1. Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
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Novell Account Management Introduction and Overview
Loren Russon
Product Line Manager
Novell, Inc.
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2. Vision…one Net Mission
A world where networks of all types—corporate and public, intranets, extranets, and the Internet—work together as one Net and securely connect employees, customers, suppliers, and partners across organizational boundaries
Mission
To solve complex business and technical challenges with Net business solutions that enable people, processes, and systems to work together and our customers to profit from the opportunities of a networked world

4. Agenda Customer challenges and business problems
How does Novell Account Management (NAM) fit in?
Novell Account Management features
Demonstration
Roadmap
Summary
Question and answer

5. Customer Challenges and Business Problems

6. The Old Administrative Model…
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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
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7. Administrator’s Experience
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Administrator’s Experience
OS/390
hp-ux
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8. Business Problem: Inherent Vulnerabilities
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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
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9. End User’s Experience Novell BrainShare 2002
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10. Business Problem: Weak Security, Low User Satisfaction
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Business Problem: Weak Security, Low User Satisfaction
Security is compromised, data is inaccurate
Users will
Use weak passwords
Create multiple usernames
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11. Business Problem: Old Administrative Model Breaks Down
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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
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12. How Does Novell Account Management Fit In?

13. What Is Novell Account Management?
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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
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14. 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

15. Secure Access for Platforms
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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
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16. Account Management Features

17. 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

18. NDS Replica Storage Platforms
eDirectory
NetWare
NT/2000
Solaris
(Sparc)
Linux
AIX …

19. 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 …

20. 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 …

21. 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

22. Demonstration
Novell Account Management 3.0

23. Roadmap

24. 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

25. 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

26. Summary

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