Preface
ForgeRock Identity Platform™ serves as the basis for our simple and comprehensive Identity and Access Management solution. We help our customers deepen their relationships with their customers, and improve the productivity and connectivity of their employees and partners. For more information about ForgeRock and about the platform, see https://www.forgerock.com.
About This Guide
IG integrates web applications, APIs, and microservices with the ForgeRock Identity Platform, without modifying the application or the container where they run. Based on reverse proxy architecture, IG enforces security and access control in conjunction with Access Management modules.
This guide is for access management designers and administrators who develop, build, deploy, and maintain IG for their organizations. It helps you to get started quickly, and learn more as you progress through the guide.
This guide assumes basic familiarity with the following topics:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), including how clients and servers exchange messages, and the role that a reverse proxy (gateway) plays
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), which is the format for IG configuration files
Managing services on operating systems and application servers
Configuring network connections on operating systems
Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) used to establish HTTPS connections
Access management for web applications
Depending on the features you use, you should also have basic familiarity with the following topics:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) if you use IG with LDAP directory services
Structured Query Language (SQL) if you use IG with relational databases
Configuring AM if you use password capture and replay, or if you plan to follow the OAuth 2.0 or SAML 2.0 tutorials
The Groovy programming language if you plan to extend IG with scripts
The Java programming language if you plan to extend IG with plugins, and Apache Maven for building plugins
Example Installation for This Guide
Unless otherwise stated, the examples in this guide assume the following installation:
IG installed on http://openig.example.com:8080, as described in Downloading and Starting IG.
Sample application installed on http://openig.example.com:8081, as described in Downloading and Starting the Sample Application.
AM installed on http://openam.example.com:8088/openam, with the default configuration.
If you use a different configuration, substitute in the procedures accordingly.
External Tools Used In This Guide
The examples in this guide use some of the following third-party tools: