• Created by user-b937b, last updated on Jan 22, 2008 1 minute read

NetID Admin Client

  • Creates new NetIDs
  • Provides administrative functionality for NetIDs and ApplicantIDs, such as ...
    • Create
    • Activate
    • Terminate
    • Change password
    • Create activation codes
  • Use is restricted to a few trusted administrators in HR and Contact Center
  • Custom app created at CIT

Several Components

  • Desktop - Java fat client
    • Windows only
    • User authenticates with K4
  • CORBA Business Logic Server
    • Tied to Java 1.42
  • No automatic fail over
    • But can be moved manually via scswitch commands
    • No load balancing
    • OS: Solaris 5.9 cluster
    • Machines are in server farm
      • Two factor AuthN required for SSH login
    • Production: 3 node cluster
    • Shares node with some other Identity Management web apps
  • Common CORBA Cloud
    • Run by IS
    • (Not sure about OS, failover, and load balancing)

A new NetID (or ApplicantID) gets copied to these DBs.

  • Alias (via CUSSP using Kerberos 4, via Kfront)
  • PeopleSoft (via JDBC using ID/password)
  • Directory Server (via LDAP with SSL using BindID/pwd)
  • NetID Kerberos KDC (via C binary kadmin using K5) or ...
    • Guest Kerberos KDC (if ApplicantID)
  • Permit Server (via CUSSP using Kerberos 4)
  • IdM Orcale DB - (via JDBC using ID/pwd)
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