Preface

This manual explains the features and administration of the Oracle Platform Security Services.

This preface is divided into the following sections:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documentation

• Conventions

Audience

The intended audience of this guide are experienced Java developers, administrators, deployers, and application managers who want to understand and use Oracle Platform Security Services.

The overall structure of the guide is divided into parts, each of which groups related major topics. Parts I through III are relevant to administrators; parts IV contains information about the OPSS policy model and is intended for developers; and part V contains reference information.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documentation

Additional information is found in the following documents:

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Fusion Middleware 2 Day Administration Guide

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Security and Administrator's Guide for Web Services

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Internet Directory

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Integration Guide for Oracle Identity Management

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Identity Federation

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Fusion Developer's Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Overview

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Entitlements Server

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Third-Party Application Server Guide

• For links to API documentation, see Section H.1, "OPSS API References."

For a comprehensive list of Oracle documentation or to search for a particular topic within Oracle documentation libraries, see http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, terms defined in text, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type within a paragraph indicates commands, URLs, Java class names and method names, file and directory names, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.