Access Manager requires an LDAP directory server for these entities:
Access Manager 7 2005Q4 requires Sun Java System Directory Server to store the Access Manager information tree. Access Manager creates and maintains the Access Manager information tree, which includes the following information pertinent to system access:
How users authenticate
Which resources users can access
What information is available to applications after users are given access to resources
Access Manager requires an identity repository to store user data such as users and groups. Previous versions of Access Manager required Sun Java System Directory Server as the identity repository. However, in addition to Sun Java System Directory Server, Access Manager 7 2005Q4 also supports an LDAP version 3 (LDAP v3) compliant directory server.