Identity Engineering

Identity Engineering, Implementation Consultant
October 17, 2019

IIQDA 4.0 Plugin Installation with Full Features

We’ve worked through challenges with many customers who’ve faced issues when installing and using the IIQDA4.0.2 plugin. While the IIQDA Plugin is a great tool to help your developers accelerate their development efforts, installation isn’t always straightforward. One of the biggest challenges is that installation tips/guides seem to be either incomplete or scattered across multiple […]

Identity Engineering, Implementation Consultant
September 5, 2019

Integrating OIM / OAM / OUD Using OIGIntegration Script (sort of) in 12c

In the OIM/OAM 12c bundle patch 12.2.1.3.180413 Oracle released a script to complete the integration between OIM, OAM, and OUD using the OUD connector (like LDAPSync in PS3). You can see the full documentation for the configuration at the link click here. This script is meant to be a one-click approach of integrating all the […]

Identity Engineering, Managed Services
May 22, 2019

The Time is Right to Consider Managed IAM Services

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once a niche subset of Infosec, Identity and Access Management (IAM) now sits squarely in the center of enabling digital transformation. The demands for advanced IAM capabilities continue to grow: IAM programs (and those who run them) must evolve to deliver an agile, adaptive, centralized service that enables business innovation with minimal friction while ensuring […]

Identity Engineering, Implementation Consultant
May 14, 2019

Essential Guide to Upgrading CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault

Cybersecurity threats never cease, so having the right vendor solutions in place to protect your enterprise is critical. Keeping those solutions up-to-date with the latest releases/patches is just as important. That said, you need to be mindful of what each upgrade includes (is it a “must” from a security perspective, or just a “might be […]

Custom Software Development, Identity Engineering
April 30, 2019

Creating Custom Authentication Plugins in OAM 11gR2

Introduction Plugins are one of the most useful and important features of Oracle Access Manager (OAM) when trying to customize the solution to meet an organization’s specific SSO requirements. There are two types of plugins in OAM: Out of the box (OOB) plugins: There are many types of authentication plugins that come pre-packaged with OAM […]

Identity Engineering, Implementation Consultant
April 11, 2019

Configuring IIQ AD Pass Thru Authentication with Global Catalog using SSL

Today we’re going to walk through a how-to guide to help you configure IIQ Active Directory Pass Thru authentication using SSL. There are some specific settings that are required for successful integration which are scattered across multiple documents. We’ve taken the time to compile and organize all the details in one place with required settings […]

Identity Engineering, Project Management Process
April 7, 2017

Agility In Delivering Cybersecurity Projects

Many cybersecurity professionals wonder how to implement Agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP (Extreme Programming), Kanban, and/or Lean on a cybersecurity project. While some cybersecurity professionals take the standard waterfall approach without even exploring the possibility of implementing Agile for green-field projects, others have successfully adopted Agile not just because of reduced project overhead but because of elevated […]

Custom Software Development, Identity Engineering
March 31, 2016

Wildcard(*) SSL Certificate In Common Name (CN)

Recently I faced with an issue with a wildcard(*) in Common Name(CN) in SSL certificate. Invoking a SOAP end point over SSL through a standalone java web services client was complaining with an error “the https URL hostname does not match the Common Name (CN) on the server certificate in the client’s truststore.” To resolve […]

Custom Software Development, Identity Engineering
December 3, 2015

Monitoring Your Infrastructure

Why monitor your infrastructure? Visibility and Awareness (know what’s going on before anyone else does) Notifications for Team Members and Partners Event Handling (triggers that allow for restart of failed services, etc…) Reporting (gain visibility to the real uptime of systems) Although there are a plethora of monitoring solutions available to purchase in the market […]

Identity Engineering, Project Management Process
February 25, 2015

Designer 4.5 Not Able to Import/Deploy Projects, Drivers and/or Workflows

Symptoms: When trying to import a new project from Identity Vault nothing happens when you click next after entering host, username, and password information. When clicking Test Connection in Identity Vault Properties nothing happens. In the error log to have this error: (Type Error in the Search box in the upper right.) eclipse.buildId=unknown java.version=1.7.0_65 java.vendor=Oracle […]