It's almost the last minute, but it looks like I'll be presenting at the Red Hat Summit next month, on the topic of the various security technologies which we think play a part in the single sign on puzzle: LDAP, PKI, Kerberos, PAM (and how it's not nsswitch), nsswitch (and how your apps really don't give a crap where your user info comes from), and some ideas on how we can make them fit together in a more manageable way as part of Fedora and RHEL, and in particular why certain combinations don't look like good ideas.

Of course, this means I need training on how to be an engaging speaker (it's been a long time, so I've gotten The Fear), so I get to travel to RDU at the end of next week. I'm looking forward to staying in town on Saturday to spend some time with friends and family (which, apparently, also lowers the total cost of the trip — woo-hoo!).

Holy crap. Do I need to dress up for this? Maybe I can buy a cowboy hat while I'm down there.