Introduction; Product Overview; Comparison To Novell Audit 2.0.2 - Novell IDENTITY AUDIT 1.0 - GUIDE Manual

Introduction

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Novell Identity Audit provides event reporting and monitoring for the Novell Identity and Security
Management environment, including Novell eDirectory™, Novell Identity Manager, Novell Access
Manager, Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS™), Novell SecureLogin, and Novell
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Section 1.1, "Product Overview," on page 13
Section 1.2, "Interface," on page 14
Section 1.3, "Architecture," on page 15

1.1 Product Overview

Novell Identity Audit 1.0 is an easy to use, lightweight tool for collecting, aggregating, and storing
events from Novell Identity Manager, Novell Access Manager, Novell eDirectory, and other Novell
identity and security products and technologies. Key features include:
Web-based administration and reporting interfaces
Full-event search tool allows searches across multiple event fields
Selected event output to several channels
Embedded JasperReports engine allows the use of open source tools for customizing included
reports or creating new reports
Built-in database eliminates the need for external database licenses or administration
Simple, intuitive data management tools
Novell Identity Audit is a replacement for Novell Audit and is related to Novell Sentinel
are significant differences.
Section 1.1.1, "Comparison to Novell Audit 2.0.2," on page 13
Section 1.1.2, "Comparison to Novell Sentinel," on page 14

1.1.1 Comparison to Novell Audit 2.0.2

Novell Identity Audit 1.0 is designed as a replacement product for the Novell Audit product line,
which leaves general support in February 2009. Identity Audit is comparable in functionality, but
with major improvements in architecture, reporting, and data management. Novell Identity Audit
1.0 is a drop-in replacement for the Novell Audit 2.0.2 Secure Logging Server for products in the
Novell Identity and Security product line. Because Novell Identity Audit uses a new embedded
database, customers should keep existing Novell Audit events in the archived Novell Audit database
rather than attempting to migrate legacy data.
The Novell Audit client component, also known as the Platform Agent, is still used as the data
transport mechanism for Novell Identity Audit. This will continue to be supported according to the
life cycles of Novell Identity and Access Management products that still use the Platform Agent.
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