MidPoint was a part of EU-Free and Open Source Software Auditing (EU-FOSSA2) bug bounty program. This was an unique experience in many ways. There were many surprises along the way and it was far from being easy. But we have gone through that and in the end it was extremely useful. It has made midPoint stronger and more secure.
We are happy to announce the first midPoint global meeting at the 3rd Hackathon event organized by EU DIGIT’s FOSSA 2 program. Community is the engine for midPoint product bringing its stability, security as well as new features and improvements.
MidPoint 4.0 “Gutenberg” is really a revolutionary midPoint release. It is a long-term support (LTS) release. But it also brings groundbreaking features. The support for archetypes is certainly one of those features that can be a real game-changer in the future. First part of this post told the story how the idea of archetypes evolved during the course of midPoint development. This part will describe how archetypes work and how they can be used. […]
Have you ever thought about the things you get for free? Maybe you have this feeling when visiting the doctor, possibly when looking at the trees or flowers in the park or being at an event in the city center, where you didn’t have to buy a ticket. The feeling of receiving things for free Read more about EUFOSSA contributes to the open source story[…]
In the previous part, I outlined governance features that organizations may use if they wish to fully enjoy the advantage of having Identity Management solution. Today, I will show some examples of how Identity Governance features are handled in midPoint. I will start with simple workflow, that can be for instance enforced on user-role assignment Read more about Identity Governance – MidPoint Experience (Part II)[…]
Development of midPoint 3.9 “Galileo” is already in full swing. And first improvements are already nearing completion. There is an interesting group of improvements that are all related to the ConnId connector framework. ConnId connector framework is the workhorse of provisioning in midPoint. This framework is used to manage identity connectors in midPoint. All the Read more about ConnId Improvements in Galileo[…]
Innovations play a crucial part in the companies’ approach to the market. With the competition around the globe, asking right questions such as “How can we do this better?” can help the companies to keep innovation rate high and to lead instead of follow. Aside from products, innovation can be involved in new services, business Read more about Open source: the future of innovations[…]
Our names are Igor Farinič and Radovan Semančík. Although you might have noticed our names you are probably not aware that we are the founders of Evolveum. Evolveum is not based on venture capital investments and therefore the control of the company is firmly in our hands. And now we would like to very clearly express our commitment to the open source approach. Evolveum was, is and always will be an open source company. […]
A month ago I have described my disappointment with OpenAM. My rant obviously attracted some attention in one way or another. But perhaps the best reaction came from Bill Nelson. Bill does not agree with me. Quite the contrary. And he has some good points that I can somehow agree with. But I cannot agree Read more about Comparing Disasters[…]