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Learning IBM Bluemix

By : Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan
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Learning IBM Bluemix

By: Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan

Overview of this book

IBM Bluemix is an open standard platform for building, running, and managing applications on the cloud. With Bluemix, developers can build innovative applications using various compute options and value added services , developers can also manage the application lifecycle using the platform provided DevOps services. Learning IBM Bluemix will take you on a journey from the basics of IBM Bluemix to working with the platform to developing and deploying of modern applications. The sample application use cases employed in the book will introduce you to the transformative nexus of cloud, mobile, and security, all enabled through capabilities provided out-of-the-box by IBM Bluemix. By the end of the book, you will have understood the benefits and use cases for IBM Bluemix, and will possess the skills to further explore the platform and thus develop, deploy, and secure your own innovative, new-age applications.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Learning IBM Bluemix
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
2
Building and Deploying Your First Application on IBM Bluemix

Overview of the security services in the Bluemix catalog


Services under the Security category in the Bluemix catalog are as follows:

  • Access Trail, which is an IBM service, in beta at the time of writing this book

  • Application Security on Cloud is an IBM-provided service

  • Single Sign On is an IBM-provided service

  • Adaptive Security Manager (ASM) is a third-party service

When you log in to Bluemix and select the Security category, you will see the security services created in your account:

From here you can create a new security service instance by clicking the Get started now! icon in the top-right corner, as shown in following screenshot:

Clicking the Get started now! icon, will display the security services available on Bluemix. At the time of writing this book, the available security services are as shown in the following screenshot:

Let us now look at some of these security services, what they offer as security functions, and how they can be used with your application on Bluemix.