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Directory Security Concepts

Oracle Internet Directory is a key element of the Oracle Identity Management Infrastructure. This enables you to deploy multiple Oracle components to work against a shared instance of Oracle Internet Directory and associated infrastructure pieces. This sharing allows an enterprise to simplify security management across all applications.

In addition to the role it plays in the Oracle Identity Management infrastructure, Oracle Internet Directory provides many powerful features for protecting information.

This chapter gives a conceptual overview of Oracle Internet Directory security features. It contains these topics:

• Data Integrity and Oracle Internet Directory

• Data Privacy and Oracle Internet Directory

• Authorization in Oracle Internet Directory

• Authentication in Oracle Internet Directory

• Protection of User Passwords for Directory Authentication

• Password Policies in Oracle Internet Directory

• Authentication by Using Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)