IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter 10.0.1 for IBM i - Release notes

IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter 10.0.1 for IBM i is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

Contents

Preface

These Release Notes contain information for the following products that was not available when the IBM Security Verify Governance Server manuals were printed:

·         IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter for IBM i Installation and Configuration guide

Adapter Features and Purpose

The IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter for IBM i is designed to create and manage accounts on System i. The adapter runs in "agentless" mode and communicates with the System i resource via HTTP.

IBM recommends the installation of this adapter (and the prerequisite IBM Security Directory Integrator) on each node of IBM Security Verify Governance Server WAS cluster. A single copy of the adapter can handle multiple IBM Security Verify Governance Server Services. The deployment configuration is based, in part, on the topology of your network domain, but the primary factor is the planned structure of your IBM Security VerifyGovernance Server Provisioning Policies and Approval Workflow process. Please refer to the IBM Documentation Centre for a discussion of these topics.

IBM Security Verify Governance Server adapters are powerful tools that require Administrator Level authority. Adapters operate much like a human system administrator, creating accounts, permissions and home directories. Operations requested from IBM Security Identity Server will fail if the adapter is not given sufficient authority to perform the requested task. IBM recommends that this adapter run with administrative (root) permissions.

 License Agreement

Review and agree to the terms of the IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter License prior to using this product.

The license can be viewed from the "license" folder included in the product package.

Contents of this Release

Adapter Version

New Features

Closed Issues

Installation and Configuration Notes

See the IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter for IBM i Installation and Configuration guide.

Corrections to Installation Guide

The following corrections to the Installation Guide apply to this release:

 Overview

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Planning

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New chapter:

Installing in the Verify Governance virtual appliance

For Verify Governance target management, you can install an IBM Security Verify Adapters or a custom adapter on the built-in Security Directory Integrator in the virtual appliance instead of installing the adapter externally. As such, there is no need to manage a separate virtual machine or system.

About this task

This procedure is applicable for a selected list of Verify Governance Adapters. See the Verify Governance Adapters product documentation to determine which adapters are supported in IBM Security Verify Governance, and which can be installed on the virtual appliance.

All Identity Governance and Intelligence supported adapters can be installed externally on the virtual appliance. Depending on the adapter, an external Security Directory Integrator may be required.

See the corresponding Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide for the specific prerequisites, installation and configuration tasks, and issues and limitations. See the Adapters Release Notes for any updates to these references.

Procedure

1. Download the adapter package from the IBM Passport Advantage.

   For example, Adapter-<Adaptername>.zip.

   The adapter package includes the following files:

Table 1. Adapter package contents

Files	Descriptions
bundledefinition.json	The adapter definition file. It specifies the content of the package, and the adapter installation and configuration properties that are required to install and update the adapter.
Adapter JAR profile	An Security Directory Integrator adapter always include a JAR profile which contains: targetProfile.json Service provider configuration Resource type configuration SCIM schema extensions List of assembly lines A set of assembly lines in XML files A set of forms in XML files Custom properties that include labels and messages for supported languages. Use the Target Administration module to import the target profile.
Additional adapter specific files	Examples of adapter specific files: Connector jar files Configuration files Script files License Tag files Properties files The file names are specified in the adapter definition file along with the destination directory in the virtual appliance.

2. From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, click Configure > SDI Management.

3. Select the instance of the Security Directory Integrator for which you want to manage the adapters and click Manage > SDI Adapters

   The SDI Adapters window is displayed with a table that list the name, version, and any comments about the installed adapters.

4. On the SDI Adapters window, click Install.

5. On the File Upload window, click Browse to locate the adapter package and then click OK.

   For example, Adapter-<Adaptername>.zip.

6. Provide the missing 3rd party libraries when prompted.

   1. On the File Upload for Pre-requisite files window, click Select Files.

      A new File Upload window is displayed.

   2. Browse and select all the missing libraries. For example, httpclient-4.0.1.jar

   3. Click Open.

      The selected files are listed in the File Upload for Pre-requisite files window.

   4. Click OK.

      The missing files are uploaded and the adapter package is updated with the 3rd party libraries.

7. Enable secure communication.

   1. Select the instance of the Security Directory Integrator for which you want to manage the adapter.

   2. Click Edit.

   3. Click the Enable SSL check box.

   4. Click Save Configuration.

8. Import the SSL certificate to the IBM® Security Directory Integrator server.

   1. Select the instance of the Security Directory Integrator for which you want to manage the adapter.

   2. Click Manage > Certificates.

   3. Click the Signer tab.

   4. Click Import.

      The Import Certificate window is displayed.

   5. Browse for the certificate file.

   6. Specify a label for the certificate. It can be any name.

   7. Click Save.

Installing

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Upgrading

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Configuring

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Troubleshooting

Enabling DEBUG Logs on SDI Server

Procedure:

1. Stop the SDI Server process

Pre-7.2.0-ISS-SDI-FP0008

2. Edit the <SDI_Solution_Directory>/etc/log4j.properties

3. Modify the following line:

log4j.rootCategory=INFO, Default

to

log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, Default

Post-7.2.0-ISS-SDI-FP0008

2. Edit <SDI_HOME>/etc/log4j2.xml

3. Modify the following line:

<Root level="info">

to

<Root level="debug">

4. Start the SDI Server process

5. Re-create the problem and collect the <SDI_Solution_Dir>/logs/ibmdi.log

Uninstalling

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Reference

Adapter attributes

Table 1. Account Attributes, descriptions and permissions

remove : erOS400Aut Specifies the type of authority. Read and

Configuration Notes

The following configuration notes apply to this release:

None

Customizing or Extending Adapter Features

IBM Security Identity Server adapters can be customized and/or extended. The type and method of this customization may vary from adapter to adapter.

Getting Started

Customizing and extending adapters requires a number of additional skills. The developer must be familiar with the following concepts and skills prior to beginning the modifications:

·         IBM Security Verify Governance Server administration

·         IBM Security Directory Integrator management

·         IBM Security Directory Integrator Assembly Line development

·         LDAP schema management

·         Working knowledge of Java scripting language

·         Working knowledge of LDAP object classes and attributes

·         Working knowledge of XML document structure

Note: If the customization requires a new Security Directory Integrator connector, the developer must also be familiar with Security Directory Integrator connector development and working knowledge of Java programming language.

IBM Security Verify Governance Server Resources:

Check the Learn section of the IBM Documentation Centre for links to training, publications, and demos.

Security Directory Integrator Resources:

Check the Learn section of the IBM Security Directory Integrator Support web site for links to training, publications, and demos.

Support for Customized Adapters

The integration to the Security Verify Governance server – the adapter framework – is supported. However, IBM does not support the customizations, scripts, or other modifications. If you experience a problem with a customized adapter, IBM Support may require the problem to be demonstrated on the GA version of the adapter before a support case is opened.

Supported Configurations

The IBM Security Security Verify Governance Adapter for IBM i was built and tested on the following product versions.

Adapter Installation Platform: 

The IBM Security Verify Governance Adapter for IBM i installs into Security Directory Integrator (SDI) and may be installed on any platform supported by the SDI product and supported by the target system libraries or client, where applicable. IBM recommends installing SDI on each node of the IBM Security Identity Server WAS Cluster and then installing this adapter on each instance of SDI. Supported SDI versions include:

·         IBM Security Directory Integrator 7.2 with Fix Pack 11

Managed Resource:

                         IBM i 7.4       

                         IBM i 7.5       

                         IBM Security Verify Governance v10.x        

                         IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager v10.x        

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