Siebel Innovation Pack 2014: What's New in This Release

What's New in This Release

What's New in Siebel Security Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2014

Table 1 lists the changes in this revision of the documentation to support this release of the software.

NOTE: Siebel Innovation Pack 2014 is a continuation of the Siebel 8.1/8.2 release.

Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Security Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2014
Topic	Description
Characters Supported in Siebel Passwords	New topic. Lists the characters that are supported for Siebel passwords.
Changing Passwords in the Siebel Management Framework About Configuring SSL Encryption for the Siebel Management Framework	Deleted topics. Siebel Management Server and Siebel Management Agent are not supported for the current release. For more information, see the statement of direction on My Oracle Support, 1640801.1 (Article ID).
About Encryption of Gateway Name Server Password Parameters Reencrypting Password Parameters in the Siebns.dat File	Modified topics. Passwords in the siebns.dat file on the Siebel Gateway Name Server are now encrypted using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. If you are upgrading to the current release, you must reencrypt these password parameters.
Using Secure Socket Layer v3.0 with Siebel CRM	New topic. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) v3.0 communications encryption is not supported for environments with high-security requirements.
Various topics	Modified topics. Implement Transport Layer Security (TLS) communications encryption where possible.
About Data Encryption	Modified topic. Implement AES encryption using Siebel Strong Encryption for increased data security.
LDAP and ADSI Security Adapter Authentication Process	Modified topic. The Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) security adapter, and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) security adapter used with the Oracle LDAP Client, accept special characters in passwords.
Comparison of LDAP and ADSI Security Adapters	Modified topic. Password expiration warning functionality is supported with the LDAP security adapter on directory servers that implement the IETF password policy draft (09) standard.
ADSI Security Adapter Requirements	Modified topic. Siebel Business Applications support authentication using Microsoft Global Catalog.
About Installing LDAP Client Software	Modified topic. If you install the Oracle Database Client provided with a Siebel Innovation Pack to enable LDAP authentication, you must also use this client to connect to your Oracle Database.
Using IBM LDAP Client Software	Deleted topic. Use the Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager if you implement LDAP security adapter authentication with Siebel CRM.
Enabling SSL for the Siebel LDAP Security Adapter	Modified topic. Includes additional information about enabling SSL for the LDAP security adapter on a Windows platform.
Retrieving a Forgotten Password (Users) Defining Password Length for Retrieved Passwords Architecture for Forgotten Passwords	Modified topics. When using the Forgot Your Password feature, a user can enter the new password they want to use.
Exporting and Importing Tab Layouts	Modified topic. Added additional information about exporting and importing tab layouts for a responsibility from one Siebel environment to another.

Additional Changes

For Siebel CRM product releases 8.1.1.9 and later and for 8.2.2.2 and later, the system requirements and supported platform certifications are available from the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support. For information about Certifications, see article 1492194.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support.

What's New in Siebel Security Guide, Version 8.1/8.2

Table 2 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software. The new features described in Table 2 are available in Siebel CRM version 8.1.1.11, Siebel CRM version 8.2.2.4, and later.

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Security Guide, Version 8.1/8.2
Topic	Description
Configuring SSL Mutual Authentication	Modified topic. The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is not supported on the UNIX operating system for HTTPS calls to external Web servers.
Directory Servers Supported by Siebel Business Applications	New topic. It describes the directory servers that are supported by the LDAP and Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) security adapters.
About Installing LDAP Client Software Process of Installing and Configuring LDAP Client Software	Modified topics. These topics now describe how to install and configure the Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager products, which replace the IBM LDAP Client and IBM GSKit as the default LDAP client software for Siebel Business Applications.
Using IBM LDAP Client Software	New topic. It is recommended that you use Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager as your LDAP client software solution. If you choose to use the IBM LDAP Client software, certain restrictions apply.
Parameters for Security Adapter (Profile/Named Subsystem) Parameters for LDAP or ADSI Authentication	Modified topics. If you are using the Oracle Database Client, then you must change the value of the Security Adapter Dll Name parameter from sscfldap.dll to sscforacleldap.dll.
Storing Shared Database Account Credentials as Profile Parameters Parameters for LDAP or ADSI Authentication	Modified topics. You can store shared database account credentials defined for an Active Directory as profile parameters of the ADSI Security Adapter profile (alias ADSISecAdpt).

Additional Changes

Several topics were revised to improve the technical accuracy of this guide. The following topics provide additional information about Web Single Sign-On:

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