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Questions tagged [identity-management]

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How to verify an email's sender identity?

I just got an email from a company whom I'd really like to work for, but I am not convinced that the person emailing me is real, or a hoax. Is there a way based on the MIME information and all the email headers to heuristically determine if an email…
daveslab
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How to use ssh_config with matches for users

I'm trying to configure my ssh_config (CLIENT) to use different keyfiles depending on the user for the same host, but unable to make it work. What is wrong? It says bad arument Host myServer Hostname myServer.net Match #bad argument at this…
Alvaro Torijano
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How do I tell if there are unwanted remote guests on my computer?

Possible Duplicate: What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware? Why do I always find the strangest programs and the strangest text files all the time? All kinds of weird things happen, like my screen changes and the address…
WckdMsftsGrl
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Email Setup to Prevent Identity Theft

My father-in-law asked me for ideas to improve his email security. He read an article about how some hackers, having gained access to a Gmail account, were able to reset the account holder's passwords for other services, such as Amazon. This is what…
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Best Practices for managing virtual personae

I am looking for information on how people manage their (multiple) Virtual Personae. First let me start by providing my definition: Virtual Personae: the sum of the information about a person available online, provided by the the person or by…
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Scalability of Keycloak Access Mgmt system for Self-care users

I am currently evaluating Keycloak as one of IdM and Access Management system. My client is Telecom Service Provider and have a requirement to support the Self-care users with expected volume of 60 to 80 million users with approximately 2000 to 3000…
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Changing the OpenID provider

So far I have been using MyOpenID as an OpenID provider. Now it announced that it will close down and I will need a new provider. Is there any way to transfer all registrations to the new account or will I have to do it site by site?
Tim
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What do the various fields mean in an ssh identify file?

So in ~/.ssh/config, I see an identity file like the following. Host github.com User gitboy Hostname github.com PreferredAuthentications publickey IdentityFile ~/.ssh/some_public_github_key IdentitiesOnly yes Is there some kind of…
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Are uids tied to the GPG primary key too?

I'm playing around with GPG (v2.2.8), trying to get a primary/master key with subkeys and several uids attached. To get to the point I'm at, I: Created the master key and gave it only (C)ertify ability. Created 3 subkeys, each with only one of…
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Segregation issues with two accounts in Thunderbird (identity issues)

I'm sorry for the vague title. Not sure how better to express the problem. I have two email accounts associated to Thunderbird, we can call them FIRST@server.com and SECOND@server.com. They are hosted at the same website. I have registered a number…
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Can I generate multiple fingerprints from the same private (PGP) key?

I want to be able to generate multiple short identifiers using the same key. To my knowledge, PGP/GPG should provide this capability, but I'm an utter novice to the technology and thus haven't been able to even ascertain whether it's…
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How can I make a website “see me” as a totally new connection?

I'll summarize my problem as concisely as possible. I'm taking an online real estate course that requires, by law, that I spend a certain amount of time in each unit. For 2.5 months, the timer on the website worked perfectly, tracking the exact…
MegaMatt
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Show Git author in comments while writing commit message

When I run git commit, my favourite editor starts and presents me with something like this: # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit. # On branch master #…
jornane
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Show tabs from last time in non-default Multifox profile

I am using Multifox, a Firefox add-on to use different identities (websites login) in different windows. I have the general Firefox option Show my windows and tabs from last time option enabled. Multifox does not seem to have its own preferences…
Nicolas Raoul
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How Does the ECMA Connector Host Configuration Reference DataType Work?

Have been using this tutorial to set up automatic provisioning between an azure organisation and a SQL based application. The tutorial seems to be the only source of information explaining how the ECMA Connector Host functions. And it does not go…
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