Install the Java plug-in

If the Java™ plug-in is not installed on the system, or is not at a supported level, the browser prompts you to install the plug-in.

The Java plug-in provides a connection between browsers and the Java platform, and enables IBM Security Identity Manager applets to run within a browser.

Security Identity Manager allows administrators to choose between static or dynamic versioning of the Java plug-in. By default, Security Identity Manager uses dynamic versioning that allows any 1.8.x version over 1.8.0 to work. Alternatively, Security Identity Manager can use static versioning of the Java plug-in.

External websites that provide plug-ins can change. Administrators might also create an internal website to download the Java plug-in. For more information about selecting static and dynamic versioning, or defining download locations, see ISIM_HOME\data\ui.properties file.

Complete these steps to install the plug-in.

• On Windows systems, the Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browser prompts you to install the Java plug-in and automatically register it with the browser.

  If your browser does not prompt for the Java plug-in, you can obtain the Java plug-in from the Java SE page of the Oracle website.

• On UNIX and Linux systems, complete these manual steps to install and register the Java plug-in:
  1. Obtain the Java plug-in from one of these websites:
     • Linux systems: the Java SE page of the Oracle website.
     • AIX systems: AIX Download and service information of the IBM developerWorks website.
  2. Register the Java plug-in with the browser.

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