Novell Documentation: Identity Manager Drivers

6.1 The Scriptable Framework

The driver provides a comprehensive scriptable framework that you can use to add to the built-in support for the security system, and to add support for other applications and security system fields that have been customized for a particular installation.

The driver scriptable framework includes components that simplify the job of extending the driver to support new applications and fields.

Embedded Remote Loader
- Full SSL support, and an installer to easily configure the certificates
- Web access to debugging information from the embedded Remote Loader
Encrypted change log that stores changes from the application to the Identity Vault if there is a communication problem
Loopback detection system to prevent subscribed events from being published back to the Identity Vault
z/OS name/token callable services helper programs that provide for securely passing large variables to and from the REXX execs
Easily extendable connected system schema file to support any application
Include/exclude file for simplified testing and deployment by the platform administrator
Event support, both for applications that have exits or callouts, and for applications that must be polled for changes

The names of objects and attributes in the REXX execs are the names specified in the connected system schema file.

The following tables describe the major REXX execs. For complete developer kit documentation about the Identity Manager Driver for CA-Top Secret 2.0 scriptable framework, including descriptions of the helper execs not listed here, see the Novell® Identity Manager Top Secret Driver Developer Kit Web site.

Table 6-1 Identity Vault Command Processing Execs

REXX Exec	Identity Vault Event
IDMADDG	Add Group
IDMADDU	Add User
IDMCONNU	Add User to Group
IDMDELG	Delete Group
IDMDELU	Delete User
IDMDSABL	Disable User
IDMENABL	Enable User
IDMMODG	Modify Group
IDMMODPW	Password Change
IDMMODU	Modify User
IDMQUERY	Query
IDMRENG	Rename Group
IDMRENU	Rename User
IDMRMVU	Remove User from Group

Table 6-2 Other Execs

REXX Exec	Purpose
IDMSUB	Calls the appropriate command processing exec based on the type of event and object. This is executed for every Subscriber event.
IDMPOLL	Not used for eTrust CA-Top Secret. You can use this exec as needed to support your own applications if they do not generate events when changes are made.
IDMHRTBT	Heartbeat exec.
IDMGLBLS	Holds configurable options that all REXX execs can use during event processing.
IDMSTATS	Sends a status document to report the health of the application.
IDMTSOEX	Executes a TSO command and returns the command return code and command output.
SETPWDS	Sets the Remote Loader and Driver object passwords, which are used to authenticate and authorize the connection between the driver shim started task and the Metadirectory system.
SETCERT	Retrieves the certificate authority for the Metadirectory engine that uses SSL to communicate with the driver shim started task.