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FileMaker® Server 12: Bold New Steps

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 03 April 2012 -

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April 27th--Update.

We were recently advised that a last minute change in the encryption level of secure storage resulted in that encryption's being 128 bit, not 256 bit as the attached document on Containers states. This is still a strong level of...

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External Server Authentication and [Full Access] Privileges… Life (or FileMaker) May Not Be What At First It Seems

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 11 February 2012 -

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External Server Authentication and [Full Access] Privileges…

Life (or FileMaker) May Not Be What At First It Seems

-By-

Steven H. Blackwell

Someone recently advised me about a discussion on a FileMaker List that focused on the...

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Gas, Liquid, or Solid: Drive On

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 03 January 2012 -

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Gas, Liquid, or Solid: Drive On

--By—

Steven H. Blackwell

January 3rd 2012

Happy New Year to FileMaker developers and users around the world. We have a lot of work to do in the FileMaker World in 2012, and I am eager to get started.

A very key element and requirement...

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A Different Perspective On Recently Released FileMaker, Inc. How To Paper Regarding External Authentication Configuration

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 26 October 2011 -

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A Different Perspective On Recently Released

FileMaker, Inc. How To Paper

Regarding External Authentication Configuration

Wim Decorte

and

Steven H. Blackwell

I am pleased to have as co-author of this BLOG posting the renown...

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Locks, Keys, and Lock-Picking

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 10 September 2011 -

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Locks, Keys, and Lock-Picking

By

Steven H. Blackwell
Platinum Member Emeritus, FileMaker Business Alliance

Recently, an experienced FileMaker Pro developer posed a question on developer group list about the behavior of FileMaker Pro files. Paraphrased, that question is as follows:

We've come across a small, but possible, security issue.  

If a...

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Did You Hear What I Said?

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 26 July 2011 -

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July 26th 2011

Did You Hear What I Said?

Steven H. Blackwell

...

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Back Me Up, Don’t Take Me Out, Are You Never Gonna Do That?

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 12 June 2011 -

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Back Me Up, Don’t Take Me Out, Are You Never Gonna Do That?
--By--
Steven H. Blackwell

June 13th 2011

Well, with apologies to Emilia De Poret, this adaptation of her hit song’s title pretty well describes the system and process of FileMaker Pro file backups.

Most all developers and IT...

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The Power and Advantages Of External Server Authentication With FileMaker Server

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 08 May 2011 -

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The Power and Advantages Of External Server Authentication With FileMaker Server

By

Steven H. Blackwell

May 9th 2011

Since the advent of FileMaker® Server 7 in 2004, FileMaker developers have been able to employ External Server Authentication for controlling Identity and Access Management to...

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Permissive Versus Restrictive Privileges In FileMaker Pro Databases

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 24 April 2011 -

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Permissive Versus Restrictive Privileges In FileMaker Pro Databases

—By—
Steven H. Blackwell

April 25th 2011

In older versions of FileMaker Pro, those prior to FileMaker® Pro 7, privileges were, by default, permissive. This means that users were...

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Cloud Computing, Remote Hosting And FileMaker Pro Databases

Posted by Steven H. Blackwell, 24 February 2011 -

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Welcome to the first posting to my new FileMaker Security blog. From time to time, I’ll be discussing issues of significance and importance related to FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server security. In all these discussions I will keep foremost the concept that security is supposed to be focused on the preservation of the Confidentiality, Integrity, and...

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