Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in Oracle Access Manager?

• Product and Component Name Changes
• Enhancements Available in 10g (10.1.4.3)
• Enhancements Available with 10g (10.1.4.2.0)
• User Interface and Usability Changes
• Globalization
• Access Manager API
• Auditing
• Authentication Schemes
• Behaviors in 10.1.4
• Configuring Multiple Searchbases
• Configuring Workflows
• Federated Authorization
• Installation Updates
• Integration Updates
• Logging
• Object Classes and Attributes
• obVer Attribute Changes with oblixOrgPerson
• Parameters for Complex Stylesheets
• Password Policies and Lost Password Management
• Sample Code
• Triggering Authentication Actions After the ObSSOCookie Is Set
• Tuning the Directory
• Tuning Workflows
• Tuning Your Network
• Upgrade Paths, Requirements, Tips
• WebGate Updates

1 Introducing Oracle Access Manager

• 1.1 About Oracle Access Manager
• 1.2 Oracle Access Manager Feature Overview
• 1.3 Examples of Oracle Access Manager Use
• 1.4 About Installation
  • 1.4.1 Installation Directories for Language-Specific Files
• 1.5 Looking Ahead

2 About the Identity System

• 2.1 Key Identity System Features
• 2.2 Identity System Components, Applications, and Functions
  • 2.2.1 The Identity Server and Identity Applications
  • 2.2.2 WebPass
• 2.3 Identity System Customization
  • 2.3.1 Identity Event Plug-Ins and API
  • 2.3.2 IdentityXML
  • 2.3.3 Portal Inserts
  • 2.3.4 PresentationXML
• 2.4 Looking Ahead

3 About the Access System

• 3.1 Key Access System Features
• 3.2 Access System Components and Functions
  • 3.2.1 Policy Manager and Access System Console
  • 3.2.2 The Access Server
  • 3.2.3 WebGates and AccessGates
  • 3.2.4 Access System Operation
• 3.3 Access System Customization
  • 3.3.1 Custom Access Clients
  • 3.3.2 Custom Authentication and Authorization Plug-ins
  • 3.3.3 Access Manager API
  • 3.3.4 Policy Manager API
  • 3.3.5 Software Developer Kit
• 3.4 External Authentication
• 3.5 Federated Authentication
• 3.6 Looking Ahead

4 About Globalization and Multibyte Support

• 4.1 Oracle Access Manager Globalization and Localization
• 4.2 Languages For Localized Messages in Oracle Access Manager
  • 4.2.1 Bi-directional Language Support
• 4.3 Oracle Access Manager and the Unicode Standard
  • 4.3.1 UTF-8 Encoding
• 4.4 Oracle Unicode Character Sets
  • 4.4.1 Background on Oracle AL32UTF8 and Other Oracle Character Sets
    • 4.4.1.1 Oracle AL32UTF8 and UTF8 Character Sets
    • 4.4.1.2 Older Oracle Unicode Character Sets
• 4.5 Oracle Access Manager and Latin-1 Encoding
• 4.6 Looking Ahead

5 Overview of Behaviors

• 5.1 Platform and SDK .NET Support
• 5.2 About Installers, Patch Sets, Bundle Patches, and Newly Certified Agents
  • 5.2.1 Definitions
  • 5.2.2 Packages for Upgrading Earlier Oracle Access Manager Deployments
• 5.3 General Behavior Summary
• 5.4 Identity System Behavior Summary
• 5.5 Access System Behavior Summary

6 Road Map to Manuals

• 6.1 Oracle Access Manager Release Notes
  • 6.1.1 Audiences
  • 6.1.2 Prerequisites
• 6.2 Oracle Access Manager Patch Set Notes
  • 6.2.1 Audiences
  • 6.2.2 Prerequisites
• 6.3 Oracle Access Manager Introduction
  • 6.3.1 Audiences
  • 6.3.2 Prerequisites
• 6.4 Oracle Access Manager Installation Guide
  • 6.4.1 Audiences
  • 6.4.2 Prerequisites
• 6.5 Oracle Access Manager Upgrade Guide
  • 6.5.1 Audiences
  • 6.5.2 Prerequisites
• 6.6 Oracle Access Manager Identity and Common Administration Guide
  • 6.6.1 Audiences
  • 6.6.2 Prerequisites
• 6.7 Oracle Access Manager Access Administration Guide
  • 6.7.1 Audiences
  • 6.7.2 Prerequisites
• 6.8 Oracle Access Manager Deployment Guide
  • 6.8.1 Audiences
  • 6.8.2 Prerequisites
• 6.9 Oracle Access Manager Customization Guide
  • 6.9.1 Audiences
  • 6.9.2 Prerequisites
• 6.10 Oracle Access Manager Developer Guide
  • 6.10.1 Audiences
  • 6.10.2 Prerequisites
• 6.11 Oracle Access Manager Integration Guide
  • 6.11.1 Audiences
  • 6.11.2 Prerequisites
• 6.12 Oracle Access Manager Schema Description
  • 6.12.1 Audiences
  • 6.12.2 Prerequisites

Glossary

Index