Free and Open Source Software

Free and open source software (FOSS) is software that uses a software license that is both recognized as “free” by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and “open source” by the Open Software Initiative (OSI). The definitions of “free” (based on…

Copyleft Software Licenses

Copyleft licenses are also known as reciprocate, share-alike or restrictive licenses. These licenses allow you to modify the licensed code and distribute new works based on it, as long as you distribute any new works or adaptations under the same…

eIDAS

eIDAS (for “electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services”) is an European Union regulation. eIDAS is regulated in EU Regulation 910/2014, that derogated EU Directive 1999 It is completely applied since 1 July 2016. Types of certifications: Each member states is…

Administración Electrónica en España

Este artículo resume los servicios o portales electrónicos comunes de la Administración General del Estado o administración estatal pública de España. El Código de Administración Electrónica lista las normas consolidadas relacionadas con la administración electrónica en España. Web del Código…

Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

Enterprise architecture (EA) is a conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of organizations. Enterprise information security architecture (EISA) is a subset of enterprise architecture that focus on information security. You can read more about IS architecture frameworks on…

Permissive Software Licenses

Permissive licenses are also known as BSD-style or Apache-style licenses. They contain minimal requirements about how the software can be modified or redistributed, clauses that are not existent in public domain or public domain equivalent licenses.. Permissive licenses are more…

IPSec

Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a standard of IP security extensions that comprises a collection of protocols and that is used as an add-on for IPv4 and integrated into IPv6. Each IPsec VPN uses two security associations, one for encrypted…

Document Store Database

Document store database are NoSQL databases. List of Document Store Databases Document stores are specifically designed to handle JSON-like documents. Document store solutions: Apache CouchDB Apache CouchDB is a document store database. It is FOSS, under an Apache 2.0 license.…