I was asked to travel to the 2013 InfoSec security conference in Europe this year, and speak about the trends I am seeing in the identity networking game, and possibly speculate on the future of identity in networking as I see it.  So I thought to myself: “what a great blog post this could make”. … Continue reading The Changing Landscape of Identity Networking →

I just got back from a few weeks traveling around Europe, presenting at Cisco Live Europe, and meeting with customers & partners…  It is obvious that this blog is very much needed for a lot of the deployments that we discussed, so as promised in the Load Balancing Blog, I am following up with a … Continue reading How to hack the certificate for a Cisco Identity Services Engine node →

The more interaction I have with customers who are getting started with Identity projects, the more I realize that a simple explanation & comparison of the differences between EAP types is needed. For example, the general opinion that I get from customers is that EAP-TLS is the most secure EAP type to use, since it … Continue reading EAP Primer →

So, this is my first blog post on here.  Hope it goes well. One of the most commonly asked questions of late is how to properly use a load-balancer with Cisco's Identity Services Engine.  Here are some basic guidelines to use when configuring a Load Balancer for the ISE Policy Services Nodes (PSNs). Understanding terms: … Continue reading How to properly use a Load-Balancer in Cisco’s Identity Services Engine →