Central Administration Web-based administration tools allow administrators to manage security from anywhere in the network and the intuitive interface makes administration tasks fast and easy. Administrators can delegate responsibility to other authorized users, making the access control policies stored in the centralized directory readily accessible. The administration of access control policies must be consistent, controlled, readily accessible and easy to use. These seemingly contradictory demands on administration are realized with Access Policy Manager's unique role-based policy management. Administrators can create roles, associate applications or services with the roles, and define the conditions under which users are considered members of roles.
Members thereby acquire the role's permissions to use the application or service.
Multiple Authentication Methods Access Policy Manager provides an open interface that is interoperable with any authentication method supported by the web server, allowing you to define the most appropriate authentication method for each application and service. The system authenticates the user once with the chosen authentication mechanism, and subsequent requests to other applications or services are verified only for proper authorization. Users will not be challenged again until the session times out or the user attempts to access an application that requires a stronger authentication method. Users benefit from the single sign-on capability as they move freely between applications or services. This means you can manage not only the applications your employees and partners use, but also control the performance they receive.