SSO
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About SSO
As of SSO 8.2 the term "Agent" has been changed to "Application" for clarity. Documentation isn't yet updated for the change.
As a reader, ignore the resulting conflicts, the terms are interchangeable.
System Overview
The Ubisecure SSO consists of an LDAP database for the Ubisecure Directory and several independent web applications implemented with Java 2 Platform technology:
Ubisecure SSO Authentication Server (also known as UAS for historical reasons)
Core SSO engine
Ubisecure SSO Management (Ubilogin)
User Interface for delegated management of configuration
Ubisecure Password application
Password management tools for end users
Ubisecure Logviewer
Web-based log file viewer
Ubisecure SSO Search
Web-based tool for searching for users, sites, groups and applications
OTP Server
Accounting Service
Application used to gather and report statistics of authenticated users in your system
Software Package Structure
Ubisecure SSO includes the following software packages:
Tomcat
OpenLDAP on Linux
Ubisecure Accounting Service Spring Boot application
For specific version numbers, please refer to current release notes.
File System Directory Structure
Relative to the platform-specific base directory, the directory structure of the Ubisecure SSO is organized in the following way:
Path | Content |
|---|---|
/ | The base directory of the Ubisecure SSO, e.g. |
/tomcat/ | The Tomcat server |
/adam/ | On Windows, the location of the Microsoft ADAM installer |
/openldap/ | On Linux, the location of the OpenLDAP server |
/openssl/ | On Linux, the location of the SSL library |
/berkeley-db/ | On Linux, the location of the Berkeley database |
/template/ | The template directory for the configuration file of the platform |
/tools/ | The Ubisecure SSO software tools |
/ubilogin/ | The software for the Ubisecure SSO itself |
/VersionInfo.txt | The version information of the Ubisecure SSO and its components |
/setenv.* | Utility script for getting the installation directory information |
/ubilogin/config/ | The directory for the base configuration file of the platform |
/ubilogin/custom/ | Directory for the customized settings including SSO and Accounting Service |
/ubilogin/ldap/ | Ubisecure Directory installation data |
/ubilogin/methods/ | External Authentication methods |
/ubilogin/webapps/ | The Ubisecure SSO’s web applications |
/ubilogin/config.index | List of the locations of Ubisecure Authentication Server’s configuration files |
/ubilogin/setup.* | The setup script for the Ubisecure SSO |
/accounting/ | Ubisecure Accounting Service root directory |
/accounting/config/ | Directory for the Accounting Service configuration files |
/accounting/logs/ | Directory for the Accounting Service log files (default configuration) |