OAM integration with Oracle Fusion Middleware (Webcenter) for SSO : Reader’s Question
I am excited to share that pre-launch of my book “Oracle Identity and Access Manager 11g for Administrator” is big success (sold 100+ copies in first 45 days). This book can be ordered online from Packtpub Website with hard copies expected to be available by mid September.
If you have purchased this book and have suggestion or queries please leave them under comments or drop me a mail. Here are few from a reader who bought this book last week.
Q1. Can SSO be achieved by only installing OAM and skipping Oracle Identity Manager (OIM)?
A1: Oracle Identity and Access Management software by default includes OAM, OIM, OAAM, OIN & OAPM. If you want to use only Single Sign-On (Oracle Access Manager) then OIM is not required (OIM can be skipped).
Note: Think about how you are going to manage identity (user/groups) stored in LDAP server like self service password resets, self registration, forgot password link.
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Q2. If yes, can SOA suite also be ignored if I am doing only Oracle Access Manager (OAM). You mentioned this on page 26.
A2: Yes SOA can be ignored for OAM only implementation, SOA suite in IDAM (Identity and Access Management) is required only for Oracle Identity Manager (OIM)
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Q3. Is there any setup/configuration/ needed on the client browser side?
A3: No setup/configuration is required on client’s browser. Only configuration (which is enabled by default) is that browser should be configured to accept cookies.
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Q4. Do I need to make any changes as described in chapter 6 (OAM Policy component) and Chapter 7 (Session) for a straight forward SSO integration?
A4: Few additional changes depending on application which you integrating (Ex. WebCenter, OBIEE, UCM) are required at application level. Changes like setting some URL’s public/private in OAM, configuring OAM Identity Asserter in weblogic domain hosting application, adding java properties in webcenter startup (for webcenter) etc are required. At OAM side, application URL should be protected . High level overview of these steps are covered in chapter 12.
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Q5. You mentioned integration with Webcenter is in Chapter 12. This chapter was not included in the download as of August 5th, 2011. How soon can I expect it to download?
A5: You should receive it in a day or two, if you don’t receive it by Wednesday then please drop me a mail and I’ll contact publisher. Chapter 12 covers high level steps required to integrate EBS R12, WebCenter OBIEE, and UCM with Oracle Access Manager (OAM) for Single Sign-On. I am working on step by step guide to integrate these applications with OAM for Single Sign-On (SSO). Plan is to launch EBS(R12)-OAM integration followed by WebCenter-OAM integration.