Managing Policy Plug-In Modules; Registering A Policy Module - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Managing Policy Plug-in Modules

This section explains how to use the CS window to perform the following operations:
•

Registering a Policy Module

• Deleting a Policy Module
Registering a Policy Module
You can register new policy plug-in modules in a subsystem's policy framework.
Registering a new policy module involves specifying the name of the module and the full
name of the Java class that implements the policy interface. For example, you can add a
policy implementation, named as follows, to the Data Recovery Manager's policy
framework:
Before registering a plug-in module, be sure to put the Java class for the module in the
classes
To register a policy module in a subsystem's policy framework:
Log in to the CS window (see "Logging Into the CS Console" on page 239).
1.
Select the Configuration tab.
2.
In the navigation tree, select the subsystem that will use the module you want to
3.
register.
Select Policies, and then in the right pane, select the Policy Plugin Registration tab.
4.
The Policy Plugin Registration tab appears. It lists registered policy plug-in modules.
Click Register.
5.
The Register Policy Plugin Implementation window appears.
Specify information as appropriate:
6.
Plugin name. Type a name for the plug-in module.
Class name. Type the full name of the class for this module—that is, the path to the
implementing Java class. If this class is part of a package, be sure to include the
package name. For example, if you are registering a class named
if this class is in a package named
com.customplugins.customPolicy
com.redhat.policy.KeyArchivalPolicy
directory (the implementation must be on the class path).
, type
com.customplugins
.
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