This preface provides an overview of the content discussed in the Security Administration PeopleBook and discusses PeopleBooks and the online PeopleSoft library.
This PeopleBook covers a wide range of different tools and techniques for administering security on your PeopleSoft system, including:
Permission lists.
Roles
User profiles.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
Single signon.
Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) and digital certificates.
Web Service security.
PeopleSoft Encryption Technology (PET).
Query and definition security.
Personalization features.
Note. Remember that your application documentation also contains security topics that are more specific to the applications you've purchased.
A companion PeopleBook called PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library contains general information, including:
Understanding the PeopleSoft online library and related documentation.
How to send PeopleSoft documentation comments and suggestions to Oracle.
How to access hosted PeopleBooks, downloadable HTML PeopleBooks, and downloadable PDF PeopleBooks as well as documentation updates.
Understanding PeopleBook structure.
Typographical conventions and visual cues used in PeopleBooks.
ISO country codes and currency codes.
PeopleBooks that are common across multiple applications.
Common elements used in PeopleBooks.
Navigating the PeopleBooks interface and searching the PeopleSoft online library.
Displaying and printing screen shots and graphics in PeopleBooks.
How to manage the locally installed PeopleSoft online library, including web site folders.
Understanding documentation integration and how to integrate customized documentation into the library.
Application abbreviations found in application fields.
You can find PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library in the online PeopleBooks Library for your PeopleTools release.