Overview of the process for configuring SSO with Oracle Access Manager

Here is an overview of the steps for using Oracle Access Manager to implement SSO in Big Data Discovery.

  1. Install Oracle Access Manager 11g, if you haven't already. See the Oracle Access Manager documentation for details.
  2. Install Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) 11g. See the Oracle HTTP Server documentation for details.
  3. Install OHS Webgate 11g. See the Webgate documentation for details.
  4. Create an instance of OHS and confirm that it is up and running. See the OHS documentation for details.
  5. Configure the reverse proxy module for the Big Data Discovery application server in Oracle HTTP Server. See Configuring the reverse proxy module in OHS.
  6. Install the Webgate module into the Oracle HTTP Server. See Registering the Webgate with the Oracle Access Manager server.
  7. In Big Data Discovery, configure the LDAP connection for your SSO implementation. See Configuring the LDAP connection for SSO.
  8. In Big Data Discovery, configure the Oracle Access Manager SSO settings. See Configuring the Oracle Access Manager SSO settings.
  9. Configure Big Data Discovery's web server settings to use the OHS server. See Completing and testing the SSO integration.
  10. Disable direct access to the Big Data Discovery application server, to ensure that all traffic to Big Data Discovery is routed through OHS.