Creating Custom Applications
The Oracle application and documents supplied with the Tivoli
SecureWay Application Management Toolkit provide enough
information for someone with a reasonable level of application and
scripting experience to develop their own endpoint for Tivoli
SecureWay User Administration. However, Tivoli recommends
customers seek the advice of a Tivoli services partner in developing
new endpoints, particularly for larger and more complex application
environments.
Application Design Considerations
Several factors must be taken into account when considering how to
design an endpoint application. Answers to the following questions
should be considered:
¶ What attributes about the users do you wish Tivoli SecureWay
User Administration to manage? Will any require default or
validation policies?
¶ By what means are you able to access these attributes?
Command line interface? Application programming interface
(API): C, C++, Java, Perl?
¶ How will you organize your user accounts within your Tivoli
management region? Will you mix Windows NT/2000, UNIX, or
NetWare attributes with your applications? Will you use a
separate user profile for just your application?
¶ Do you require distributions to occur on a schedule?
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