Fetch userid from custom cookie from HTTP session: Oracle Access Manager

Please refer the post for more details why do we need to fetch the userid attribute value from a Cookie instead of Header Variable. Most of the integrations that we do with Oracle Access Manager expect user id to be passed to the target application to identify the user authenticated. The below code can be […]

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Header variables not set in IE browser: Oracle Access Manager

Hi all, This post will cover an important caveat of Oracle Access Manager with Form Based authentication when there are multiple web servers in your architecture resulting into multiple redirections. Lets say the architecture has components WebServer1, WebServer2, WebServer3 and Oracle Access Manager. Lets assume WebServer1 is used as reverse proxy server, WebServer2 is where […]

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ASR setup has failed – Error occurred while dropping database link : ORA-02084 : database name is missing a component while Configuring Multi Master OID replication using “remtool -asrsetup”

This issue is from one of our readers where He was facing issue while configuring OID multimaster replication usign remtool. remtool : REplication Mangement TOOL is command like tool to manage OID replication configuration (adding, deleting node, setting up ASR based replication -asrsetup and configuraing LDAP based replica groups). More on remtool here . Error Message ________________ ASR […]

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OAM WebGate not intercepting requests: Troubleshooting Tips

Hi all, Today, I have faced a common error where WebGate installed on OHS 11g is not intercepting the HTTP requests and thought its worth sharing. So, I would like to write the root cause of our issue and other points for troubleshooting. The background of this is there is a custom portal application deployed […]

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Oracle #Coherence 3.6 is now available

Oracle today announced release of Coherence 3.6   . . What is Oracle Coherence ?  Oracle Coherence is in-memory data grid solution and provides distributed cachingplatform for Middleware Products.  Oracle Coherence is product from Tangosol acquired by Oracle in 2007.              Oracle Coherence is part of Oracle Fusion Middleware Family and can be intergrated with Oracle WebLogic […]

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“Failure to connect to Access Server” while installing a WebGate.

Hi all, We were installing the OHS WebGate and it failed at step while configuring the WebGate connecting to Access Server. We are able to telnet the access server port from webgate machine and it works fine. The oblog.log of WebGate shows the below error.  The AccessGate is unable to contact any Access Servers.”    raw_code^301 […]

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Whole Server Migration

WSM is the process of moving the entire server instance from one physical machine to another upon failure or scheduled maintenance. All the services being hosted by that particular instance will also be migrated along with it to another healthy server. Machine configuration for WSM 1. Identify two machines on the same sub net for […]

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#OracleIdM 11g webinar : Is this for OAM (Oracle Access Manager) & OIM (Oracle Identity Manager) 11g ?

If you follow Mark Wilcox’s blog here you must have noticed OracleIdM 11g webinar on 21st July where Oracle is going to show rest of the 11g Identity Management (My guess is on Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) which currently on version 9.1.X and Oracle Access Manager (OAM) which is currently on version 10.1.4.3) To register for this webinar click here Just to give you brief overview of […]

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Authentication Providers in #WebLogic – Oracle Access Manager Identity Assertion for Single Sign-On and OAM Authenticator

OAM– Oracle Access Manager is recommended Single Sign-On solution for Fusion Middleware products (SOA, WebCenter, OSB, UCM ….) ObSSOCookie – is cookie generated by OAM for users authenticated via OAM. . What is Authentication Provider in WebLogic Server ? WebLogic Server includes numerous Authentication security providers: given a username and password credential pair, the provider attempts to […]

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Oracle Service Bus 11g ( #OSB ) Installation overview for single node deployment

. OSB (Oracle Service Bus) = ALSB(BEA’s AquaLogic Service Bus) + ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) Download 11g OSB Software from here Oracle Service Bus 11g Installation Guide is available here For High Availability (Active-Active cluster) in Oracle Service Bus 11g click here . Key points for OSB 11g Installation 1) OSB Installer gives you option […]

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