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    I keep this blog to write down stuff I ran into along the way.

    Tip : set negative integer attribute value with pdadmin object modify

    I was recently trying to set the value -1 on an object attribute using pdadmin.

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    A nicer credential viewer for WebSEAL

    WebSeal also has a credential viewer application, and this comes out of the box with a web interface.

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    WebSEAL AZN Decision viewer

    WebSeal comes with a local app these days, that can show you if a particular user (credential) would have access to a WebSEAL resource.

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    Ansible with verify ssl

    I ran into a problem trying out the awx.awx collection, to export the assets through Ansible Automation Platform’s api.

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    Authenticate to WebSphere using the WebSEAL jwt junction

    In a recent project, I wanted to quickly setup a jwt junction to a WebSphere Traditional Server (actually to a HCL Portal Server).

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    Ansible Execution Environment for the IBM ISVA Ansible collection revisited

    This is a follow-up to an earlier blog entry I wrote.

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    Cloud-init for ISVA 10.0.6 with VMWare workstation

    TL;DR The new cloud-init feature in ISVA 10.0.6 cannot be used together with VMWare workstation.

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    Cloud-init in vmware workstation

    I wanted to quickly setup a virtual machine on my laptop using VMWare Workstation and Redhat 9. I generally don’t think about that too much and do that manually (shame on me).

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    WebSEAL LUA http transformation rule for logging

    This is a small follow-up post to my previous post on LUA transformation rules to retrieve external data WebSEAL LUA http transformation rules with external data

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    WebSEAL LUA http transformation rules with external data

    With IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.4 came the possibility to use LUA scripting for HTTP Transformation rules, in addition to the existing XML HTTP Transformation rules.

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    Ansible automation platform gotchas

    Ansible Execution environments come with the big promise that this allows developers to run the same environment (python, OS, …) as would be the case on Ansible Automation Platform.

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    Using the WebSEAL jwt junction to an Open Liberty application in a Container

    This is an overview of some of the options that exist in Open Liberty to consume jwt tokens generated by WebSEAL. It is largely based on the blog post by Shane Weeden (https://community.ibm.com/community/user/security/blogs/shane-weeden1/2016/11/11/isam-902-the-jwt-sts-module-and-junction-sso-to-we), but extended to use the newer capabilities of WebSEAL.

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