Preface

This document provides a high level introduction to security in Oracle Fusion Middleware.

This preface contains these sections:

Audience

This document is intended for system architects, security administrators, and developers who want a road map of security in Oracle Fusion Middleware in 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).

After reading this document, you are able to:

This document is designed primarily to introduce the security capabilities of Oracle Fusion Middleware in general and Oracle Platform Security Services in particular; details about the standard security features of Oracle WebLogic Server are not in the scope of this document.

For more details about security in Oracle WebLogic Server, and how to implement specific security features see the section titled "Related Documents" and the references provided in subsequent chapters of this document.

Document Organization

This document is organized as follows:

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) documentation set:

Chapter 3, "Common Security Tasks," provides additional references for specific tasks.

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