Oracle Access Manager - Version 11.1.2.2.0 and later Information in this document applies to any platform.
Goal
Oracle Access Manager (OAM) 11g Custom Authentication Plugin Usage/Implementation ... Custom Authentication Flow ... OAM 11g the authentication flow from credential collection through session establishment is configurable, 99% of the time without needing to write a single line of code or by scripting anything.Out of the box (OOB) OAM 11g ships with several Authentication Schemes prewired, which can be changed or adjusted to meet most business requirements. There may come a time when this is not true and a customization is needed. This note provides the steps followed to implement a already developed and deployed Oracle Access Manager (OAM) 11g Custom Authentication Plugin that can be used as an example for future reference.
Prerequisites - the Custom Authentication Plugin has been ...
Planned and Developed ... Oracle Access Manager (OAM) 11g Custom Authentication Plugin and Design Time (Planing/Development) (Doc ID 2428330.1)
Deployed (Imported/Distributed/Activated) ... How to Deploy (Import/Distribute/Activate) a Custom Authentication Plugin to be Used by the Oracle Access Manager(OAM) 11g Server (Doc ID 2428484.1)
Oracle Access Manager Team recommends...
Being at the latest product version release, patch-set, and Bundle Patch that is available for the specific component being used. Oracle Access Manager(OAM) 11g Best Practices (Doc ID 2231205.1)
This helps insure that you have the latest fixes/product functionality and helps avoid unnecessary rediscovery of known issues. For more detailed information to the latest release/patchset/BP of Oracle Access Serve, please refer to:
OAM Bundle Patch Release History (Doc ID 736372.1)
Upgrade, Migration and Patching Terminology from an Oracle Access Manager 11g (OAM) Perspective Quick Start Guide (Doc ID 2205006.1)