What's New in Oracle Access Manager

This section describes new features of the Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.0.1) and provides pointers to additional information in this book. Information from previous releases is also retained to help those users migrating to the current release.

The following sections describe the new features in Oracle Oracle Access Manager described in this book:

• Product and Component Name Changes

• New Features in Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.0.1)

• Updates to Specific Chapters

Note: For a comprehensive list of new features and functions in Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.0.1), and a description of where each is documented, see the chapter on What's New in Oracle Access Manager in the Oracle Access Manager Introduction.

Product and Component Name Changes

The original product name, Oblix NetPoint, has changed to Oracle Access Manager. Most component names remain the same. However, there are several important changes that you should know about, as shown in the following table:

Item	Was	Is
Product Name	Oblix NetPoint Oracle COREid	Oracle Access Manager
Product Name	Oblix SHAREid NetPoint SAML Services	Oracle Identity Federation
Product Name	OctetString Virtual Directory Engine (VDE)	Oracle Virtual Directory
Product Release	Oracle COREid 7.0.4	Also available as part of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2).
Directory Name	COREid Data Anywhere	Data Anywhere
Component Name	COREid Server	Identity Server
Component Name	Access Manager	Policy Manager
Console Name	COREid System Console	Identity System Console
Identity System Transport Security Protocol	NetPoint Identity Protocol	Oracle Identity Protocol
Access System Transport Protocol	NetPoint Access Protocol	Oracle Access Protocol
Administrator	NetPoint Administrator COREid Administrator	Master Administrator
Directory Tree	Oblix tree	Configuration tree
Data	Oblix data	Configuration data
Software Developer Kit	Access Server SDK ASDK	Access Manager SDK
API	Access Server API Access API	Access Manager API
API	Access Management API Access Manager API	Policy Manager API
Default Policy Domains	NetPoint Identity Domain COREid Identity Domain	Identity Domain
Default Policy Domains	NetPoint Access Manager COREid Access Manager	Access Domain
Default Authentication Schemes	NetPoint None Authentication COREid None Authentication	Anonymous
Default Authentication Schemes	NetPoint Basic Over LDAP COREid Basic Over LDAP	Oracle Access and Identity Basic Over LDAP
Default Authentication Schemes	NetPoint Basic Over LDAP for AD Forest COREid Basic Over LDAP for AD Forest	Oracle Access and Identity for AD Forest Basic Over LDAP
Access System Service	AM Service State	Policy Manager API Support Mode

All legacy references in the product or documentation should be understood to connote the new names.

New Features in Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.0.1)

The features covered in this manual include:

• Globalization

  This manual focuses on installing Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.0.1) and includes information needed to install on machines with non-English (AMERICAN) operating systems and as well as details about installing Oracle-provided Language Packs

  
  

  See Also: Chapter 3, "About Multi-Language Environments" Prerequisites in installation chapters for each component

  
  

• Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) support is provided with this release for WebPass, Access Manager, and WebGate components

  
  

  See Also: Chapter 16, "Configuring the Apache v1.3 and Oracle HTTP Server Web Servers"

  
  

• Oracle Internet Directory Support is included in this release for general use.

  
  

  See Also: Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation", Chapter 4, "Installing the Identity Server", and Chapter 15, "Replicating Components"

  
  

Updates to Specific Chapters

General product and naming changes have been made throughout this book, as described in "Product and Component Name Changes". Platform support details have been removed from this book and can now be located under the Certify tab at https://metalink.oracle.com. Other updates and changes to specific chapters include the following:

• Chapter 1, "About the Installation Task, Options, and Methods" has been streamlined.

• Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation" includes new component installation considerations. Installation considerations that formerly resided in component installation chapters have been consolidated in this preparation chapter to eliminate redundancy and group related details together. Multi-language environment details have moved to a separate chapter.

• Chapter 3, "About Multi-Language Environments" contains new information about preparing for installation in multi-language environments as well as updated details about installing Oracle-provided Language Packs.

• Chapter 4, "Installing the Identity Server", has been updated and installation considerations moved to Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation"

• Chapter 5, "Installing WebPass" installation considerations moved to Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation"

• Chapter 7, "Installing the Policy Manager" has been updated and installation considerations moved to Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation"

• Chapter 8, "Installing the Access Server"  has been updated and installation considerations moved to Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation"

• Chapter 9, "Installing the WebGate" has been updated and installation considerations moved to Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation"

• Chapter 10, "Setting Up Oracle Access Manager with Oracle Virtual Directory" following the acquisition of OctetString by Oracle, this chapter moved from the Oracle Access Manager Integration Guide and includes minor changes for clarification, new information to describe graphics, and an updated table for the DN Conversion tool.

• Chapter 13, "About Installing Audit-to-Database Components" provides an introduction to this feature. Complete details are in the Oracle Access Manager Identity and Common Administration Guide.

• Chapter 14, "About the Software Developer Kit" has been added to provide a brief introduction to the independent installation of the Software Developer Kit (SDK). Complete details are provided in the Oracle Access Manager Developer Guide.

• Chapter 15, "Replicating Components" has been updated to include new syntax and commands.

• Chapter 16, "Configuring the Apache v1.3 and Oracle HTTP Server Web Servers" has been updated to include details about OHS and new information about WebGate performance.

• Chapter 17, "Configuring Apache v2, IHS, and OHS Web Servers for Oracle Access Manager" has been updated to include information about OHS and new information about Apache-based Web servers.

• Chapter 19, "Important Notes" has been added to provide details that were previously included in a file called importantnotes.txt.

• Chapter 20, "Removing Oracle Access Manager" is a new chapter that provides details about uninstalling components, including Language Packs, as well as removing schema objects and Web server configuration details

• Chapter B, "Installing Oracle Access Manager with ADAM" has been updated to reflect the requirement for a manual schema update.

• Chapter E, "Troubleshooting Installation Issues" has been updated with new information and consolidated into a single appendix.