Tivoli Access Manager Prerequisite products

Prerequisite products

Tivoli Access Manager includes the following prerequisite products. These products are shipped with Tivoli Access Manager and are required when setting up specific Tivoli Access Manager systems. For a list of required installation components necessary to set up a Tivoli Access Manager system, see Table 1.

IBM Global Security Kit

IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) provides Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) data encryption between Tivoli Access Manager systems and supported registry servers. The GSKit package also installs the iKeyman key management utility (gsk7ikm), which enables you to create key databases, public-private key pairs, and certificate requests.

You must install GSKit before installing most other Tivoli Access Manager components. GSKit is a prerequisite to the Access Manager Runtime component, which is required on all Tivoli Access Manager systems with the exception of Java runtime environment, Web Portal Manager, and Attribute Retrieval Service systems. For information about using this utility to enable SSL with a supported registry server, seeEnabling Secure Sockets Layer or refer to the IBM Global Security Kit Secure Sockets Layer and iKeyman User's Guide.

Note:

OpenSSL is included in GSKit and may be used for cryptographic operations (as per the OpenSSL license agreement).

IBM Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

IBM JRE is required when installing the Access Manager Java Runtime Environment component, language support packages, or using Tivoli Access Manager installation wizards.

IBM Tivoli Directory Client

The IBM Tivoli Directory Client is shipped with IBM Tivoli Directory Server on the IBM Tivoli Access Manager Directory Server CD for supported AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows platforms.

You must install the IBM Tivoli Directory Client on each system that runs Tivoli Access Manager, with the following exceptions:

• The Tivoli Access Manager system is a supported Windows system that is joined to an Active Directory domain.
• You are setting up a Java runtime environment, Web Portal Manager, or attribute retrieval service system.
• You are using Lotus Domino as your registry server.

IBM Tivoli Directory Server

IBM Tivoli Directory Server, Version 5.2, is shipped on the IBM Tivoli Access Manager Directory Server CD for supported AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Sun Solaris Operating Environment, and Windows platforms. You can use this server as your Tivoli Access Manager registry server or use one of the registry servers listed in Supported registries. This Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory runs as a stand-alone daemon. It is based on a client/server model that provides client access to an LDAP server. The IBM Tivoli Directory Server provides an easy way to maintain directory information in a central location for storage, updating, retrieval, and exchange.

IBM Tivoli Directory Server Web Administration Tool

IBM Tivoli Directory Server, Version 5.2, provides the Web Administration Tool--a separately installable GUI that runs on an application server, such as the IBM WebSphere Application Server. Use the Web Administration Tool to administer IBM Tivoli Directory servers either locally or remotely. You can install a single Web Administration console to manage multiple IBM Tivoli Directory servers, including Version 4.1, 5.1, and 5.2 servers.

The Web Administration Tool is shipped separately on the IBM Tivoli Access Manager Web Administration Interfaces CD. For system requirements, including supported browsers, see IBM Tivoli Directory Server Web Administration Tool.

IBM WebSphere Application Server

IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 is used for installation of the Web Portal Manager interface, the attribute retrieval service, and the Web Administration Tool. IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped on the IBM Access Manager Web Administration Interfaces CD for supported platforms.

Note that IBM Tivoli Directory Server, Version 5.2, usually ships WebSphere Application Server -- Express version for use with its Web Administration Tool. In Tivoli Access Manager, Version 5.1, this simplified Web server application was replaced with IBM WebSphere Application Server, V5.0.2--the premier Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Web services technology-based application platform, offering one of the first production-ready application servers for the deployment of enterprise Web services solutions for dynamic e-business on demand.