Oracle Access Manager is an enterprise-class authentication, authorization, and auditing solution that provides centralized security administration. This includes functionality for access control, single sign-on (separate from Oracle Single Sign-On), personalization, and user profile management in heterogeneous application environments across a variety of application servers, legacy applications, and databases. Oracle Access Manager provides key features for creating, managing, and enforcing access policies. The Oracle Identity and Access Management Deployment Wizard and related lifecycle tools were developed to automate Oracle Identity and Access Management Deployment and reduce the time required to install and configure Oracle Identity and Access Management components.The key to a successful deployment is planning and preparation. The road map for installation and configuration at the end of this chapter directs you to the appropriate chapters for the tasks you need to perform.