Identity and Access Management: Q: What is an identity? A: An identity is a piece of information used to identify an entity whether it is a user or group etc.,. LDAP: Q: What is an object class and their different types? A: An object class specifies set of attributes that are used to define an […]
Read MoreThis post describes the aspects of the integration between Oracle Entitlement Server and Oracle Access Manager. As we know that from 11g onwards, Oracle recommends OAM for authentication, SSO and OES for Authorization. Hence it’s always good to know how this integration works. Frankly, there is no integration between OAM and OES. The ease of […]
Read MoreIt is pretty straight forward to create the ALES schema using DB Config tool. I am writing here something which is not documented anywhere as to how to re-run the DB config tool if wrong values are specified for oes username or password etc., Here are the steps to be followed to revert and re-run […]
Read MoreNow its time to share the information that OES Admin server works with Weblogic server 10.3.1 though its not certified. The steps followed are as shown in blog. I have also tried with WLS 10.3.2 and it worked fine with Admin server and patching to CP3 had no problems. We are also able to access […]
Read MoreThis post will bring out the key points involved in the integration between Weblogic Portal and Oracle Access Manager using SSPI Connector. Major Products involved: 1. Weblogic Portal 10.3.0 2. OAM 10.1.4.3 3. SSPI Connector 10.1.4.2.2 Key Points: 1. Create portaldmin user in OAM (as in user store) and assign Admin rights. 2. Create group […]
Read MoreThis post outlines the password policies, user challenges in Oracle Access Manager that are possible OOTB. Lost Password Policy: Lost Password Policy creation is used to challenge the user with registered questions at first login and followed by reset password. Password Policy: Password Policy is used for specifying the Password Specifications (if any), Password validity […]
Read MoreThe following steps discuss the integration of Oracle Access Manager with Oracle Application Server. (This is not applicable to a standalone oc4j.). 1. User accesses OAM protected application deployed on Oracle Application Server and webgate intercepts that request. 2. Webgate checks with the Access Server if the resource is protected. 3. When the resource is […]
Read MoreEnsure that following conditions are met while installing OAM on linux. Typically you will face issue after webpass installation while starting HTTP Server. OAM 10.1.4.3: 1. While starting OIS Server Error: /disk1/oracle/Middleware/OAM/identity/oblix/apps/common/bin/ois_server: error while loading shared libraries: libdl.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory rm: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: […]
Read More1. Error: Message from syslogd@itechdemo at Tue Aug 4 21:18:34 2009 … itechdemo Oblix: 2009/08/04@15:48:34.019699 17769 17783 ACCESS_GATE FATAL 0x0000182C /usr/abuild/Oblix/coreid1014/palantir/webgate2/src/apache2entry_web_gate.cpp:434 “The AccessGate is unable to contact any Access Servers.” raw_code^301 Solution: 1. Check the preferred hostname given in webgate (in Access console) in the Host Identifiers section. 2. Rearrange the modules in httpd.conf by […]
Read More1. Error: Oracle Access Manager Operation Error The login form /oasa/loginPage.jsp defined for form authentication itself requires form authentication. It should be unprotected. Contact your website administrator to remedy this problem. Probable Solution: The action URL specified for this authentication scheme should be unprotected using Anonymous authentication scheme. For instance, if you had specified the […]
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