Before You Read This Book

This book is intended for use by IT administrators and software developers who implement a web access platform using Sun Java System servers and software. Readers of this guide should be familiar with the following concepts and technologies:

• Deployment platform: Solaris^TM or Linux operating system

• Web container that will run Access Manager: Sun Java System Application Server, Sun Java System Web Server, BEA WebLogic, or IBM WebSphere Application Server

• Technical concepts: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Java technology, JavaServer Pages^TM (JSP) technology, HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), HyperText Markup Language (HTML), and eXtensible Markup Language (XML)