Related Books

Access Manager is a component of the Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES), a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. Related documentation is available as follows:

• Access Manager Core Documentation

• Sun Java Enterprise System Product Documentation

Access Manager Core Documentation

The Access Manager core documentation set contains the following titles:

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Release Notes will be available online after the product is released. It gathers an assortment of last-minute information, including a description of what is new in this current release, known problems and limitations, installation notes, and how to report issues with the software or the documentation.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Technical Overview provides an overview of how Access Manager components work together to consolidate access control functions, and to protect enterprise assets and web-based applications. It also explains basic Access Manager concepts and terminology.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Postinstallation Guide provides information about specific configurations for Access Manager after installation.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Deployment Planning Guide provides information for planning an Access Manager deployment within an existing information technology infrastructure.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Performance Tuning Guide provides information on how to tune Access Manager and its related components for optimal performance.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Guide describes how to configure, monitor, manage, and maintain Access Manager services, identities, and policies using either the Access Manager Console or the command-line interface.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 2006Q4 Administration Reference provides reference information for administrators including, for example, error codes.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Federation and SAML Administration Guide provides information about the features in Access Manager that are based on the Liberty Alliance Project and SAML specifications. It includes information on the services based on these specifications, instructions for enabling a Liberty-based environment, and summaries of the application programming interface (API) for extending the framework.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Developer’s Guide offers information on how to customize Access Manager and integrate its functionality into an organization’s current technical infrastructure. It also contains details about the programmatic aspects of the product and its API.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 2006Q4 C API Reference (this guide) provides a listing of APIs you can use to enable C applications to access the Access Manager components. The book includes function descriptions and syntax.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 2006Q4 Java API Reference is generated from Java^TM code using the Javadoc^TM tool. The pages provide information on the implementation of the Java packages in Access Manager.

• The Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent 2.2 User’s Guide provides an overview of the policy functionality and the policy agents available for Access Manager.

Updates to the Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Release Notes and links to modifications of the core documentation can be found on the Access Manager page at the Sun Java Enterprise System documentation web site. Updated documents will be marked with a revision date.

Sun Java Enterprise System Product Documentation

Useful information can be found in the documentation for the following Sun Java System products:

• Directory Server

• Web Server

• Application Server

• Web Proxy Server