Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview Novell BrainShare 2002 Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview Loren Russon Product Line Manager Novell, Inc. lrusson@novell.com IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
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Agenda Customer challenges and business problems How does Novell Account Management (NAM) fit in? Novell Account Management features Demonstration Roadmap Summary Question and answer
Customer Challenges and Business Problems
The Old Administrative Model… Novell BrainShare 2002 The Old Administrative Model… Employees Admin(s) User profiles Applications Basis for access, authentication and authorization Manually process requests for access and profile changes Change is centrally administered by IT administrators Process is not secure and results in delays and errors Ratio of change to support staff relatively constant IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Administrator’s Experience Novell BrainShare 2002 Administrator’s Experience OS/390 hp-ux IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Business Problem: Inherent Vulnerabilities Novell BrainShare 2002 Business Problem: Inherent Vulnerabilities PKI Users UNIX admin DMZ Apps admin Web Users Apps AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, etc NetWare/NT admin Web server Web server Apps NetWare® NT/2000 OS/390 VPN, Dial-up, Wireless users OS/390 admin Access control server IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
End User’s Experience Novell BrainShare 2002 IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Business Problem: Weak Security, Low User Satisfaction Novell BrainShare 2002 Business Problem: Weak Security, Low User Satisfaction Security is compromised, data is inaccurate Users will Use weak passwords Create multiple usernames IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Business Problem: Old Administrative Model Breaks Down Novell BrainShare 2002 Business Problem: Old Administrative Model Breaks Down Overwhelmed admin(s) Out-of-date user profiles More and more applications Employees, suppliers, customers, partners, etc. Cannot handle all the requests – meltdown Basis for access, authentication and authorization Huge security risk created with identities in multiple environments Cost of change unmanageable A new administration model had to emerge IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
How Does Novell Account Management Fit In?
What Is Novell Account Management? Novell BrainShare 2002 What Is Novell Account Management? “Novell Account Management 3.0 is a cross-platform access management system, based on Novell eDirectory™ and related technology, that you can use throughout your enterprise, regardless of location Same user ID and password on all the platforms Centrally manage user accounts, and have them automatically created, configured, maintained, and removed when appropriate, on every platform System Administrators retain control over their systems IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Solution: Novell Secure Access Managing Access and Identity for... External Web, Wireless, VPN Advanced Authentication PKI, Smart Cards, Biometrics, Proximity Cards, Tokens, etc. Databases Novell eDirectory Applications Web, Win32, Citrix, and Host Based Access control server Private web resources, Security, SSO, Reverse Proxy Access Control Server Public web resources, Security,Firewall, VPN, Dial-up Forward Proxy Public web Private Web apps and servers Platforms/NOS NetWare, Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, OS/390 Public Web apps and servers
Secure Access for Platforms Novell BrainShare 2002 Secure Access for Platforms AS/400, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX Coming OS/390 Novell Account Management Novell eDirectory Tru64 UNIX NetWare AIX NT/2000 HP-UX Solaris Linux IO121—Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Account Management Features
Account Management 3.0 and 3.1 Features Primary Feature Enhancements User and group account/access provisioning Password provisioning (initial creation) Password synchronization Authentication services Password reset—self-service and administrator Platform support for Window NT, AD, HP-UX, Solaris Sparc, Solaris Intel, AIX, Linux, FreeBSD, OS/390 (RACF, ACF2, TopSecret), AS/400, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX Secondary Feature Enhancements Unified Admin UI User templates API/Scripting interface Various Wizard and Usability enhancements Auditing Journaling Logging Out-of-the-box
NDS Replica Storage Platforms eDirectory NetWare NT/2000 Solaris (Sparc) Linux AIX …
Account Management NT 2000 Account Management eDirectory NetWare Solaris (sparc) Solaris (x86) HP UX Tru64 OS/ 390 Linux AS/ 400 AIX VMS Free BSD App x Account Management eDirectory NetWare NT/2000 Solaris (Sparc) Linux AIX …
Authentication Management SSO App 1 2 NT 2000 Solaris (x86) HP UX (sparc) Linux AIX Tru64 OS/ 390 AS/ 400 VMS App x Free BSD Authentication Management eDirectory NetWare NT/2000 Solaris (Sparc) Linux AIX …
Auditor Journal Census Container NAM Architecture Manager Web Monitor http Request Manager Soap Requests Auditor XDS Events DirXML™ Web Monitor Journal LDAP Requests Platform Services eDirectory Census Container Agents
Demonstration Novell Account Management 3.0
Roadmap
Current Offering OS Account Local Redirect Provision Sync Auth Password OS/390 NDS-AS Solaris NAM NAM/NDS-AS Linux AIX WinNT DirXML Win2K NAM/DirXML HP-UX Tru64 UNIX SolarisX86 OpenVMS AS/400 NetWare
Future Offering OS Account Local Provision Sync Auth Redirect Password ASAM 3.0 Solaris Linux AIX WinNT NA Win2K HP-UX Tru64 UNIX ASAM 3.1 SolarisX86 OpenVMS AS/400 NetWare NR
Summary
Learn More about Novell Account Management TUT337 Administering Multi-Platform Environments Using the Novell Account Management Suite BUS217 Managing the Risks and Security Aspects of Cross-Platform Accounts IO122 Novell Access Management Suite: Overview and Competitive Comparisons TUT334 Understanding the Architecture of the Novell Access Management Suite
Learn More about Novell Account Management IO117 Understanding and Comparing Novell eProvisioning Products TUT336 Integrating Active Directory with eDirectory Using Novell Account Manager TUT337 Administering Multi-Platform Environments Using the Novell Account Management Suite
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