OpenSSO
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OpenSSO was an open source
access management and federation
server platform.
Oracle completed their acquisition of Sun Microsystems in February 2010 and shortly thereafter removed OpenSSO downloads from their website in an unannounced policy change. OpenSSO will continue to be developed and supported by ForgeRock under the name of "OpenAM
."
Announced by Sun Microsystems
in July 2005, OpenSSO was based on Sun Java System Access Manager
, and was the core of Sun's commercial access management and federation product, OpenSSO Enterprise (formerly Sun Access Manager and Sun Federation Manager).
OpenSSO Enterprise won the "Security" category of the Developer.com Product of the Year 2009 awards.
In May 2009, shortly after the Oracle's acquisition of Sun was announced
, OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Update 1 was released.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
access management and federation
Federated identity
A federated identity in information technology is the means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems....
server platform.
Oracle completed their acquisition of Sun Microsystems in February 2010 and shortly thereafter removed OpenSSO downloads from their website in an unannounced policy change. OpenSSO will continue to be developed and supported by ForgeRock under the name of "OpenAM
OpenAM
OpenAM is an open source access management, entitlements and federation server platform.ForgeRock announced in February 2010 that they would continue to develop and support OpenSSO from Sun now that Oracle have chosen to discontinue development on the project...
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Announced by Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
in July 2005, OpenSSO was based on Sun Java System Access Manager
Sun Java System Access Manager
Sun Java System Access Manager is Sun Microsystems' web access management product and a component of Sun Java Enterprise System. Sun Java System Access Manager provides single sign-on, federation and secure Web service functionality.- External links :...
, and was the core of Sun's commercial access management and federation product, OpenSSO Enterprise (formerly Sun Access Manager and Sun Federation Manager).
OpenSSO Express
In July 2008, Sun announced paid support for regular "Express" builds of OpenSSO. Sun’s stated intent was that Express builds would be released approximately every three months, allowing customers early access to new features.OpenSSO Enterprise
In September 2008, Sun announced OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0, the first commercial product derived from the OpenSSO project. OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 was released in November 2008.OpenSSO Enterprise won the "Security" category of the Developer.com Product of the Year 2009 awards.
In May 2009, shortly after the Oracle's acquisition of Sun was announced
Sun acquisition by Oracle
The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation was completed by Oracle on January 27, 2010. Significantly, Oracle, previously only a software vendor, now owned both hardware and software product lines from Sun The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation was completed by...
, OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Update 1 was released.