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) | Oct 25, 2022 | administration, DB2, IBM, IT, json, security
JSON Web Token support in Db2Right now, I am at the IDUG 2022 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. It’s great to have an in-person event again, to network and to discuss. This year, there are many sessions covering Db2 security and they are...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Sep 6, 2022 | administration, data in action, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, json, Python, security
Custom role for operating Code EngineCybersecurity is always in a state of change. There are new security features and new attack methods – or was it the other way? Over the past months, several new security features were added to IBM Cloud. In this blog post, I...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Mar 1, 2021 | DB2, developer, IT, json, knowledge center, nodejs, Python, security, version 11.5
Python script connecting to Db2 with JWTSome weeks ago I discussed how to configure JWT-based token authentication in Db2. I set up Db2 to accept JWS identity tokens and then connected to my test database using the command line. But how do you connect from a...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jan 12, 2021 | cloud, DB2, github, IT, json, knowledge center, security, version 11.5
Db2 login utilizing a JWTSince V11.5.4, Db2 allows to consume JWT (JSON Web Token). The business case is to support SSO (single sign-on). You can configure Db2 to accept access tokens issued by external Identity Provider (IDPs), including the IBM solutions or open...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Apr 7, 2020 | administration, bluemix, cloud, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, json, security
Protect credentials in Key Protect If you followed my blog or have used IBM Cloud, then you know that Key Protect (and Hyper Protect Crypto Services) is the solution to manage encryption keys on IBM Cloud. Did you know that you can import your own keys? And did you...
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