Oracle By Example - Integrating Oracle Access Manager with Oracle Virtual Directory

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This Oracle By Example series provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform a variety of tasks by integrating Oracle Virtual Directory with Oracle Access Manager.
Oracle Virtual Directory provides real-time Internet and industry-standard LDAP and XML views of existing enterprise identity information, without synchronization or moving data from its native locations. OVD enables rapid deployment of directory-enabled application by providing a single consistent LDAP view of data from multiple directories or even from nondirectory data repositories, such as relational databases. Because OVD virtualizes directory data, it enables better security and protection of directory data by serving as a directory firewall and enforcing access control policies.
Oracle Access Manager delivers critical functionality for access control, single sign-on, and user profile management in the heterogeneous application environment. It provides prebuilt agents to protect, access, and manage all market-leading third-party Web servers, application servers, portals, LDAP directories, e-mail systems, and relational databases.
OVD is a highly available directory service that provides a unified synchronous view for user data across LDAP servers. OAM can be used for user and group management, delegated administration, password management, and self-service functions necessary to manage large user populations in a directory-centric environment. By integrating OAM with OVD, the virtual directory looks and behaves just like any other LDAP directory for the OAM applications. For the client applications or users, the user data accessed from various heterogeneous data sources through OVD is totally transparent.