1.2.3. Apply Customization Before Upgrading

Before you upgrade OpenAM servers, prepare a .war file that contains any customizations you require.

Customizations include any changes you have made to the OpenAM server installation, such as the following.

  • Plugin and extensions such as custom authentication modules, response providers, post authentication plugins, SAML 2.0 attribute mappers, and OAuth 2.0 scope implementations

    These are described in the Developer's Guide.

  • Customized JSPs, redesigned login or service pages, additional CSS and visual content, and modified authentication module callback files

    These are described in the Installation Guide.

  • Any changes to OpenAM classes

  • Any changes or additional Java class libraries (such as .jar files in WEB-INF/lib