This Week in Neo4j – Property Based Access Control, Intro to Cypher, User Path Analysis
By Mark Needham
March 17, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
Welcome to this week in Neo4j where we round up what’s been happening in the world of graph databases in the last 7 days. This week we have a sneak peak at property based access control in Neo4j 3.4, user… Read more →
Explore: access control • cypher • data modeling • GraphQL • Music • path analytics • rstats • snowplow analytics • twin4j • yelp
Custom Security Plugins & User-Defined Procedures in Neo4j Enterprise Edition [Security Series, Part 5]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 24, 2017|Reading time: 4 minutes
When it comes to graph database security, it’s essential that you have the flexibility to customize every factor of authentication and authorization for your specific deployment. After all, no architecture or organization is the same, so you need the versatility… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • authentication plugin • authorization plugin • database security • federated authentication • LDAP connector • role-based authorization • security plugin • user-defined procedures
Query Management & Security Event Logging in Neo4j Enterprise [Security Series, Part 4]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 17, 2017|Reading time: 3 minutes
No matter the size or scope of your graph database, it’s vital to maintain secure control of your data and to keep a record of security events. Starting in Neo4j 3.1 and all future releases, users will have increased control… Read more →
Explore: access control • database security • graph database • Neo4j Browser • Neo4j Enterprise Edition • query management • security event log • security event logging • system procedures • user management
Using the LDAP Protocol with Neo4j Enterprise Edition [Security Series, Part 3]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 10, 2017|Reading time: 3 minutes
Neo4j 3.1 supports the LDAP protocol, so you can integrate Neo4j with Active Directory, OpenLDAP or other LDAP-compatible authentication services. Unlike with native users, management of federated users is performed through the external LDAP service. The only aspect of user… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • graph database • LDAP connector • LDAP directory • LDAP protocol • LDAP search filter • LDAP service • Neo4j Enterprise Edition • openLDAP
Native User Security & Access Control in Neo4j Enterprise [Security Series, Part 2]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 5, 2017|Reading time: 5 minutes
In Neo4j 3.1 Enterprise Edition, we introduced a new role-based access control framework for user and application access to the database. The framework enables system administrators to manage permissions and ensure that authenticated users and applications can perform only authorized… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • database security • graph database • internal authentication • LDAP connector • Neo4j Enterprise Edition • rsync • system procedures • user management
Role-Based Access Control in Neo4j Enterprise Edition [Security Series, Part 1]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 27, 2017|Reading time: 3 minutes
Neo4j has broken new ground in database applications with the introduction of the native graph database and the dominant labeled property graph model. As Neo4j has matured, it has inevitably found its way into demanding enterprises who value security alongside… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • database security • enterprise security • LDAP connector • native graph database • openLDAP • public cloud • role-based access control • user-defined procedures
Graph Databases in the Enterprise: Identity & Access Management
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 2, 2015|Reading time: 4 minutes
Identity and access management (IAM) solutions store information about parties (e.g., administrators, business units, end-users) and resources (e.g., files, shares, network devices, products, agreements), along with the rules governing access to those resources. Identity management solutions then apply these rules… Read more →
Explore: access control • access data • access management • access permissions • data model • graph database • iam • identity management • relational database • use case
GraphStarter: Get Your Neo4j Rails App Up and Running Quickly
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 30, 2015|Reading time: 3 minutes
For a while now, I’ve been building various Neo4j.rb educational resources using the example of an asset portal. There have been: A screencast series (the first half and a second half) A SitePoint article on building recommendations and access control… Read more →
Explore: access control • asset portal • neo4j • neo4j rails • neo4j.rb • rails • rails application • rails engine • rails server • ruby