About This Guide - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP2 - ACCESS GATEWAY GUIDE 2010 Manual

About This Guide

This guide describes the following features of the Novell Access Gateway:
Chapter 1, "Configuring the Access Gateway to Protect Web Resources," on page 13
Chapter 2, "Server Configuration Settings," on page 73
Chapter 3, "Configuring the Access Gateway for SSL and Other Security Features," on
page 109
Chapter 4, "Access Gateway Maintenance," on page 123
Chapter 5, "Configuring the Content Settings," on page 169
Chapter 6, "Protecting Multiple Resources," on page 181
Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting the Access Gateway Appliance," on page 201
Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting the Access Gateway Service," on page 243
This administration guide is intended to help you understand and configure all the Access Gateway
features. The Access Gateway Appliance and the Access Gateway Service share most of the same
configuration features; however, there are a few differences. When a feature applies to only one, the
feature is marked with either (Access Gateway Appliance) or (Access Gateway Service). For a list
of known differences, see
SP2 Installation Guide.
Before proceeding, you should be familiar with the
Guide and the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Setup
setting up the Access Manager system.
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/TLS)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP and HTTPS)
Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
Domain Name System (DNS)
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
"Access Gateway Feature Comparison" in the Novell Access Manager 3.1
Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Installation
Guide, which provide information about
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