by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Oct 4, 2023 | administration, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, security
Cleaning up unused cloud privilegesRegular account cleanup is part of account administration and security best practices, not just for cloud environments. So it is great when your cloud provider offers functionality to analyse the security setup and to detect unused...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Aug 25, 2023 | administration, applications, DB2, Docker, IBM, Python
A quick post about a feature I have been asking for for several years: The Db2 driver for Python, ibm_db, has wheel support now. It means that the Python package distributes a pre-built binary with the Db2 driver (for many Python versions and most users). So far, in...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jul 5, 2023 | administration, DB2, ibmcloud, IT, security
Security feature in action: Trusted ProfileI trust you to know my old blog post about trusted contexts. Some years ago, I explained how to secure your Db2 database using trusted contexts. By establishing a trusted relationship based on specified attributes, the Db2...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jun 13, 2023 | administration, conference, DB2, IBM, idug, user group
Screenshot of IDUG websiteSummer vacation is coming up, but there are certain things to take care of before. One of such things is to register for the upcoming IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference. The conference is held at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic,...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 9, 2023 | administration, ibmcloud, IT, json, Kubernetes, linux, security
Today, it is once again time for one of those “let’s document it” blog posts. Lately, I looked into one of the IBM Cloud security features, trusted profiles based on compute resources. I described how to turn your container into a trusted identity....
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Mar 24, 2023 | administration, github, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, Python, security
ER diagram for cloud security dataRecently, I looked into how to analyze the access management setup of my IBM Cloud account. I wanted to better understand what kind of access policies exist, what service instances are covered by rules and policies, etc. In the past,...
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