Access Management 7.3.1

Upgrade components and services

As part of planning your upgrade, consider that some changes in later AM versions will have an impact on your environment. Usually, these changes are driven by changes in specification, security policies, or performance.

When possible, the upgrade process makes the appropriate changes on AM configuration. However, sometimes you will need to perform additional configuration based on your environment needs.

In addition to the mandatory upgrade steps outlined in Upgrade AM instances, if you are using features described in these lists, you will need to perform additional upgrade tasks:

Changes in AM 7.2
Changes to the OIDC claim classes

  • The org.forgerock.openidconnect.Claim class has been deprecated. The new org.forgerock.oauth.clients.oidc.Claim class, in the ForgeRock commons library, replaces its functionality.

    This new class has a getNameWithLocale() method that returns a string of claim names, appended with # and the locale, in line with the OIDC specification.

    A new getJavaLocale() method has been added to the Claim class, and lets a caller get the Locale object associated with the claim. The existing getLocale() method remains unchanged, and is equivalent to calling getJavaLocale().toLanguageTag().

  • The new Claim class contains a ClaimBuilder class, that you should use to create instances of the Claim. The Claim class is immutable and should not be extended. (It cannot be marked as final, for compatibility reasons.)

  • The ClaimBuilder class no longer contains a withValues method. This method has been split into the following, more granular methods (with corresponding new methods for single items):

    • withBooleanValues and withBooleanValue

    • withNumericalValues and withNumericalValue

    • withJsonValues and withJsonValue

    • withStringValues and withStringValue

  • The new ClaimsMapper class separates and encapsulates the functionality for converting claims to and from JSON. The `asMap method has therefore been removed from the Claim class.

Anonymous user inactive by default

The default anonymous user, used, for example, by the Anonymous User Mapping node, is now Inactive by default. If you have existing nodes, modules, or other clients that reference this user, you must explicitly set the user status to Active.

normalized-profile-to-managed-user scripts

For Apple SSO configurations that use the Request Native App for UserInfo property, the normalized-profile-to-managed-user.groovy and normalized-profile-to-managed-user.js scripts have been updated to set a flag that specifies how userinfo objects should be patched.

If you use these scripts, or a custom variation of these scripts, in your Apple SSO authentication tree, you should update your scripts to set the flag. You should also update your social provider journey to add a Scripted Decision node, as described in Request Native App for UserInfo.

Connections made by the CTS

OPENAM-13855 corrected an issue where the CTS was creating too many connections to the Directory Services. This fix might imply that the number of connections created is now different in your deployment, corrected to be the expected number of connections. Monitor your environments to ensure that this corrected number of connections is sufficient, and increase it if necessary.

Script content stored in clear text

In file-based configurations, script content is now stored in cleartext, rather than as a base64-encoded string. This makes it easier to find differences between old and new configurations. If you are upgrading AM from a previous version, existing scripts will still appear as base64-encoded strings in their corresponding configuration files. These scripts must be saved again in order for the cleartext script content to be stored in the configuration file. Note that script content is still base64-encoded in REST requests and responses.

OAuth 2.0 token introspection

  • The /oauth2/introspect endpoint now returns an additional member, username, which specifies the user that authorized the introspected token.

    As part of this change, the user_id member, which was used by earlier versions of the specification, is deprecated. It will be removed in a future version of AM.

    This change aligns the endpoint’s response with the OAuth 2.0 Token Introspection specification.

  • HTTP GET requests are now disallowed on the /oauth2/introspect endpoint by default. Using token as a query parameter on this endpoint is also disallowed. To change this behavior to suit existing clients, use the org.forgerock.openam.introspect.token.query.param.allowed advanced server property.

  • AM 7.2 changes the way the /oauth2/introspect and the /oauth2/tokeninfo endpoints return the value of the expires_in object.

    The expires_in object specifies the time, in seconds, that a token is valid for. For example, 3600 seconds. This value is set at token creation time, and it depends on the configuration of the OAuth2 Provider Service.

    When providing a token introspection or token information response, earlier versions of AM returned the value of the expires_in object as it was stored in the token. This means that any call to the endpoints while the token is valid returned the same value for the expires_in object.

    AM 7.2 calculates the amount of seconds the token is still valid for and returns this value in the expires_in object. Therefore, repeated calls to the endpoints return different values for the object.

    However, the actual value of the expires_in object in the token does not change. Inspecting the token without using AM will show the value set at token creation time.

    The expires_in object is not always present in the endpoint response:

    • Introspection endpoint: AM only returns the expires_in object for client-side tokens issued to a client configured in the same realm as the resource owner’s.

    • Token information endpoint: AM does not return the expires_in object for client-side tokens issued to a client configured in a different realm than the resource owner’s.
OpenID Connect userinfo endpoint

AM 7.2 changes when the aud and iss objects are returned in the JWT response of the /oauth2/userinfo endpoint.

