Identity Virtualization for BPM – or Using Multiple Directories

We often get questions about how to configure BPM to use multiple identity providers (directories, database, etc.) so that users of BPM Workspace (for example) can be authenticated against different providers.

A little known fact about BPM is that it includes identity virtualization support through libOVD. It is not necessary to install a full blown OVD or to set up custom DB authenticators, etc. You can just use libOVD.

My colleague Christopher Karl Chan from Denmark has a good introduction to this topic here which I would encourage you to read if you are looking at this kind of requirement.

About Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson is a Developer Evangelist at Oracle, focusing on microservices and AI. Mark has served as a Section Leader in Stanford's Code in Place program that has introduced tens of thousands of people to the joy of programming, he is a published author, a reviewer and contributor, a content creator and a lifelong learner. He enjoys traveling, meeting people and learning about foods and cultures of the world. Mark has worked at Oracle since 2006 and before that at IBM since 1994.

View all posts by Mark Nelson →