Using the isamcfg tool

The isamcfg tool is deprecated. The configuration API invoked on a reverse proxy is used instead.

Various features of Advanced Access Control can be configured with the isamcfg tool. The isamcfg tool helps automate configuration of the following software and appliances:

• WebSEAL
• Verify Identity Access appliance
• Verify Identity Access for Web appliance
• Verify Identity Access for Web software version
• Security Web Gateway appliance

The tools helps with:

• Creating a junction that points to the Advanced Access Control runtime endpoint.
• Creating a Verify Identity Access POP used by Advanced Access Control to attach a policy.
• Configuring the instance of the appliance that supplies the web function, such as WebSEAL, with the instance of the appliance that provides the authorization server for Advanced Access Control.
• Configuring SSL, sets up key stores, trust stores, and authentication configuration between Advanced Access Control and the web function.
• Configuring a set of default obligation-to-URL mappings for the authentication service.
• Modifying the Verify Identity Access appliance authentication configuration to support the authentication service.