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High Availability for Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services with NGINX Plus h4 { font-weight:bolder; font-size:110%; } h5 { font-weight:bolder; font-size:110%; } Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) enables organizations that host applications on Windows Server to extend single sign‑on (SSO) access to employees of trusted business partners across an extranet. The sharing of identity information between the business partners is called a federation. In practice, using AD FS means that employees of companies in a federation only ever have to log in to their local environment. When they access a web application belonging to a trusted business partner, the local AD FS server passes their identify information to the partner’s AD FS server in the form of a security token. The token consists of multiple claims, which are individual attributes of the employee (username, business role, employee ID, and so on) stored in the [ more… ]

Announcing the NGINX Partner Network: Our Unique, Ecosystem Approach to Partnering A few months ago NGINX’s fearless leader, Gus Robertson, wrote a blog about our Series C funding round and some of the key elements that have driven our success: our technology, culture, and customers. I think there’s another crucial element to that success that we haven’t talked much about, and that is the ecosystem of partners that extend the reach of our technology, ensure interoperability with a wide range of environments and technologies, and offer purchasing support and skilled services to deliver world‑class customer experiences. That’s why I’m really excited about today’s unveiling of the NGINX Partner Network, our first official global partner program. Why an Ecosystem Approach Is Key for Partnering Over the course of my career in technology I’ve had the opportunity to experience firsthand the enormous benefits of [ more… ]

Updating the NGINX Application Platform with New Clustering, API Management, and Service Mesh Capabilities h4 { font-weight:bold; } The world is going digital at breakneck speed. Technology is front and center in our day‑to‑day lives. From entertainment to banking to how we communicate with our friends, technology has changed how we interact with the world. Businesses of all sizes and in all industries are rolling out compelling digital capabilities to attract, retain, and enrich customers. Every company is now a technology company. Companies on this journey need to master digital transformation and many turn to NGINX to create a modern application stack. More than 319 million websites rely on our open source software. Our technology helps companies remove friction from digital delivery, optimize digital supply chains, and roll out digital services faster. The NGINX Application Platform is a consolidated set of [ more… ]