like fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial recognition. Encryption converts data into an unreadable format, while decryption reverses the process, and different encryption methods include symmetric, asymmetric, and digital signatures.

Presenting the basics of SSL/TLS , usage of SSL protocol to secure the IBM MQ channels. Secure Communications between two Queue Managers and various test cases , between an application and Queue Manager , Errors , Certificate Renewal ..

In this talk, I will explain the foundations of the TLS protocol: symmetric encryption, digital signature, PKI, and how these concepts come together to secure your network connections

This document provides a high-level overview of TLS (Transport Layer Security) in 3 sentences or less: TLS allows two parties to establish an encrypted connection by using public key cryptography for authentication during the initial handshake and then using symmetric encryption for faster encrypted data transfer. It relies on certificate authorities to validate server identities through digital signatures on their public keys. The initial handshake establishes a shared secret for deriving the symmetric encryption keys through techniques like Diffie-Hellman key exchange to provide forward secrecy if private keys are later compromised.

TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption and security for data sent over the internet. It is used by HTTPS to encrypt communication between web browsers and servers. TLS 1.2, the previous standard, had security flaws in how it exchanged encryption keys. TLS 1.3 improves security by using Diffie-Hellman key exchange so keys are not sent directly over the network. To upgrade a website from HTTP to HTTPS, an SSL certificate must be purchased and installed, all links on the site must be changed to HTTPS, and HTTP traffic should be redirected to HTTPS.

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At its core, the challenge of managing Human Resources data is an integration challenge: estimates range from 2-3 HR systems in use at a typical SMB, up to a few dozen systems implemented amongst enterprise HR departments, and these systems seldom integrate seamlessly between themselves. Providing a multi-tenant, cloud-native solution to integrate these hundreds of HR-related systems, normalize their disparate data models and then render that consolidated information for stakeholder decision making has been a substantial undertaking, but one significantly eased by leveraging Ballerina. In this session, we’ll cover: The overall software architecture for VHR’s Cloud Data Platform Critical decision points leading to adoption of Ballerina for the CDP Ballerina’s role in multiple evolutionary steps to the current architecture Roadmap for the CDP architecture and plans for Ballerina WSO2’s partnership in bringing continual success for the CD

The integration landscape is changing rapidly with the introduction of technologies like GraphQL, gRPC, stream processing, iPaaS, and platformless. However, not all existing applications and industries can keep up with these new technologies. Certain industries, like manufacturing, logistics, and finance, still rely on well-established EDI-based message formats. Some applications use XML or CSV with file-based communications, while others have strict on premises deployment requirements. This talk focuses on how Ballerina's built-in integration capabilities can bridge the gap between "old" and "new" technologies, modernizing enterprise applications without disrupting business operations.

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Today’s digitally connected world presents a wide range of security challenges for enterprises. Insider security threats are particularly noteworthy because they have the potential to cause significant harm. Unlike external threats, insider risks originate from within the company, making them more subtle and challenging to identify. This blog aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of insider security threats, including their types, examples, effects, and mitigation techniques.

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An invited talk given by Mark Billinghurst on Research Directions for Cross Reality Interfaces. This was given on July 2nd 2024 as part of the 2024 Summer School on Cross Reality in Hagenberg, Austria (July 1st - 7th)

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Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or is it a reliable, defendable, assertable, property right? The difference is often quality. Is your patent simply a transactional cost and a large pile of legal bills for your startup? Or is it a leverageable asset worthy of attracting precious investment dollars, worth its cost in multiples of valuation? The difference is often quality. Is your patent application only good enough to get through the examination process? Or has it been crafted to stand the tests of time and varied audiences if you later need to assert that document against an infringer, find yourself litigating with it in an Article 3 Court at the hands of a judge and jury, God forbid, end up having to defend its validity at the PTAB, or even needing to use it to block pirated imports at the International Trade Commission? The difference is often quality. Quality will be our focus for a good chunk of the remainder of this season. What goes into a quality patent, and where possible, how do you get it without breaking the bank? ** Episode Overview ** In this first episode of our quality series, Kristen Hansen and the panel discuss: ⦿ What do we mean when we say patent quality? ⦿ Why is patent quality important? ⦿ How to balance quality and budget ⦿ The importance of searching, continuations, and draftsperson domain expertise ⦿ Very practical tips, tricks, examples, and Kristen’s Musts for drafting quality applications https://www.aurorapatents.com/patently-strategic-podcast.html

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If you’ve ever had to analyze a map or GPS data, chances are you’ve encountered and even worked with coordinate systems. As historical data continually updates through GPS, understanding coordinate systems is increasingly crucial. However, not everyone knows why they exist or how to effectively use them for data-driven insights. During this webinar, you’ll learn exactly what coordinate systems are and how you can use FME to maintain and transform your data’s coordinate systems in an easy-to-digest way, accurately representing the geographical space that it exists within. During this webinar, you will have the chance to: - Enhance Your Understanding: Gain a clear overview of what coordinate systems are and their value - Learn Practical Applications: Why we need datams and projections, plus units between coordinate systems - Maximize with FME: Understand how FME handles coordinate systems, including a brief summary of the 3 main reprojectors - Custom Coordinate Systems: Learn how to work with FME and coordinate systems beyond what is natively supported - Look Ahead: Gain insights into where FME is headed with coordinate systems in the future Don’t miss the opportunity to improve the value you receive from your coordinate system data, ultimately allowing you to streamline your data analysis and maximize your time. See you there!

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