Earlier versions of AM returned the iss object when the user information response was a signed, encrypted, or a signed and encrypted JWT. The aud object was never returned.

AM 7.2 now returns both the aud and iss objects when response is a signed, or a signed and encrypted JWT, according to the OpenID Connect Core 1.0 incorporating errata set 1 specification.

The iss object is no longer returned when the response is an encrypted JWT.

Web and Java agent properties in AM admin UI

  • Web agent properties added

    • Use Built-in Apache HTTPD Authentication Directives (com.forgerock.agents.no.remoteuser.module.compatibility)

    • Hostname to IP Address Map (com.forgerock.agents.config.hostmap)

    • Retain Session Cache After Configuration Change (com.forgerock.agents.session.cache.eventually.consistent)

  • Java agent properties added

    • Recheck availability of AM (org.forgerock.agents.am.unavailability.recheck.window.in.seconds)

    • Enable Notification of Session Logout (org.forgerock.agents.session.change.notifications.enabled)

  • Deprecated Java agent properties removed

    • Fall-Forward Mode (org.forgerock.agents.fallforward.mode.enabled)

    • PDP Cache TTL in Milliseconds (com.sun.identity.agents.config.postdata.preserve.cache.entry.ttl)

  • Java agent property name changes

    The Java Agent property names have changed in AM admin UI. The new names reflect the names now used in the Java Agent documentation.

