About This Guide - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP1 - GATEWAY GUIDE Manual

About This Guide

This guide describes the following features of Novell
Chapter 1, "Configuring the Access Gateway to Protect Web Resources," on page 11
Chapter 2, "Configuring the Access Gateway for SSL," on page 63
Chapter 3, "Server Configuration Settings," on page 75
Chapter 4, "Access Gateway Maintenance," on page 107
Chapter 5, "Configuring the Content Settings," on page 141
Chapter 6, "Protecting Multiple Resources," on page 153
Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting the Linux Access Gateway," on page 171
This administration guide is intended to help you understand and configure all of the features
provided by Access Manager, and includes advanced topics.
It is recommended that you first become familiar with the information in the
3.1 SP1 Setup Guide, which helps you understand how to perform a basic Identity Server
configuration, set up a resource protected by an Access Gateway, and configure SSL.
The basic setup and the administration guides are designed to work together, and important
information and setup steps are not always repeated in both places.
Audience
This guide is intended for Access Manager administrators. It is assumed that you have knowledge of
evolving Internet protocols, such as:
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) digital signature concepts and Internet security
Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TSL)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP and HTTPS)
Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
Domain Name System (DNS)
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
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