Portal Server uses Sun Java System Access Manager services to manage attributes that are specific to Portal Server end users and applications. You must use the Access Manager console to manage tasks related to identity.
To control who has access to a portal site, Portal Server administrators must use the following tools:
The Portal Server management console is a browser interface that allows administrators to manage the following:
Portals and portal instances
Search
Remote access
Single sign-on
Display profile documents
Containers and channels
The Sun Java System Access Manager console is a browser interface that allows administrators with different levels of access to do the following:
Create and remove realms and organizations
Create and delete users to and from those organizations
Manage services
Set up enforcement policies that protect and limit access to organization resources
Portal Server administrators must use Access Manager to perform the following tasks:
Manage identity-based objects, including users, roles, and organizations, to administer and assign appropriate access to users according to roles they have within organizations or suborganizations
Delegate administrative functions to specific end users by authorizing the end users to administer organizations, suborganizations, users, policy, roles, and channels
Access Manager uses the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP).
For information about Access Manager administration, see the Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Guide.