    Summary of new names
    Old Name New Name

    Accept SSO Tokens

    Enable SSO Token Acceptance

    Agent Configuration Change Notification

    Enable Notifications of Agent Configuration Change

    Agent Filter Mode

    Agent Filter Mode Map

    Allow Custom Login Mode

    Enable Custom Login Mode

    AM Conditional Login URL

    OAuth Login URL List

    AM Conditional Logout URL

    Conditional Logout URL List

    AM Login URL

    AM Login URL List

    Application Logout URI

    Logout URI Map

    Attribute Cookie Encode

    Enable Attribute Encoding

    Authentication Fail Reason Url

    Authentication Fail URL

    CDSSO Domain List

    JWT Cookie Domain List

    CDSSO Redirect URI

    Authentication Redirect URI

    Continuous Security Cookies

    Continuous Security Cookie Map

    Continuous Security Headers

    Continuous Security Header Map

    Convert SSO Tokens into OpenID Connect JWTs

    Convert SSO Tokens Into OIDC JWTs

    Cookies Reset Domain Map

    Reset Cookie Domain Map

    Cookies Reset Name List

    Reset Cookie List

    Cookies Reset Path Map

    Reset Cookie Path Map

    Custom Conditional Login URL

    Legacy Login URL List

    Custom Response Header

    Custom Response Header Map

    Encode Cookies

    Enable Encoded Cookies

    Exchanged SSO Token Cache Size

    Max Entries in SSO Exchange Cache

    Exchanged SSO Token Cache Time to Live

    Exchanged SSO Token Cache TTL

    Expired Session Cache Max Records

    Max Entries in Expired Session Cache

    FQDN Check

    Enable FQDN Checking

    FQDN Default

    Default FQDN

    HTTP 302 Redirect Not Enforced List

    HTTP 302 Redirect Not-Enforced List

    HTTP 302 Redirect Replacement HTTP Code

    HTTP 302 Redirect Replacement HTTP Status Code

    HTTP 302 Redirects Enabled

    Enable HTTP 302 Redirects

    Http Only

    Enable HTTP Only Cookies

    Invert Not Enforced IPs

    Invert Not-Enforced IPs

    Invert Not Enforced URIs

    Invert Not-Enforced URIs

    JWT Cache Size

    Max Entries in JWT Cache

    Legacy User Agent Support Enable

    Enable Legacy Support Handlers

    Load Balancer Cookie Enabled

    Enable Load Balancer Cookies

    Login Form URI

    Login Form URI List

    Logout Entry URI

    Logout Entry URI Map

    Logout Introspect Enabled

    Enable Logout Introspection

    Logout Request Parameter

    Logout Request Parameter Map

    Missing PDP entry URI

    Missing POST Data Preservation Entry URI Map

    Not Enforced Client IP List

    Not-Enforced Client IP List

    Not Enforced Favicon

    Not-Enforced Favicon

    Not Enforced IP Cache Flag

    Enable Not-Enforced IP Cache

    Not Enforced IP Cache Size

    Max Entries in Not-Enforced IP Cache

    Not Enforced URIs Cache Enabled

    Enable Not-Enforced URIs Cache

    Not Enforced URIs Cache Size

    Max Entries in Not-Enforced URI Cache

    Not Enforced URIs

    Not-Enforced URIs

    PDP Cache TTL in Minutes

    POST Data Preservation Cache TTL

    PDP Maximum Cache Size

    POST Data Preservation Cache Size

    PDP Maximum Number of Cache Entries

    Max Entries in POST Data Preservation Cache

    PDP Stickysession key-value

    POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Key Value

    PDP Stickysession mode

    POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Mode

    Perform Policy Evaluation in User Authenticated Realm

    Enable Policy Evaluation in User Authentication Realm

    Policy Cache Per User

    Max Entries in Policy Cache per Session

    Policy Cache Size

    Max Sessions in Policy Cache

    Policy Evaluation Realm

    Policy Evaluation Realm Map

    Policy Set

    Policy Set Map

    Port Check Enable

    Enable Port Checking

    Port Check File

    Port Check Filename

    Port Check Setting

    Port Check Protocol Map

    Possible XSS code elements

    XSS Code Element List

    Post Data Preservation enabled

    Enable POST Data Preservation

    Pre-Authenticated Cookie Max Age

    Max Age of Pre-Authentication Cookie

    Pre-Authenticated Cookie Name

    Pre-Authentication Cookie Name

    Profile Attribute Mapping

    Profile Attribute Map

    Regular Expression Remove Query Parameters

    Regex Remove Query Parameters List for Policy Evaluation

    Remove Query Parameters

    Remove Query Parameters List for Policy Evaluation

    Resource Access Denied URI

    Access Denied URI Map

    Response Attribute Mapping

    Response Attribute Map

    Restrict To Realm

    Restrict to Realm Map

    Retain Query Parameters

    Query Parameter List for Policy Evaluation

    Rotate Local Audit Log

    Enable Local Audit Log Rotation

    Samesite Cookie Attributes Excluded User Agents Pattern List

    Exclude Agents From Samesite Cookie Attributes

    Session Attribute Mapping

    Session Attribute Map

    URL Policy Env GET Parameters

    GET Parameter List for URL Policy Env

    URL Policy Env jsession Parameters

    JSession Parameter List for URL Policy Env

    URL Policy Env POST Parameters

    POST Parameter List for URL Policy Env

    User Principal Flag

    Enable User Principal Flag

    User Token Name

    User Session Name

    XSS detection redirect URI

    XSS Redirect URI Map
    Session and OAuth 2.0 token terminology

    Sessions and OAuth 2.0 (or Open ID Connect) tokens that are stored in the CTS token store were previously referred to as CTS-based, and sessions/tokens that are returned to the client were referred to as client-based.

This release introduces new terminology to clarify and simplify the distinction between the two types of sessions and tokens, moving away from low-level descriptions to the following terms:

  • Server-side (previously called CTS-based)

  • Client-side (previously called client-based)

This change is reflected in both the documentation and the configuration settings that you see in the user interface.

Terminology for denying or allowing access

The AM 7.2 release initiates the move towards more descriptive and inclusive terminology for the concept of allowing or denying access to components or services.

Where you might previously configure a whitelist or a blacklist, you now configure an allowlist or a denylist. This renaming task is ongoing throughout the ForgeRock documentation and user interfaces.

Change in behavior when deleting UMA policies

In previous AM releases, deleting an UMA policy did not impact any nested UMA policies. In AM 7.2.0, if you delete an UMA policy, any nested UMA policies are deactivated.

For details, see Delete an UMA policy (REST).

Changes in AM 7.1
Decompressed JWTs

By default, AM rejects any JWT that expands to more than 32 KiB (32768 bytes) when decompressed. For more information about changing this default value, see Control the size of compressed JWTs.

Request Body Size

By default, AM rejects incoming requests with a body larger than 1 MB (1048576 bytes) in size. For more information about changing this default value, see Limit the size of the request body.

Pre-Approval for Redirection URIs Enforced

This change affects AM when acting as an OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect client.

If a redirection URI uses a scheme, host, or port that differs from that of AM, you must now add it to the global validation service to ensure that it is pre-approved. This is described in Success and failure redirection URLs.

Otherwise, AM rejects the URI, and redirection fails.

Subject Claim in Access and ID Tokens

The subject claim of access tokens and ID tokens has changed formats to ensure that it is locally unique. The new format is not enforced after upgrading to AM 7.1, but new installations default to it.

The org.forgerock.security.oauth2.enforce.sub.claim.uniqueness advanced server property controls the format of the sub claim.

Before enabling it, ensure that your clients can use the new sub claim format, or a combination of the sub and the subname claims.

The Retry Limit Decision node

The new Save Retry Limit to User feature in this node is enabled by default after upgrade and requires upgrading the identity store schema.

Ensure you update the schema following the instructions in Upgrade AM instances, or disable the feature. ForgeRock recommends keeping it enabled for security reasons.

