Explain The Architecture Of Oracle Access Manager?

1.	Explain The Architecture Of Oracle Access Manager?
Answer» Oracle Access Manager architecture mainly consists for components such as Identity SERVER, WebPass, Policy Manager, Access Server and a WebGate. Identity Server is a standalone C++ server which communicates directly with LDAP. It also receives requests and sends response to Webpass. WebPass is a web server plugin that passes info between identity server and webserver. It redirects HTTP requests from BROWSER to Access Server, and sends Identity XML SOAP requests to Identity Server. Policy Manager (PMP or PAP) is a web server plugin that communicates directly with user, configuration and policy repositories. Access Server is a STAND alone C++ server and is also called PDP. It receives requests from & sends responses to WebGates/AccessGates. It also communicates with LDAP. It answers Access Server SDK requests. WebGate (PEP) is a web server plugin that passes info between webserver and access server. It passes user authentication data to access server for processing.

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Oracle Access Manager architecture mainly consists for components such as Identity SERVER, WebPass, Policy Manager, Access Server and a WebGate. Identity Server is a standalone C++ server which communicates directly with LDAP.
It also receives requests and sends response to Webpass. WebPass is a web server plugin that passes info between identity server and webserver. It redirects HTTP requests from BROWSER to Access Server, and sends Identity XML SOAP requests to Identity Server.
Policy Manager (PMP or PAP) is a web server plugin that communicates directly with user, configuration and policy repositories. Access Server is a STAND alone C++ server and is also called PDP. It receives requests from & sends responses to WebGates/AccessGates.
It also communicates with LDAP. It answers Access Server SDK requests. WebGate (PEP) is a web server plugin that passes info between webserver and access server. It passes user authentication data to access server for processing.

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