A.2 User Application Configuration: All Parameters

This table includes the configuration parameters available when you click Show Advanced Options.

Table A-2 User Application Configuration: All Options

Type of Setting

Option

Description

eDirectory Connection Settings

LDAP Host

Required. Specify the hostname or IP address for your LDAP server. For example:

myLDAPhost

LDAP Non-Secure Port

Specify the non-secure port for your LDAP server. For example: 389.

LDAP Secure Port

Specify the secure port for your LDAP server. For example: 636.

LDAP Administrator

Required. Specify the credentials for the LDAP Administrator. This user must already exist. The User Application uses this account to make an administrative connection to the Identity Vault. This value is encrypted, based on the master key.

LDAP Administrator Password

Required. Specify the LDAP Administrator password. This password is encrypted, based on the master key.

Use Public Anonymous Account

Allows users who are not logged in to access the LDAP Public Anonymous Account.

LDAP Guest

Allows users who are not logged in to access permitted portlets. This user account must already exist in the Identity Vault. To enable LDAP Guest, you must deselect Use Public Anonymous Account. To disable Guest User, select Use Public Anonymous Account.

LDAP Guest Password

Specify the LDAP Guest password.

Secure Admin Connection

Select this option to require that all communication using the admin account be done using a secure socket. (This option can have adverse performance implications). This setting allows other operations that don't require SSL to operate without SSL.

Secure User Connection

Select this option to require that all communication done on the logged-in user's account be done using a secure socket. (This option can have severe adverse performance implications). This setting allows other operations that don't require SSL to operate without SSL.

eDirectory DNs

Root Container DN

Required. Specify the LDAP distinguished name of the root container. This is used as the default entity definition search root when no search root is specified in the directory abstraction layer.

Provisioning Driver DN

Required. Specify the distinguished name of the User Application driver (described in Section 3.1, Creating the User Application Driver in iManager). For example, if your driver is UserApplicationDriver and your driver set is called myDriverSet, and the driver set is in a context of o=myCompany, you type a value of:

cn=UserApplicationDriver,cn=myDriverSet,o=myCompany

User Application Admin

Required. An existing user in the Identity Vault who has the rights to perform administrative tasks for the User Application user container specified. This user can use the Administration tab of the User Application to administer the portal.

If the User Application Administrator participates in workflow administration tasks exposed in iManager, Novell Designer for Identity Manager, or the User Application (Requests & Approvals tab), you must grant this administrator appropriate trustee rights to object instances contained in the User Application driver. Refer to the User Application: Administration Guide for details.

To change this assignment after you deploy the User Application, you must use the Administration > Security pages in the User Application.

You cannot change this setting via configupdate if you have started the application server hosting the User Application.

Provisioning Application Admin

The Provisioning Application Administrator manages Provisioning Workflow functions available through the Requests and Approvals tab of the User Application. This user must exist in the Identity Vault prior to being designated the Provisioning Application Administrator.

To change this assignment after you deploy the User Application, you must use the Administration > Security pages in the User Application.

 

Compliance Admin

The Compliance Module Administrator is a system role that allows members to perform all functions on the Compliance tab. This user must exist in the Identity Vault prior to being designated as the Compliance Module Administrator.

During a configupdate, changes to this value only take effect if you do not have a valid Compliance Module Administrator assigned. If a valid Compliance Module Administrator exists, then your changes are not saved.

To change this assignment after you deploy the User Application, use the Roles > Role Assignment page in the User Application.

 

Roles Administrator

This role is available in the Novell Identity Manager Roles Based Provisioning Module. This role allows members to create, remove, or modify all roles, and grant or revoke any role assignment to any user, group, or container. It also allows its role members to run any report for any user. By default, the User Application Admin is assigned this role.

To change this assignment after you deploy the User Application, use the Roles > Role Assignment page in the User Application.

During a configupdate, changes to this value only take effect if you do not have a valid Roles Administrator assigned. If a valid Roles Administrator exists, then your changes are not saved.

Meta-Directory User Identity

User Container DN

Required. Specify the LDAP distinguished name (DN) or fully qualified LDAP name of the user container.

Users in this container (and below) are allowed to log in to the User Application.

You cannot change this setting via configupdate if you have started the application server hosting the User Application.

IMPORTANT:Be sure the User Application Administrator specified during User Application driver set up exists in this container if you want that user to be able to execute workflows.

User Container Scope

This defines the search scope for users.

User Object Class

The LDAP user object class (typically inetOrgPerson).

Login Attribute

The LDAP attribute (for example, CN) that represents the user’s login name.

Naming Attribute

The LDAP attribute used as the identifier when looking up users or groups. This is not the same as the login attribute, which is used only during login, and not during user/group searches.

User Membership Attribute

Optional. The LDAP attribute that represents the user’s group membership. Do not use spaces in this name.

Meta-Directory User Groups

Group Container DN

Required. Specify the LDAP distinguished name (DN) or fully qualified LDAP name of the group container. Used by entity definitions within the directory abstraction layer.

You cannot change this setting via configupdate if you have started the application server hosting the User Application.

Group Container Scope

This defines the search scope for groups.

Group Object Class

The LDAP group object class (typically groupofNames).

Group Membership Attribute

The attribute representing the user’s group membership. Do not use spaces in this name.

Use Dynamic Groups

Select this option if you want to use dynamic groups.

Dynamic Group Object Class

The LDAP dynamic group object class (typically dynamicGroup).

eDirectory Certificates

Keystore Path

Required. Specify the full path to your keystore (cacerts) file of the JRE that the application server application server is using to run, or else click the small browser button and navigate to the cacerts file.

