The Sun Java System Access Manager: Configuration
and Customization course provides students with
a description of the role of the Sun Java System
Access Manager (Access Manager) in an identity
management solution. Students learn to configure, manage,
administer, and customize Access Manager services,
authentication, authorization, and federated identity.
This comprehensive course covers a number of identity
management concepts and Access Manager functions
that range in complexity from introductory to advanced.
This course does not cover basic installation, Java
technology programming, Extensible Markup Language (XML),
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and Sun Java
System Directory Server (Directory Server) concepts.
These topics are covered in other Sun courses.
The printable Student Guide and Student Workbook included in this
Online Lecture are similar to those in the instructor led version of this course.
In some cases, these guides refer to lab files used by an instructor in the classroom. Such downloadable lab files have not been provided in the online version.
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Technical Requirements
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Additional SW HW Requirements
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Languages
English
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Format
Online Lecture
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Course Features and Services
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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are system
engineers, professional services consultants, application
developers, architects, and other technical personnel.
The course is designed for those who must implement
the Access Manager in an existing infrastructure and
adapt the product's appearance and functionality to suit
the specific enterprise requirements.
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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be
able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency with the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS)
- Install the Sun Java Enterprise System
- Demonstrate proficiency with XML and interpret
Document Type Definition (DTD) files
- Demonstrate familiarity with Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML)
- Demonstrate familiarity with Java programming and
JavaServer Pages [JSP pages]
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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Define the role of the Access Manager and list the
features and functions of the Access Manager that
address key business challenges
- Configure the Access Manager and Policy Agents
- Configure and customize authentication and single
sign-on (SSO)
- Configure, administer, personalize, and customize
authorization
- Describe the Security Assertions Markup Language
(SAML) and federated identity, and their implementation
in Access Manager
- Implement advanced deployment scenarios, including
cross-domain single sign-on (CDSSO) and high availability
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Related Courses
Before:
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1: Core Concepts (ECR-2281)
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Sun Java Enterprise System: Installation and Administration (ECR-2389)
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Course Content
Module 1 - Sun Java System Access Manager
- Describe identity management
- Describe network identity implementation
- Describe the Sun Java System identity management framework
- Identify Access Manager components
- Describe Policy Agent software
- Examine a case study
Module 2 - Configuring and Deploying the Access Manager
- Identify deployment components
- List basic deployment scenarios
- Start and stop Access Manager and Policy Agent instances
- Describe Access Manager configuration
- Configure Policy Agent instances
- Configure secure sockets layer (SSL) with the Access Manager
Module 3 - Access Manager Realms
- Describe the types of data the Access Manager uses
- Describe Access Manager realms
- Describe realm and legacy modes
- Describe identity repository types
- Configure identity repositories
- Describe Access Manager management tools
- Create and configure realms
- Delegate administration
Module 4 - Service Configuration
- Describe Access Manager services
- Configure Access Manager services using the console
- Configure Access Manager services using the command-line interface (CLI)
- Describe service configuration for new realms
Module 5 - Logging and Debugging
- Describe the Access Manager Logging Service
- Describe debug files
- Describe Policy Agent logging
Module 6 - Authentication and Single Sign-On
- Describe Access Manager authentication
- Describe the Access Manager authentication architecture
- Describe the mechanism for non-programmatic authentication
- Describe the mechanism for programmatic authentication
- Configure Access Manager authentication
- Describe the authentication process
- Describe Access Manager sessions
- Describe SSO
- Constrain user sessions
Module 7 - Customizing Authentication
- Describe the Access Manager authentication interface and its architecture
- Configure a customized authentication interface
- Describe authentication interface JSP templates
- Customize an authentication interface
Module 8 - Policy Configuration
- Describe policy
- Describe the policy architecture
- Describe policy components
- Describe policy storage
- Administer policy
- Configure policies using the console
Module 9 - Policy Evaluation
- Describe policy evaluation principles
- Examine a policy evaluation example
- Describe policy interoperability
Module 10 - Security Assertion Markup Language
- Describe SAML
- Describe SSO system flow using SAML
- Configure SAML support on the Access Manager
Module 11 - Federated Identity
- Describe the Liberty Alliance project
- Describe the Liberty specification
- Identify Liberty web services
- Describe the identity federation process and user experience
- Describe Liberty process flow
Module 12 - Advanced Deployment
- Describe cross-domain single sign-on (CDSSO)
- Describe and configure distributed authentication
- Run Access Manager from a user account other than the root account
- Describe and configure high availability
- Describe and configure persistent searches
- Describe and configure session caching options
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