NetIQ identity Validator 2.0.1 adds various new features and resolves several previous issues. Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs.
For more information about the product, prerequisites, system requirements, installation, and new features see NetIQ Identity Validator 2.0 User Guide. To download this product, see NetIQ Downloads Web site.
The NetIQ Identity Validator 2.0.1 Release Notes provide the following key sections:
This release provides the following software fixes that resolve previous issues in Identity Validator 2.0.1.
The user can stop or pause a running test using the stop button. Stopping and pausing functionality is added as a generic action in this release. (Defect: 588110)
Automatically generated description of the test actions is improved to reflect information about the connector that is being used. (Defect: 628020)
Validator schema is expanded with the Wait, Pause, and Manual Test Action features. (Defect: 587107)
The process of Assert Variables action is made user-friendly. Now, you can just click the + button to get the options to define new variables or assign values to those variables.(Defect: 655097)
NetIQ Identity Validator 2.0.1 provides the following key features in this release:
Stop and pause actions for tests are added.
Auto-save option is added.
Provided API to run test suites.
NOTE:Identity Validator 2.0.1 comes with feature parity with the previous versions and supports all the features that were available previously.
Following are the system requirements for NetIQ Identity Validator 2.0.1:
This release of Identity Validator 2.0.1 supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 10.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.5, RHEL 7.6, and RHEL 8).
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES15 SP2, and SP3).
Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave).
This release of Identity Validator 2.0.1 supports the following browsers:
Chrome (v100 and above).
Firefox (105.0.1).
Safari (V15.6.1 and above).
Prerequisites for Identity Validator 2.0.1 installation are as follows:
Ensure that Java 1.8 (latest update) is installed on your machine. Also make sure that the java command is accessible from the console.
Extract IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file.
By default, the IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip will provide a validator.keystore file with a default SSL certificate. The user should create a new SSL certificate and add that certificate to the keystore. Alternatively, the user can import an already available certificate to the keystore.
Get the Identity Validator License Key and rename it as license.dat, and then save it in the config folder.
NOTE:If you have Identity Validator 2.0 license, the same license can be used for Identity Validator 2.0.1.
The installation process of Identity Validator 2.0.1 is explained here:
Before installing, ensure to have all the Prerequisites in your system. To install the Identity Validator 2.0.1 on the Windows platform, perform the following steps:
NOTE:Before installing the Identity Validator 2.0.1, ensure that the Java path is added in the system variables.
Download the IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file that contains Identity Validator 2.0.1 installation files.
Extract the downloaded IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file.
Navigate to the extracted folder IDM_Validator_2.0.1.
Copy Validator license.dat to config folder.
Run the create-db_win.bat file.
NOTE:You must execute the Create-db file only once to create the initial database.
Creating DataBase for Validator:
When prompted, enter the Database password of your choice.
Re-enter the Database password to confirm.
Create administrator password for Validator login:
Enter the login password of your choice.
Re-enter the login password to confirm.
Run the start-validator_win.bat file.
On a web browser open the following URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/validator
For example:
https://localhost:8380/validator
The Identity Validator 2.0.1 application is launched.
NOTE:For the Validator API documentation open the following URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/api/validator/v1/swagger#
For example:
https://localhost:8380/api/validator/v1/swagger#
Before installing, ensure to have all the Prerequisites in your system. To install the Identity Validator 2.0.1 on the Linux or Mac OS platform, perform the following steps:
NOTE:Before installing the Identity Validator 2.0.1, ensure that the Java path is added in the system variables.
Download theIDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file that contains Identity Validator 2.0.1 installation files.
Extract the downloaded IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file.
Navigate to the extracted folder IDM_Validator_2.0.1.
Copy Validator license.dat to config folder.
Run the following create-db shell script:
./create-db_mac_linux.sh
NOTE:You must run the./create-db_mac_linux.sh file only once to create the initial database.
Creating DataBase for Validator:
When prompted, enter the DataBase password of your choice.
Re-enter the DataBase password to confirm.
Create administrator password for Validator login:
Enter Login password of your choice.
Re-enter Login password to confirm.
Run the following Start shell script:
./start-validator_mac_linux.sh
On a web browser open the following URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/validator
For example:
https://localhost:8380/validator
The Identity Validator 2.0.1 application is launched.
NOTE:For the Validator API documentation open the following URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/api/validator/v1/swagger#
For example:
https://localhost:8380/api/validator/v1/swagger#
The upgrading process of Identity Validator 2.0.1 for existing users is explained here:
To upgrade the Identity Validator 2.0.1 on the Windows platform, perform the following steps:
Stop the Identity Validator running in the system by pressing Ctrl + C on your keyboard.
Download and extract the IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file that contains Identity Validator 2.0.1 upgrade-validator_win.bat file.
Run the upgrade-validator_win.bat file.
Specify the location of Installed folder of the previous version.
Example:
<location>\IDM_Validator_2.0.0
Go to <location>\IDM_Validator_2.0.0 and start the Validator.
On a web browser open the URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/validator
For example:
https://localhost:8380/validator
The Identity Validator 2.0.1 application is launched.
NOTE:For the Validator API documentation open the following URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/api/validator/v1/swagger#
For example:
https://localhost:8380/api/validator/v1/swagger#
To upgrade the Identity Validator 2.0.1 on the Linux or Mac OS platform, perform the following steps:
Run the following shell script to stop Identity Validator:
./stop-validator_mac_linux.sh
Download and extract the IDM_Validator_2.0.1.zip file that contains Identity Validator 2.0.1 upgrade-validator_mac_linux.sh script.
Run the upgrade-validator_mac_linux.sh script.
Specify the location of Installed folder of the previous version.
Example:
<location>\IDM_Validator_2.0.0
Go to <location>\IDM_Validator_2.0.0 and start the Validator.
On a web browser open the following URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/validator
For example:
https://localhost:8380/validator
The Identity Validator 2.0.1 application is launched.
NOTE:For the Validator API documentation open the URL:
https://<ip address>:<port>/api/validator/v1/swagger#
For example:
https://localhost:8380/api/validator/v1/swagger#
NetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.
Issue: For eDirectory drivers, Import connections from driverset is failing in the connections.
(Defect: 721002)
Workaround: There is no workaround available at this point.
Issue: Need to manually remove the slash (/) while the value is interpolated. The Validator 2.0.1 variables not showing the exact attribute value. (Defect: 667009)
Workaround: There is no workaround available at this point.
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