Oracle® Application Server Single Sign-On Administrator's Guide 10g (9.0.4) Part Number B10851-01 |
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Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Administrator's Guide contains concepts and procedures for managing user authentication to Oracle Application Server (OracleAS). The material presented in this book applies to UNIX and Windows NT/2000 platforms.
This preface covers these topics:
Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Administrator's Guide is intended for the following users:
This document assumes that the reader has a rudimentary knowledge of OracleAS and has installed, or is able to install, release 9.0.4.
This book has the following structure:
Takes a high-level, abbreviated look at salient aspects of OracleAS Single Sign-On. Intended as a quick reference.
Examines essential administration tasks such as stopping and starting the single sign-on server, enabling applications for single sign-on, and assigning administrative privileges.
Examines the role that Oracle Internet Directory plays in single sign-on. The directory is the native repository for OracleAS users. As such, it plays a key role in user management.
Explains how to register partner applications with the single sign-on server. Shows how to deploy multiple partner applications with a load balancer.
Explains how to use the single sign-on UI to add and delete external applications. Shows how to configure these applications for proxy authentication using the Oracle HTTP Server.
Explains how to assign specific authentication levels and adapters to specific applications. This feature enables you to tailor authentication behavior to the security needs of the application.
Explains how to configure OracleAS Single Sign-On to use X.509 certificates over SSL.
Explains how to configure OracleAS Single Sign-On for automatic sign-on to Windows 2000 workstations. This process involves configuring the single sign-on server to accept Kerberos credentials over the SPNEGO protocol.
Presents nondefault ways to configure OracleAS Single Sign-On. Shows how to deploy the single sign-on server in ways that make it more available. Other topics include SSL-enabled single sign-on and single sign-on using proxy servers.
Explains how OracleAS Single Sign-On enables multiple identity management realms to be deployed within one instance of the OracleAS identity management infrastructure. Shows how to enable the server for login to multiple realms.
Explains how to use Oracle Enterprise Manager, the Oracle system management console, to monitor server load and user activity.
Explains how single sign-on pages are invoked. Explains how to rework these pages to suit enterprise needs.
Explains how to integrate OracleAS Single Sign-On with a third-party single sign-on system. By integrating, the third-party system gains access to the OracleAS product complement. Includes a fictional case study.
Explains how to move data between two or more single sign-on servers. Uses different scenarios to describe the conditions under which data must be moved.
Provides tips for handling error messages and other problems. Groups error messages and problems by feature. Also lists and describes the single sign-on log files.
Provides an LDAP command that returns the single sign-on schema password. You need this password to run single sign-on scripts.
Provides the policy.properties file in its entirety. This is a multipurpose configuration file that contains basic parameters. It is used to configure multilevel authentication as well.
Defines terms used in the book.
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This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:
We use various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.
Code examples illustrate SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, or other command-line statements. They are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font and separated from normal text as shown in this example:
SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MIGRATE';
The following table describes typographic conventions used in code examples and provides examples of their use.
The following table describes conventions for Windows operating systems and provides examples of their use.
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JAWS, a Windows screen reader, may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, JAWS may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.
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