What's New in Siebel Security Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2014

Table 1-2 lists the changes in this revision of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Note: Siebel Innovation Pack 2014 is a continuation of the Siebel 8.1/8.2 release.

Table 1-2 New Product Features in Siebel Security Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2014

Topic	Description
"About Using Transport Layer Security with Siebel CRM"	New topic. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) v3.0 communications encryption is not supported for environments with high-security requirements.
Various topics	Modified topics. Implement Transport Layer Security (TLS) communications encryption where possible.
"Characters Supported in Siebel Passwords"	New topic. Lists the characters that are supported for Siebel passwords.
Changing Passwords in the Siebel Management Framework About Configuring SSL Encryption for the Siebel Management Framework	Deleted topics. Siebel Management Server and Siebel Management Agent are not supported for the current release. For more information, see the statement of direction on My Oracle Support, 1640801.1 (Article ID).
"About Encryption of Gateway Name Server Password Parameters" "Reencrypting Password Parameters in the Siebns.dat File"	Modified topics. Passwords in the siebns.dat file on the Siebel Gateway Name Server are now encrypted using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. If you are upgrading to the current release, you must reencrypt these password parameters.
"About Data Encryption"	Modified topic. Implement AES encryption using Siebel Strong Encryption for increased data security.
"LDAP and ADSI Security Adapter Authentication Process"	Modified topic. The Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) security adapter, and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) security adapter used with the Oracle LDAP Client, accept special characters in passwords.
"Comparison of LDAP and ADSI Security Adapters"	Modified topic. Password expiration warning functionality is supported with the LDAP security adapter on directory servers that implement the IETF password policy draft (09) standard.
"ADSI Security Adapter Requirements"	Modified topic. Siebel Business Applications support authentication using Microsoft Global Catalog.
"About Installing Oracle LDAP Client Software"	Modified topic. If you install the Oracle Database Client provided with a Siebel Innovation Pack to enable LDAP authentication, you must also use this client to connect to your Oracle Database.
Using IBM LDAP Client Software	Deleted topic. Use the Oracle Database Client and Oracle Wallet Manager if you implement LDAP security adapter authentication with Siebel CRM.
"Enabling TLS for the Siebel LDAP Security Adapter"	Modified topic. Includes additional information about enabling SSL for the LDAP security adapter on a Windows platform.
"Retrieving a Forgotten Password (Users)" "Defining Password Length for Retrieved Passwords" "Architecture for Forgotten Passwords"	Modified topics. When using the Forgot Your Password feature, a user can enter the new password they want to use.
"Exporting and Importing Tab Layouts"	Modified topic. Added additional information about exporting and importing tab layouts for a responsibility from one Siebel environment to another.

Additional Changes

For Siebel CRM product releases 8.1.1.9 and later and for 8.2.2.2 and later, the system requirements and supported platform certifications are available from the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support. For information about Certifications, see article 1492194.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support.