21.6 Configuring Single Sign-On with Access Manager

Here is an outline of tasks that Administrators must perform to configure single sign-on with Access Manager 11g.

For each task, a link to additional information is included.

1. Review all topics in this chapter to get familiar with the Access Manager 11g SSO policy model.
2. Configure a single sign-on logout URL for each application you want to protect, using documentation for your specific application.
3. Install and register an Agent on each Web server that is hosting an application to protect using either method. See:

   • Introduction to Agents and Registration

   • Registering and Managing OAM 11g Agents

4. Proceed to manage resource types, host identifiers, authentication schemes, and modules:

   • Managing Authentication and Shared Policy Components

5. Locate an existing Application Domain (or start a fresh one) and add resources and policies, as described in:

   • Managing Policies to Protect Resources and Enable SSO