Table Of Contents
Preface
Objective
Audience
Document Organization
Document Conventions
Related Documentation
Changes to This Document
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Preface
This preface explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the Cisco Enterprise Policy Manager Concepts Guide and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.
The preface contains the following sections:
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Objective
•Audience
•Document Organization
•Document Conventions
•Related Documentation
•Changes to This Document
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Objective
This document describes the basic concepts that are embodied in the Cisco Enterprise Policy Manager (CEPM).
Audience
This guide is for administrators who use CEPM and are responsible for resource modelling and entitlement management.
Document Organization
This guide contains the following topics:
•"Overview"—The first section describes the high-level concepts embodied in CEPM, what its basic capabilities are, its main architectural components, and its general model for managing, evaluating, enforcing, and auditing application entitlements.
•"Physical Architecture"—The second section briefly describes the prominent aspects of the physical architecture and deployment model.
•"Entity Model"—The third section describes the entities modeled in CEPM (such as subjects, resources, and policies), the relationship between these entities, and the beginnings of the policy model.
•"Policy Model"—The fourth section describes the policy model in detail including the role- and rule-based policy model, descriptions on how CEPM handles scoping of roles, dynamic rules, and other advanced policy model concepts.
•"Product Architecture and APIs"—The last section describes CEPM product architecture, including the various APIs, component communication and protocols, and utility functions/tools that enable easy integration with both decision and administration functionality. The stage is set with an in depth look at how CEPM fits into the typical IT stack.
Document Conventions
Caution Means
reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.
Related Documentation
Following are the related documents that are available in CEPM-V3.3.0.0 documentation:
•Related Documents
Document Title
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Description
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CEPM User Guide V3.3.1.0
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Provides detailed information about various features and functionalities available in CEPM.
Location on Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/epm/epm331/Guide/User_Guide/CEPM_User_Guide_V3310.html
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CEPM Install and Config Guide V3.3.1.0
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Provides step-by-step instructions on how to install CEPM Components, such as Policy Administration Point (PAP) and Policy Decision Point (PDP), in various supported combinations of operating system, database, and application server.
Location on Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/epm/epm331/Installation_Guide/Install_and_Config_Guide/CEPM_Install_and_Config_Guide_V3310.html
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Changes to This Document
Table 0-1 lists the changes made to this document since it was first released.
Table 1 Changes to This Document
Date
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Change Summary
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June 10, 2010
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Cisco Enterprise Policy Manager (EPM) Release 3.3.1.0
The following changes have been made to this document since Release 3.3.0.0:
•Policy Cache feature is added.
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