What is OpenAM used for?

OpenAM provides client application programming interfaces with Java and C APIs and a RESTful API that can return JSON or XML over HTTP, allowing users to access authentication, authorization, and identity services from web applications using REST clients in their language of choice.

Who uses ForgeRock?

The company has 1,300 enterprise customers in total, including the BBC, BMW, GEICO, Maersk, Philips, Standard Chartered, Toyota, Weight Watchers (WW), and more.

How does ForgeRock work?

ForgeRock Identity Gateway serves both as a reverse proxy and an authorization enforcement point to help maintain healthy services, monitor API traffic, throttle traffic volume, and detect anomalies. This enables you to extend and receive services through APIs without introducing risk to your organization.

Who founded ForgeRock?

Victor Ake
Lasse AndresenJonathan ScudderHermann Svoren
ForgeRock/Founders

Is ForgeRock public?

ForgeRock launched in 2010 to help build a future where people could simply and safely access the connected world. At the heart of the company is the belief that better access to what you want to achieve online can transform business and change lives.

What is OpenAM and OpenDJ?

OpenDJ is continuing in open source the development of OpenDS, a project that was started by Sun Microsystems, but abandoned by Oracle. OpenAM is an open source Authentication, Authorization, Web Single Sign On, Federation solution that is flexible, extensible and highly scalable.

Is ForgeRock SAAS or PaaS?

The ForgeRock Identity Cloud PaaS is the market’s most comprehensive identity platform as-a-service solution. ForgeRock liberates valuable IT staff time by taking on the DevOps responsibility of software updates and upgrades.

Is ForgeRock similar to Okta?

ForgeRock and Okta are fundamentally similar products, both serving enterprises around the world. Okta offers a modular pricing plan that makes Okta easier for small- to mid-size to adopt and implement, then scale as the business grows.

Is ForgeRock a good product?

ForgeRock is #2 ranked solution in top Customer Identity and Access Management tools, #4 ranked solution in top Identity Management (IM) tools, and #4 ranked solution in top Access Management tools. PeerSpot users give ForgeRock an average rating of 8 out of 10.

Why are there version numbers in the OpenAM REST API?

In OpenAM 12.0.0 and later, REST API features are assigned version numbers. Providing version numbers in the REST API helps ensure compatibility between OpenAM releases. The version number of a feature increases when OpenAM introduces a non-backwards-compatible change that affects clients making use of the feature.

What is self-registration in OpenAM REST API?

The OpenAM REST API for users provides an action for self-registration. The feature works by sending an email to the user in response to RESTful HTTP POST requesting registration with an email address.

Where can I find the OpenAM policy API?

About the REST Policy Endpoints OpenAM provides REST APIs both for requesting policy decisions, and also for administering policy definitions. Under /json [/ realm ]/policies , you find the newer JSON-based APIs for policy management and evaluation.

Which OpenAM rest endpoint names should not be used?

The OpenAM REST endpoint names that should not be used includes: “users”, “groups”, “realms”, “policies” and “applications”. You can also set the sunOrganizationAliases parameter, but it can only be assigned to one realm (usually the top level realm).