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About Installing LDAP Client Software

You must install the Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager software if you implement LDAP security adapter authentication. The Oracle Database Client allows Siebel Business Applications to authenticate against supported LDAP directory servers when used with the LDAP security adapter. Oracle Wallet Manager, optionally installed with the Oracle Database Client, allows Siebel Business Applications to communicate with supported LDAP directory servers over SSL.

Consider the following requirements for the Oracle Database Client installation in a Siebel environment:

• The Oracle Database Client must be installed on each Siebel Server computer for which LDAP authentication is to be supported using the LDAP security adapter. The Oracle Database Client software can be installed either before or after you install the Siebel Server.
• For Siebel Developer Web Client deployments for which LDAP authentication is to be supported, the Oracle Database Client must be installed on each local client computer. The Oracle Database Client software can be installed either before or after you install the Siebel Developer Web Client.
• Oracle Wallet Manager must be installed if you are supporting SSL. Oracle Wallet Manager is an application you use to generate wallets, which are containers that store authentication and signing credentials, such as trusted certificates, which are required for Siebel Business Applications to communicate with LDAP directory servers over SSL. Oracle Wallet Manager can be installed on any computer using a supported operating system. If you require this module, then you only have to install it once for each deployment.

The Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager software are available from the Siebel installation image directory, provided the ORACLE LDAP Client option was selected when the Siebel installation image was created. For information about creating a Siebel installation image, see the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

Using IBM LDAP Client Software

It is recommended that you use Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager as your LDAP client software solution. However, if you have previously installed the IBM LDAP Client and IBM GSKit to provide your LDAP client software, then you can continue to use these products instead; no changes are required.

Note that the following restrictions exist when using IBM LDAP Client software:

• Oracle Solaris

  If you are using Oracle Solaris 11, there is a known issue with the IBM GSKit library. IBM has provided a workaround for this issue which is documented on the IBM Support Portal Web site at

  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21313367

• Microsoft Windows 2008

  Microsoft Windows 2008 does not support SSL with LDAP authentication when using the IBM GSKit.