The iChain Service object (ISO) is an object in eDirectory™ that functions as the main component of Novell® iChain® security and the single sign-on environment. You can create the ISO by using the iChain ConsoleOne snap-ins found on the iChain Authorization Server Install CD. Prior to creating the iChain Service object, you must perform an iChain schema extension to the eDirectory server (or tree).
The iChain Proxy looks at the ISO to determine the following:
To determine activation details
To determine whether URLs accessed by users are protected
To determine OLAC parameters
To determine the Form Fill policy
To determine the trusted root container in eDirectory from which to copy the certificates to the proxy machine
To determine the primary and secondary session broker addresses
When viewed in ConsoleOne, the iChain Service object in eDirectory has six important pages: