What's New in Oracle Access Manager?

This section describes changes for Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.3). The following sections are included:

• Product and Component Name Changes

• Supported Integrations

Note:

For a comprehensive list of all new features and functions in Oracle Access Manager 10.1.4, and a description of where each is documented, see the chapter on what's new 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 Name	BEA WebLogic Application Server BEA WebLogic Portal Server	Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle WebLogic Portal
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 Authentication
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
Access System Service	AM Service State Policy Manager API Support Mode	Access Management Service Note: Policy Manager API Support Mode and Access Management Service are used interchangeably.

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

Supported Integrations

The introduction describes supported integrations for this release. An overview of supported integrations is provided for quick reference. All other chapters in this guide describe implementation details for a specific integration.

See Also:

Chapter 1, "Introduction".

The following integrations are supported with Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.3) initially. Oracle performs certification on an on-going basis and this book is updated accordingly.

• This guide introduces integrating with Oracle HTTP Server.

  See Also:

  Chapter 2, "Integrating Oracle HTTP Server".

• This guide introduces integrating with Oracle Virtual Directory.

  The Oracle Virtual Directory combines user data from multiple data sources to create an aggregated virtual directory.

  See Also:

  Chapter 3, "Integrating the Oracle Virtual Directory".

• This guide provides information on integrating with OracleAS Web Cache to provide POST data restoration and cookieless support in Oracle Access Manager.

  See Also:

  Chapter 4, "Integrating OracleAS Web Cache".

• This guide provides information on integrating with OracleAS Web Cache to provide POST data restoration and cookieless support in Oracle Access Manager.

  See Also:

  Chapter 5, "Integrating with Oracle Application Server 10g: OC4J"