What's New in the SDK?

This document acquaints you with new features in the Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit—both in the present release and in the last release. Use the links provided to learn more about each feature.

New Features in the Release 10.1.2 SDK

The release 10.1.2 SDK adds:

• Centralized user provisioning.

  This feature enables you to provision application users into the Oracle Identity Management infrastructure. To learn more, see Chapter 16, "Centralized User Provisioning Java API Reference".

• Dynamic password verifiers

  This feature addresses the needs of applications that provide parameters for password verifiers only at runtime. To learn more, see "Creating Dynamic Password Verifiers" in Chapter 3.

• Binary support for ldapmodify, ldapadd, and ldapcompare plug-ins

  Directory plug-ins can now access binary attributes in the directory database. To learn more, see "Binary Support in the Plug-in Framework" in Chapter 7.

• Plug-in support for the Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Server

  These Java hooks enable an enterprise to incorporate its own business rules and to tailor footprint creation to its needs. To learn more, see Appendix A.

New Features in the Release 9.0.4 SDK

The following features made their debut in the release 9.0.4 SDK:

• URL API for Oracle Delegated Administration Services

  This API enables you to build administrative and self-service consoles that delegated administrators can use to perform directory operations. To learn more, see Chapter 8.

• PL/SQL API Enhancements:

  • New functions in the LDAP v3 standard. Previously available only in the C API, these functions are now available in PL/SQL.

  • Functions that enable proxied access to middle-tier applications.

  • Functions that create and manage provisioning profiles in the directory integration and provisioning platform.

  To learn more, see Chapter 6.

• Plug-in support for external authentication

  This feature enables administrators to use Microsoft Active Directory to store and manage security credentials for Oracle components. To learn more, see Chapter 7.

• Server discovery using DNS

  This feature enables directory clients to discover the host name and port number of a directory server. It reduces the cost of maintaining directory clients in large deployments. To learn more, see "Discovering a Directory Server" in Chapter 3.

• XML support for the directory SDK and directory tools

  This feature enables LDAP tools to process XML as well as LDIF notation. Directory APIs can manipulate data in a DSML 1.0 format.

• Caching for client-side referrals

  This feature enables clients to cache referral information, speeding up referral processing. To learn more, see "LDAP Session Handle Options" in Chapter 8.