Novell® eDirectoryTM is the most secure, high-performing, scalable Directory Service on the market today, which are key requirements of a Liberty IDP identity store.Using Liberty identity provider for Novell eDirectory software, you can accomplish the following:
The Liberty identity provider for Novell eDirectory software delivers the technology to deploy a Liberty Alliance 1.1 Identity Provider.The Liberty Server Requirements details the supported server platforms for the Novell Liberty IDP. Once you have a supported server, and you have installed Novell eDirectory 8.7, you are ready to install and configure the Liberty IDP technology.
Novell's Web-based configuration tools allows the administrator to quickly define and maintain user identities.eDirectory 8.7 also provides the administrator with the option to import users using standard LDAP format, or synchronize with an external user database by adding Novell DirXML® technology.
Novell has designed the Liberty IDP and SP configuration screens to allow the administrator to quickly define the necessary information to define Liberty identity and service providers.Liberty SPs are also able to provide configuration information that can be imported directly into the Liberty IDP service.
Having a secure identity store is worthless if you allow users to authenticate in an insecure manner. The Liberty Identity Provider for Novell eDirectory software provides administrators with the ability to encrypt the user's credentials during the authentication process.Authentication is performed using a login form, which the user completes and submits to the Liberty IDP. If the user's credentials (username and password) are verified, the user is authenticated and is able to federate his or her identities with chosen service providers.
A user has the option to federate his or her identity whenever he or she connects to a Liberty SP that is within the circle of trust with that user's Liberty IDP.The user is also able to view all of his or her federations, and can remove or defederate his or her identity with any Liberty SP at any time.