Depending on what you mean by a 'small' company, I would look into using a Cisco PIX 506E. On CDW right now, they're ~$830. It sounds like it would meet all of your needs. I've used the PIX 506E for several smaller sites and it 'just works.'
While I agree with the original thinking behind parent, I don't completely agree with the "only on two or three issues" sentiment. A political science major by training (IT pro by profession), one of the things that I learned while in school is the one thing that our representatives fear most: not being re-elected. As some have put it, new donors can be found, new voters or Congressional seats cannot be if they don't get reelected.
The problem here isn't entirely the representatives; in fact, I would argue that the vast majority of the problem is with the voters. The only way pandering to "two or three issues" works is if those are the ONLY issues to which the voters are paying attention. Remember, we have a republican style of government, we are the boss -- BUT we have to bloody well pay attention!!!
What this means: if you don't like this bill, call/email/fax/snail mail your employees (representatives) and make it very clear you don't like the idea. Or, if you'd rather -- just donate to the EFF and use their pre-filled form when action is required. Believe me, if enough of their electorate do this, there won't be enough money on the planet to get them to pass the bill. Votes > $$$$.
I've been using IBM's implementation of Apache for pretty much everything *NIX. It has pretty much everything you need built-in (including SSL) and setting up the certs (self-signed or otherwise) can't get much easier. It even has an admin site included (if you like using these things) that wades through the soup that httpd.conf sometimes is.
Is it just me, or does it seem that just maybe the networks/studios/MPAA, et al called up Tivo and said:
"You're allowing our viewers to skip through our advertising. This is a violation of the DMCA. Pay us royalties or face the fate of Napster."
After reading articles like the one that idiot Dvorak penned (http://www.forbes.com/2001/04/16/0416dvorak.html) I don't think it's too far fetched to think that Tivo may be getting pressure to pay for the "privelege" of allowing users to use these features.
I smell a class action lawsuit by Tivo purchasers coming...
"The plea agreements require the men to reveal to the internet providers how they accomplished their scheme."
Now, is it just me, or do I know see the real problem here -- clueless sysadmins at the ISPs! How could they not know what harvesting software is... jeez!
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Depending on what you mean by a 'small' company, I would look into using a Cisco PIX 506E. On CDW right now, they're ~$830. It sounds like it would meet all of your needs. I've used the PIX 506E for several smaller sites and it 'just works.'
While I agree with the original thinking behind parent, I don't completely agree with the "only on two or three issues" sentiment. A political science major by training (IT pro by profession), one of the things that I learned while in school is the one thing that our representatives fear most: not being re-elected. As some have put it, new donors can be found, new voters or Congressional seats cannot be if they don't get reelected.
The problem here isn't entirely the representatives; in fact, I would argue that the vast majority of the problem is with the voters. The only way pandering to "two or three issues" works is if those are the ONLY issues to which the voters are paying attention. Remember, we have a republican style of government, we are the boss -- BUT we have to bloody well pay attention!!!
What this means: if you don't like this bill, call/email/fax/snail mail your employees (representatives) and make it very clear you don't like the idea. Or, if you'd rather -- just donate to the EFF and use their pre-filled form when action is required. Believe me, if enough of their electorate do this, there won't be enough money on the planet to get them to pass the bill. Votes > $$$$.
And even more depressing that someone would choose to see the capability of receiving a distress signal as something other than a good thing (TM).
It is built on SAML. Read the deployment docs to get an overview (some of it's dated though).
We've started testing the alpha where I work, it's coming along. The stuff you'll be able to do with Shib is amazing.
I've been using IBM's implementation of Apache for pretty much everything *NIX. It has pretty much everything you need built-in (including SSL) and setting up the certs (self-signed or otherwise) can't get much easier. It even has an admin site included (if you like using these things) that wades through the soup that httpd.conf sometimes is.
You can find it here: http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpserve rs/download.html
Oh yeah, and it's totally free too (not like Stronghold, etc.).
Is it just me, or does it seem that just maybe the networks/studios/MPAA, et al called up Tivo and said:
After reading articles like the one that idiot Dvorak penned (http://www.forbes.com/2001/04/16/0416dvorak.html) I don't think it's too far fetched to think that Tivo may be getting pressure to pay for the "privelege" of allowing users to use these features.
I smell a class action lawsuit by Tivo purchasers coming...
- "The plea agreements require the men to reveal to the internet providers how they accomplished their scheme."
Now, is it just me, or do I know see the real problem here -- clueless sysadmins at the ISPs! How could they not know what harvesting software is... jeez!C'mon... it's just a quick way to start shipping their armored divisions over... ;-)