Failure to take any of the actions will break the authentication journey for trees using this node.

One-Time Passwords in Authentication Nodes

One-time passwords created by the HOTP Generator node are now stored in the authentication tree’s transient state.

Modify any custom authentication nodes or scripts used by the Scripted Decision node to retrieve the one-time passwords from the transient state after upgrading to AM 7.1.

Changes in AM 7
User Profile Whitelist

The profile attribute allowlist controls the information returned to non-administrative users when accessing json/user endpoints.

Common profile attributes are allowlisted by default, but you need to add any custom attribute you want your non-administrative users to see. For more information, see Configure the user profile allowlist.

/json/authenticate Endpoint

When a client makes a call to the /json/authenticate endpoint appending a valid SSO token, AM returns the tokenId field empty if HttpOnly cookies are enabled. For example:

[/mnt/scratch/workspaces/workspace/am-docs-release_7.3.x/target/asciidoc/modules/ROOT/attachments/endpoints/authenticate.bash:#authenticate-expected-when-session-exists]
Secure Authentication Tree State Secret ID

An AES 256-bit key called directenctest must be available in the environment during upgrade, but it does not need to be the same key that AM provides on the default keystore.

After upgrade, ensure that the am.authn.trees.transientstate.encryption secret ID is always mapped to an existing, resolvable secret or key alias. Failure to do so may result in trees not working as expected.

The Embedded DS

The embedded DS can only be used for single AM instances, for test and demo purposes. Sites are not supported.

Sites using embedded DS servers must be migrated to external DS servers before upgrading.

SAML v2.0 Secrets

AM 7 migrated SAML v2.0 to use secret stores. The upgrade process only creates the secret store files on the AM instance where you ran the upgrade process. For more information, see Configure secret stores after upgrade.

goto and gotoOnFail Query Parameter Redirection

Redirection URLs for authentication services, agents, and SAML v.2.0 must be configured in Success and failure redirection URLs if they are not in the same scheme, FQDN, and port as AM, or are not relative to AM’s URL.

Web Agents of a Version Earlier than 5.6.3

Several properties that used to be configured as custom properties (com.sun.identity.agents.config.freeformproperties) have been added as regular properties. Due to this change, upgrading to AM 7 will overwrite the value of the original custom properties with the default value of the new UI properties.

To work around this issue, perform one of the following actions:

  • Upgrade to Web Agents 5.6.3 or later before upgrading to AM 7.

  • After upgrading to AM 7, reconfigure the properties that you configured as custom properties in their new UI counterparts.

Changes on the CTS Reaper Tuning Properties

AM 7 changes the way the CTS reaper searches for expired tokens.

After upgrading, retune the CTS Reaper using the information in Reaper Search Size.

OpenID Connect Clients Authenticating with JWTs

OpenID Connect clients authenticating with JWTs must include in the JWT a jti claim containing a unique identifier, in line with OpenID Connect Core 1.0 incorporating errata set 1.

Cookie Filter

AM flags cookies as secure if they come through a connection marked as secure, or if they come through HTTPS. See Secure cookie filter.

Changes in AM 6.5.0.2 and 6.5.1
OAuth 2.0 Refresh Tokens

AM only issues refresh tokens to clients that have the refresh token grant type configured in their client profile.

After an upgrade to 6.5 or later using the UI or the openam-upgrade-tool .jar file, existing OAuth 2.0 clients are configured to use all grant flows, including the Refresh Token Grant flow.

To configure the refresh token grant type manually, see To Configure AM to Issue Refresh Tokens.

Changes in AM 6.5
Recovery Codes

Recovery Codes are encrypted, and existing codes are no longer displayed to the user. For more information, see Upgrade device recovery codes.

Secret Stores

AM 6.5 introduced secret stores for OAuth 2.0 and the persistent cookie module. The upgrade process only creates the secret store files on the AM instance where you ran the upgrade process. For more information, see Configure secret stores after upgrade.

External Configuration Store

DS 6.5 introduced setup profiles, which pre-configure instances for different usages, such as CTS or configuration data. The default base DN for a DS configuration store instance (ou=am-config) is different to the default used by previous versions of AM (dc=openam,dc=forgerock,dc=org).

Do not run multiple instances of AM where the configuration store base DNs do not match. Use the same configuration store base DNs when configuring external DS 6.5+ instances that will be used simultaneously alongside existing DS 6 or earlier configuration store instances.

For more information, see Prepare a configuration store.

Changes in AM 6
json/ Endpoints

AM’s CSRF protection filter requires that either the X-Requested-With or the Accept-API-Version headers are included on requests to endpoints under the json root. For more information, see Reviewing REST API Versions Before Upgrading.

For information on the endpoints deprecated or removed in previous versions, and their current equivalents, see the following Knowledge Base article.