A mini book which talks about some of the internals of Oracle Identity Manager.
(You can download the PDF from this repository)
It starts off with basics of the Java Authentication and Authorization API (JAAS) and Weblogic Security and a builds the foundation which should help you understand the details behind the Authentication process within Oracle Identity Manager
- What is JAAS?
- Life without JAAS
- Drawbacks of the implementation
- JAAS: The Good Parts
- Peek into JAAS driven Authentication
- JAAS in action: Step by step
- Sample JAAS based application
- Required components
- The summary of invocation
- Conclusion
- Basic terminology
- Introduction: Weblogic Security Providers
- Types
- Authentication Providers
- Identity Assertion Provider
- Conclusion
- Authentication related scenarios/use cases
- Authentication Process: Under the covers
- Logging into OIM Self Service or Administrative console
- Dissecting the OIM Authentication Provider
- Using the OIM Design Console (standalone thick client) or OIM APIs in a standalone manner
- The Signature Login process
- Conclusion