Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Security Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. C
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Security Settings for the Web Browser |
Modified topic. Additional information is provided on Siebel Business Applications' support for the security features provided by Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows XP, and Vista. |
Changing System Administrator Passwords on Microsoft Windows Changing the Siebel Administrator Password on UNIX |
Modified topics. After changing the Siebel administrator database account password, you must re-create the Siebel Server system service using the new administrator password. |
Securing Communications Between the Siebel Web Client and Actuate Active Portal |
Modified topic. You must enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for communication between the Siebel Web Client and the Actuate Active Portal if you have enabled SSL for communications between the Siebel Server, the Web server, and the Siebel Web Client. |
Using the Siebel Strong Encryption Pack with Siebel Reports Server |
New topic. It describes the steps you must perform to use the Siebel Strong Encryption Pack with Siebel Reports Server. |
About Certificates and Key Files Used for SSL Authentication |
Modified topic. The information on the supported certificate file formats has been updated. Additional information is provided on using certificates that use encryption key sizes larger than 1024 bits. |
Installing Certificate Files |
Modified topic. When you use the mwcontrol utility to install a certificate file, the certificate file must be located on a local volume. The mwcontrol utility is only used for installing certificate authority and certificate files if you are implementing SSL for the EAI HTTP Transport business service. |
Configuring SSL Mutual Authentication |
Modified topic. Client authentication using EAI HTTP Transport for outbound Web services is supported in the current release. |
Requirements for Data Encryption |
Modified topic. When creating a link object to define a one-to-many relationship between two business components, the source and destination fields specified in the link object definition must not be encrypted fields. |
Configuring Encryption and Search on Encrypted Data |
Modified topic. You cannot encrypt columns in database tables without the assistance of Oracle's Application Expert Services. |
Installing the Siebel Strong Encryption Pack |
Modified topic. After installing the Siebel Strong Encryption Pack, you must reencrypt the Siebel administrator password. |
Reencrypting Masked Parameters |
Modified topic. The parameters that you must reencrypt if you increase the encryption level are described. Information is also provided on where each parameter can be changed. |
Comparison of LDAP and ADSI Security Adapters |
New topic. It describes the differences in functionality provided by the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) security adapters. |
About Installing LDAP Client Software |
Modified topic. The instructions for installing the IBM LDAP Client and IBM GSKit have been amended. |
Installing the IBM LDAP Client and IBM GSKit on Oracle Solaris |
Modified topic. Before installing the IBM LDAP Client and GSKit on Oracle Solaris, you must relocate any non-IBM LDAP files that exist on Oracle Solaris. |
About Migrating from Database to LDAP or ADSI Authentication |
New topic. It describes the issues you must consider when migrating from database authentication to LDAP or ADSI authentication, and it outlines the tasks involved. |
Configuring Adapter-Defined User Name |
Modified topic. The OM - Username BC Field parameter is case sensitive. The value specified for this parameter must match the value specified for the parameter in Siebel Tools. |
Logging Out of Siebel Business Applications |
New topic. To log out of Siebel Business Applications that use standard interactivity mode, you must choose File and then Close from the Web browser menu. |
Deactivating an Employee |
Modified topic. To assign an employee a status of inactive, you must change the employee's status to Terminated. |
Creating Task Links for a Responsibility |
Modified topic. You can create hyperlinks between a responsibility and the tasks associated with it. These task links are then displayed on the home page for employees assigned the responsibility. |
About Using the Special Frame Class and User Properties |
Modified topic. To override the visibility of an MVG applet set at the business component level, change the frame class of the applet to CSSSWEFrameListVisibilityMvg. |
Parameters for Database Authentication |
Modified topic. The description of the Propagate Change parameter has been revised. An administrator can change only the password associated with his or her own login ID using the Administration - User screen. |
Parameters for LDAP or ADSI Authentication |
Modified topic. If you use the LDAP security adapter to authenticate against Microsoft Active Directory, set the value of the Password Attribute Type parameter to either unicodePWD or userPassword, depending on the code page used by the directory server. |