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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 - - - - - - · 227 views

External Server Authentication and [Full Access] Privileges…

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


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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 - - - - - - · 465 views

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 - - - - - - · 451 views

A Different Perspective On Recently Released

FileMaker, Inc. How To Paper

Regarding External Authentication Configuration

By

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 - - - - - - · 232 views

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 - - - - - - · 124 views

July 26th 2011

Did You Hear What I Said?

By

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 - - - - - - · 170 views

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 - * * * * * · 287 views

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 - - - - - - · 168 views

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 - * * * * * · 359 views

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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