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Working with Access Gates in Oracle Access Manager
An access gate is required instead of a standard webgate when you need to control access to a resource where OAM doesnot provide out of the box solution. In addition to the creation of access gate profile in the Access Console, you would also need Access Server SDK to invoke Access System. To do this, […]
Read MoreConfiguring Lost Password management in Oracle Access Manager
If you want to configure Lost password policy management using Oracle Access Manager for your application, then here it is how you can do. In real time scenario, once the user clicks on Lost Password link, the user will be challenged with questions registered during first login, followed by a change password. How can we do […]
Read MoreOAM integration with WebLogic for different versions
Hi all, As you might have observed that the integration between Oracle Access Manager and WebLogic server varies with different versions of Oracle Access Manager and hence it’s architecture varies. So I would like to give a brief on how the architecture looks like and what are the components needed for this integration. Until OAM […]
Read MoreIssues in WebLogic Portal integration with Oracle Entitlement Server
In previous posts I have specified the supported and working WebLogic JDK versions for Oracle Entitlement Server. I have tested protecting the WebLogic Server application where OES Admin is installed on WLS 10.3.1 and it went fine. However, when I used WLS 10.3.1 for Admin server and tried to install the WebLogic Portal sample application […]
Read MoreSupported WebLogic and JDK versions for Oracle Entitlement Server
It is important to know which WebLogic versions and JDK versions are supported with Oracle Entitlement Server. If you would like to see the Certification matrix for OES, here it is. Only WebLogic 10.3.0 is supported for Admin and SSM, if you are using WebLogic Portal, 10.2.0 is supported. From my experience, WebLogic 10.3.1 is […]
Read MoreExporting and Importing policies in Oracle Entitlement Server.
At times, it is important to import/export policies from Database. I am explaining the scripts to be used to achieve this. The policies are present in the XML config file policyIX_config.xml in the location BEA_HOME/ales32-admin/bin. To export policies from Database to an XML file: Assume you are running from the location BEA_HOME/ales32-admin/bin. ./policyIX.sh -export ../config/policyIX_config.xml […]
Read MoreOracle Entitlement Server Patches
If you are looking for patches on Oracle Entitlement Server, here it is. CP1: SSM : 7716200 ADMIN : 7716188 DBConfigTool : 7716171 CP2: SSM : 8393978 ADMIN : 8393965 DBConfigTool : 8393975 CP3 : Admin Server: 9171320 SSM: 9171016 Note: There is no DBConfigTool released in CP3.
Read MoreTroubleshooting SSPI Integration
Hi all, This time I would like to post the troubleshooting tips for issues that I have come across with the SSPI integration of Oracle Access Manager. I have given most probable solutions for the errors and it may differ based up on environment and approach followed. This is applicable for WebLogic servers till 10.3.0 […]
Read MoreOracle Access Manager Questions & Answers
Hi all, Here I am going to post OAM questions and answers. Oracle Access Manager is a state-of-the-art solution for both centralized identity management and access control, providing an integrated standards-based solution that delivers authentication, web single sign-on, access policy creation and enforcement, user self-registration and self-service, delegated administration, reporting, and auditing. Q: What is […]
Read MoreConfigure Reverse Proxy for Oracle Access Manager consoles
Though it is not tough job to implement this, I thought there is nothing wrong in sharing. It is some times necessary to reverse proxy Oracle Access Manger consoles through Oracle HTTP Server or Apache Server etc., Lets assume the OAM consoles are like this: http://oam.domain.com:7007/access/oblix http://oam.domain.com:7007/identity/oblix Lets assume you have OHS or Apache server […]
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