SSM Installation and Configuration Guide

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Overview

BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security includes components named Security Service Modules (SSMs) that are installed on the machines hosting the applications to be secured. An SSM ties the secured application into ALES so that all administrative security activities are performed through the Administration Server.

The following out-of-box SSMs are available in this release of AquaLogic Enterprise Security.

 


Installation Overview

The primary tasks for installing one or more SSMs is to run the SSM installation program and then perform the enrollment process which sets up secure communication with the Administration Server. The same SSM installer is used to install all out-of-box SSMs.

For instructions, see Installing SSMs.

 


Configuration Overview

After installing the SSM and performing the enrollment process, the SSM instance must be created and its initial configuration defined.

Tip: The term ‘configuration’ is being used broadly here to include initial policies and policy components (resources, identities, etc.) in addition to the SCM, SSM, and security providers.

There are a number of ways by which SSM instances are created and configured:

 


Distribution

BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security products are distributed and installed using the BEA Installation and Distribution System, which provides a complete framework for the following:

Web Distribution

To download the product from the BEA web site, contact BEA Sales at http://www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=sales1.htm&FP=/content/about/contact/.

An SSM installer package is available for each supported operating system. The same package is used to install all SSM types.


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