This guide provides an introduction to Oracle Entitlements Server and describes how to create authorization policies, request authorization decisions and delegate administration using the available application programming interfaces (API). It also contains information regarding the Oracle Entitlements Server policy model, and how to use the API to create policy objects.
This document is intended for engineers who use Oracle Entitlements Server development tools to control access to an organization's protected resources. This might involve programmatically requesting an authorization decision, creating an authorization or role mapping policy, developing custom Security Modules and Attribute Retrievers, and managing policy objects.
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For more information, see the following guides in the Oracle Entitlements Server documentation set:
Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes
Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity Management
Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Entitlements Server
Oracle Fusion Middleware Management Java API Reference for Oracle Entitlements Server
Oracle Fusion Middleware PDP Extension Java API Reference for Oracle Entitlements Server
Oracle Fusion Middleware .NET API Reference for Oracle Entitlements Server
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