Network access security starts with a yes or a no Every zero-trust architecture rests on a yes/no admission decision that it assumes is working correctly. Alan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks The Financial Post ran a feature about me , under the headl... Industry Insights and Trends Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
At IETF 126, AI emerged as the standards community’s spam problem Vienna was quiet on the RADIUS front. The AI problem was anything but. Alan DeKok, CEO and Founder, InkBridge Networks I was in Vienna for IETF 126 in July, and I came back thinking about spam. Starti... IETF and RADIUS Standards Industry Insights and Trends
Why there are no real RADIUS alternatives Every few years, someone announces that RADIUS is dead. They are still wrong. Alan DeKok, CEO and Founder, InkBridge Networks The specifics vary. Sometimes the argument is that RADIUS is too old, rely... IETF and RADIUS Standards Industry Insights and Trends Network Security Protocols
Why RADIUS failover fails and what’s being done about it A single misbehaving device can take an entire institution offline. At the RADIUS Conference Workshop 2026, the people who build and operate RADIUS spent a day working through why, and what to do abou... IETF and RADIUS Standards Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
RadSec secures RADIUS over TLS for the next 30 years RADIUS has outlasted every replacement. RadSec (RADIUS over TLS) is the most practical way to secure it in transit, and it is available today. Alan DeKok, CEO and Founder, InkBridge Networks RADIUS is... IETF and RADIUS Standards Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
RADIUS Conference Returns with More Partners and New Speakers for 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jana Sedivy InkBridge Networks jana.sedivy@inkbridgenetworks.com InkBridgeNetworks.com Two days. Two formats. One global community. Registration is now open for the second annual... Industry Insights and Trends
What maintainers get wrong about open-source supply chain security Open source supply chain attacks are not primarily a technical problem - they are a governance problem. And most projects are solving the wrong one. ByAlan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks Two incidents... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
AAA information security: building secure network architecture beyond authentication Strong authentication is necessary. It is not always sufficient. ByTerry Burton, Director of Security, InkBridge Networks What is AAA in information security? Authentication, Authorisation, and Accoun... Enterprises Network Security Best Practices
Network troubleshooting isn’t magic: what I taught at NZNOG 2026 Every network troubleshooting methodology I have ever seen starts the same way: check the hardware, run ping, review the logs. Those are fine steps. But the hard part is what happens in your head. ByA... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Mobile World Congress 2026: what ISPs and network operators should take away AI dominated the conversation at Mobile World Congress 2026, but the more interesting story was about who controls the infrastructure it runs on. I came back from Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelo... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers
MS-CHAP is dead MS-CHAP has been in use since 1998. It was Microsoft's answer to the challenge of authenticating users over networks, built into every version of Windows and deeply embedded in VPN and Wi-Fi infrastru... Network Security Protocols
Why open-source software wins at proof of concept Here's why open source changes everything about proof-of-concept testing. ByAlan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks I've watched a lot of CTOs react to technical demonstrations over 25 years. Most nod pol... Industry Insights and Trends