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Sun Java Systems Access Manager 6 2005Q1 Federation Management Guide 

Preface

The Sun Java™ System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 Federation Management Guide provides information about the Federated Management module and related Web services in Sun Java™ System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (formerly Sun™ ONE Identity Server). It includes an introduction to the Liberty Alliance Project’s specifications and Access Manager’s compliance with them. Instructions for enabling a Liberty-based environment, and summaries of the application programming interface (API) for extending the framework are also provided. This preface includes the following sections:

Who Should Use This Guide

This Federation Management Guide is intended for use by IT professionals, network administrators and software developers who implement a Liberty-enabled identity management and web access platform using Sun Java System servers and software. It is recommended that administrators understand the following technologies:

Before You Read This Guide

Access Manager is a component of the Sun Java Enterprise System, a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. You should be familiar with the documentation provided with Sun Java Enterprise System, which you can access online at:

http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.05q1

Because Sun Java System Directory Server is used as the data store in an Access Manager deployment, administrators should also be familiar with the documentation provided with that product. The latest Directory Server documentation can be accessed online at http://docs.sun.com/coll/DirectoryServer_05q1.

Conventions Used in This Guide

In the Access Manager documentation set, certain typographic conventions and terminology are used. These conventions are described in the following sections.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this guide.

Table 1  Typographic Conventions 

Typeface

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123
(Monospace)

API and language elements, HTML tags, web site URLs, command names, file names, directory path names, onscreen computer output, sample code.

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123
(Monospace bold)

What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output.

% su
Password:

AaBbCc123
(Italic)

Book titles, new terms, words to be emphasized.

A placeholder in a command or path name to be replaced with a real name or value.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

Do not save the file.

The file is located in the install-dir/bin directory.

Symbols

The following table describes the symbol conventions used in this guide.

Table 2  Symbol Conventions 

Symbol

Description

Example

Meaning

[ ]

Contains optional command options.

ls [-l]

The -l option is not required.

{ | }

Contains a set of choices for a required command option.

-d {y|n}

The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument.

-

Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes.

Control-A

Press the Control key while you press the A key.

+

Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes.

Ctrl+A+N

Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys.

>

Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface.

File > New > Templates

From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.

Default Paths and File Names

The following table describes the default paths and file names used in this guide:

Table 3  Default Paths and File Names 

Term

Description

AccessManager_base

Represents the base installation directory for Access Manager. The Access Manager 2005Q1 default base installation and product directory depends on your specific platform:

Solaris™ systems: /opt/SUNWam

Linux systems: /opt/sun/identity

DirectoryServer_base

Represents the base installation directory for Sun Java System Directory Server. Refer to the product documentation for the specific path name.

ApplicationServer_base

Represents the base installation directory for Sun Java System Application Server. Refer to the product documentation for the specific path name.

WebServer_base

Represents the base installation directory for Sun Java System Web Server. Refer to the product documentation for the specific path name.

Shell Prompts

The following table describes the shell prompts used in this guide.

Table 4  Shell Prompts

Shell

Prompt

C shell on UNIX or Linux

machine-name%

C shell superuser on UNIX or Linux

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell on UNIX or Linux

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser on UNIX or Linux

#

Windows command line

C:\

Access Manager Documentation Set

The Access Manager documentation consists of two sets:

Access Manager Core Documentation

The Access Manager documentation set contains the following titles:

Updates to the Release Notes and links to modifications of the core documentation can be found on the Access Manager page at the Sun Java System 2005Q1 documentation web site (http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.05q1). Updated documents will be marked with a revision date.

Access Manager Policy Agent Documentation

Documentation for the Access Manager policy agents is available at http://docs.sun.com/coll/S1_IdServPolicyAgent_21. Policy agents are developed on a different schedule than the server product itself. Therefore, the documentation set for the policy agents is available outside the core set of Access Manager documentation. The Policy Agent documentation set contains the following titles:

Related JES Product Documentation

Useful information can be found at the following locations:

Accessing Sun Resources Online

For product downloads, professional services, patches, support, and additional developer information, go to:

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in the product documentation, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this documentation set and provide additional, related information. Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party Web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.

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