The User Application installation modifies the keystore file. On Linux or Solaris, the user must have permission to write to this file.

Keystore Password

Confirm Keystore Password

Required. Specify the cacerts password. The default is changeit.

Private Key Store

Private Keystore Path

The private keystore contains the User Application’s private key and certificates. Reserved. If you leave this empty, this path is /jre/lib/security/cacerts by default.

Private Keystore Password

This password is changeit unless you specify otherwise. This password is encrypted, based on the master key.

Private Key Alias

This alias is novellIDMUserApp unless you specify otherwise.

Private Key Password

This password is nove1lIDM unless you specify otherwise. This password is encrypted, based on the master key.

Trusted Key Store

Trusted Store Path

The Trusted Key Store contains all trusted signers’ certificates used to validate digital signatures. If this path is empty, the User Application gets the path from System property javax.net.ssl.trustStore. If the path isn’t there, it is assumed to be jre/lib/security/cacerts.

Trusted Store Password

If this field is empty, the User Application gets the password from System property javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword. If the value is not there, changeit is used. This password is encrypted, based on the master key.

Novell Audit Digital Signature and Certificate Key

 

Contains the Novell Audit digital signature key and certificate.

 

Novell Audit Digital Signature Certificate

Displays the digital signature certificate.

 

Novell Audit Digital Signature Private Key

Displays the digital signature private key. This key is encrypted, based on the master key.

Access Manager and iChain Settings

Simultaneous Logout Enabled

If this option is selected, the User Application supports simultaneous logout of the User Application and either Novell Access Manager or iChain. The User Application checks for a Novell Access Manager or iChain cookie on logout and, if the cookie is present, reroutes the user to the ICS logout page.

Simultaneous Logout Page

The URL to the Novell Access Manager or iChain logout page, where the URL is a hostname that Novell Access Manager or iChain expects. If ICS logging is enabled and a user logs out of the User Application, the user is rerouted to this page.

Email

Notify Template HOST token

Specify the application server hosting the Identity Manager User Application. For example:

myapplication serverServer

This value replaces the $HOST$ token in e-mail templates. The URL that is constructed is the link to provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.

Notify Template PORT token

Used to replace the $PORT$ token in e-mail templates used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.

Notify Template SECURE PORT token

Used to replace the $SECURE_PORT$ token in e-mail templates used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.

Notify Template PROTOCOL token

Refers to a non-secure protocol, HTTP. Used to replace the $PROTOCOL$ token in e-mail templates used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.

Notify Template SECURE PROTOCOL token

Refers to a secure protocol, HTTPS. Used to replace the $SECURE_PROTOCOL$ token in e-mail templates used in provisioning request tasks and approval notifications.

Notification SMTP Email From:

Specify e-mail from a user in provisioning e-mail.

Notification SMTP Email Host:

Specify the SMTP e-mail host that provisioning e-mail is using. This can be an IP address or a DNS name.

Password Management

 

 

Use External Password WAR

This feature enables you to specify a Forgot Password page residing in an external Forgot Password WAR and a URL that the external Forgot Password WAR uses to call back the User Application through a Web service.

If you select Use External Password WAR, you must supply values for Forgot Password Link and Forgot Password Return Link.

If you do not select Use External Password WAR, IDM uses the default internal Password Management functionality, ./jsps/pwdmgt/ForgotPassword.jsf (without the http(s) protocol at the beginning). This redirects the user to the Forgot Password functionality built into the User Application, rather than to an external WAR.

Forgot Password Link

This URL points to the Forgot Password functionality page. Specify a ForgotPassword.jsf file in an external or internal password management WAR.

 

Forgot Password Return Link

If you are using an external password management WAR, supply the path that the external Password Management WAR uses to call back the User Application through Web Services, for example https://idmhost:sslport/idm.

Miscellaneous

Session Timeout

The application session timeout.

OCSP URI

If the client installation uses the On-Line Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), supply a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). For example, the format is http://host:port/ocspLocal. The OCSP URI updates the status of trusted certificates online.

Authorization Config Path

Fully qualified name of the authorization configuration file.

 

Create eDirectory Index

Select this check box, if you want the installation utility to create indexes on the manager, ismanager, and srvprvUUID attributes. Without indexes on these attributes, User Application users can experience impeded performance of the User Application, particularly in a clustered environment. You can create these indexes manually by using iManager after you install the User Application. See Section 8.3.1, Creating Indexes in eDirectory.

For best performance, the index creation should be complete. The indexes should be in Online mode before you make the User Application available.

 

Remove eDirectory Index

Removes indexes on manager, ismanager, and srvprvUUID attributes.

 

Server DN

Select the eDirectory server where the indexes should be created or removed.

NOTE:To configure indexes on multiple eDirectory servers, you must run the configupdate utility multiple times. You can only specify one server at a time.

Container Object

Selected

Select each Container Object Type to use.

Container Object Type

Select from the following standard containers: locality, country, organizationalUnit, organization, and domain. You can also define your own containers in iManager and add them under Add a new Container Object.

Container Attribute Name

Lists the Attribute Type name associated with the Container Object Type.

Add a New Container Object: Container Object Type

Specify the LDAP name of an object class from the Identity Vault that can serve as a container.

For information on containers, see the Novell iManager 2.6 Administration Guide.

Add a New Container Object: Container Attribute Name

Supply the attribute name of the container object.