DataPower has a serial port console that is used during initial bootstrap of the appliance, recovering from problems, and certain[…]
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WebSphere DataPower Roles and Responsibilities…
DataPower is a weird (but, wonderful) beast. It has a tendency to break some of the traditional IT silos that[…]
Read moreThree Internal Architectures—Designs for DataPower Deployments
I have been in several different shops that are either deploying DataPower or are a few years after deploying DataPower. […]
Read moreOSI 7-Layer Network Model
I’ve been playing with Cisco switches and routers recently at home to get a handle on VLANs-more about VLANs later. […]
Read moreSymmetric Keys—Addendum
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a brief post about how to generate symmetric keys that can be used[…]
Read moreSSL Handshake—The Visual
This is an old picture that I made for a 2010 JBoss World security presentation. It came in handy not[…]
Read moreIBM Impact 2012 Client Panel: Experiences with IBM SOA Stack Rollout
I will be leading a discussion panel at IBM Impact 2012 in Las Vegas on Monday, April 30th, 3:45-4pm. More[…]
Read moreDataPower Extension Functions and Elements
Anyone who has spent time working with DataPower has had to write an XSLT stylesheet at some point. DataPower provides[…]
Read moreXSLT & XPath
XSLT is the only scripting language supported by WebSphere DataPower appliances. It is the only way to customize DataPower functionality[…]
Read moreSample Stylesheet—Starting Point
I often have to go back and look up these details; so, I decided to post a standard starting point[…]
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