This appendix describes Oracle Access Manager Basic and the Oracle Access Manager functionality that is available in the Oracle Access Manager Basic license. The following topics are included:
Oracle Access Manager Basic is a version of Oracle Access Manager that is available in licenses for the following Oracle products:
Oracle Internet Application Server Standard Edition
Oracle Internet Application Server Standard Edition One
Oracle Internet Application Server Enterprise Edition
The license for each edition of Oracle Internet Application Server enables the right to use of the Oracle Access Manager Basic license.
Oracle Access Manager Basic is only for providing single sign-on capabilities to Oracle Internet Application Server and for custom Java applications previously developed for Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J). Products outside of this scope do not have the right to use Oracle Access Manager Basic.
The Oracle Access Manager Basic license includes Oracle Access Manager usage rights, with the limitations summarized below:
No explicit usage of Access Manager SDK
No explicit usage of Custom Plug-Ins
LDAP limited to Oracle Internet Directory
Application Server limited to Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) or WebLogic Server
Web Server limited to Oracle HTTP Server (OHS)
No integration with Oracle Adaptive Access Manager permitted
No integration with Oracle Identity Federation permitted
Table B-1 summarizes the Oracle Access Manager features that have usage restrictions under the terms of the Oracle Access Manager Basic license. For full use of these capabilities you are required to license Oracle Access Manager.
Table B-1 Oracle Access Manager Basic License Feature Constraints
| Feature Category | Summary of Restrictions in Access Manager Basic License |
|---|---|
|
Access Manager SDK |
The Access Manager SDK is used to create custom Access Gates for protecting resources protected by Access Manager. Use of the Access Manager SDK is not permitted in the Access Manager Basic License. |
|
Custom Plug-Ins |
Oracle Access Manager provides APIs that allow software developers to write custom programs or components that integrate closely with Oracle Access Manager. These modules may represent anything from custom extensions of base Oracle Access Manager functionality to significant applications that are outside of Oracle Access Manager, but need to interact with Oracle Access Manager for identity or access control functions. Use of Custom Plug-Ins is not permitted in the Access Manager Basic License. |
|
LDAP |
Oracle Access Manager supports a range of directory technologies for storing identity and policy data. The Access Manager Basic License only permits the use of Oracle Internet Directory for the storage of identity and policy data—no other directory use is permitted. |
|
Application Servers |
Oracle Access Manager can be integrated with a variety of application server containers. The Access Manager Basic License only permits integration with Containers for J2EE (OC4J) or WebLogic Server—integration with other application servers or containers is not permitted. |
|
Web Servers |
Oracle Access Manager can be integrated with a variety of Web servers. The Access Manager Basic License only permits integration with Oracle HTTP Server (OHS)—integration with other Web servers is not permitted. |
|
Adaptive Access Manager Integration |
Oracle Adaptive Access Manager provides Web access, real-time fraud detection, and multi-factor online authentication security for the enterprise. The Access Manager Basic License does not permit integration with Oracle Adaptive Access Manager. |
|
Identity Federation Integration |
Users need to access content on different corporate Web sites. Corporate Web sites need to authenticate and authorize users from different domains that use different security products. The Oracle Identity Federation product addresses these problems. The Access Manager Basic License does not permit integration with Oracle Identity Federation. |