Legacy Mode

Legacy Mode is based on the Access Manager 6.3 architecture. This legacy Access Manager architecture uses the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory information tree (DIT) that comes with Sun Java System Directory Server. In Legacy Mode, both user information and access control information are stored in LDAP organizations. When you choose Legacy Mode, an LDAP organization is the equivalent of an access control realm. Realm information is integrated within LDAP organizations.

Legacy Mode is appropriate in deployments where you want to use Access Manager user management. It is typically used in deployments where Access Manager is built upon Sun Java System Portal Server or other Sun Java System communication products that require the use of Sun Java System Directory Server as the central identity repository. If you choose Legacy Mode during installation, the top-level ream resides in the same Directory Server branch as the Access Manager information tree, and user information is intermingled with access information.

Figure 1–3 is a screen capture of the Access Manager Administration Console when the product has been installed in Legacy Mode.

Figure 1–3 Legacy Mode User Interface