Configuring a Host Identifier

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Oracle Access Manager needs to be configured with a Host Identifier that matches the host identifier variable that you created when you registered Oracle HTTP Server WebGate with Oracle Access Manager. When you registered your WebGate with the Oracle Access Manager, this step was completed automatically for you.

If a host identifier was not created or was deleted after you created your WebGate, you will need to create a new host identifier.

To create a new host identifier, follow the instructions in section 16.4, Managing Host Identifiers, of the Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Access Management, which can be found at the following URL:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E27559_01/admin.1112/e27239/toc.htm

To confirm that you have a configured Host Identifier:

  1. Login to the Oracle Access Manager Administration Console.
  2. Navigate to the Policy Configuration tab.
  3. Click Host Identifier and then click Open.
  4. Click Search.
  5. Select the link for your Host Identifier.
  6. In the Host Identifier dialog box, do the following:

    In the Host Name Validation list, ensure that the name of your host identifier under Host Name matches the host identifier that you setup when you registered your WebGate with Oracle Access Manager.

    Note: The host identifier field is a value that replaces hostname:port in requests from the webserver to the Oracle Access Manager. For example, your WebGate has a host identifer set to P6EPPM and you make a request in the browser for a resource, such as http://ohs_<server_name>:<port>/p6. The WebGate makes an IsProtected call to the Oracle Access Manager managed server to determine whether the resource is protected; in this instance, the resource is /p6. The WebGate will pass the resource from itself to OAM as http://P6EPPM/p6 — this can be seen in trace mode logs of Oracle Access Manager — and then it will attempt to match a policy created in OAM. As a result of this substitution, redirection to Oracle Access Manager for authentication will occur if the actual <host_name>:<port> of the webserver is not set as the host identifier value.

Related Topics

Configuring Oracle Access Manager and the Oracle HTTP Server WebGate for Single Sign-On Redirection

Configuring a Data Source in Oracle Access Manager to Connect to an LDAP Server

Creating an Authentication Module

Configuring an Authentication Scheme

Protecting Your Resources

Configuring Protected Resources under an Application Domain

Mapping Your Authentication Scheme to Your Authentication Policy

Testing Your Single Sign-On Integration with Oracle Access Manager



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