Browser plugins removal
Article ID: 143614
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Issue/Introduction
We're running an AdminUI and we'd like to know if the following
browser plugins are required by SiteMinder ?
JAVA applets
Flash
Silverlight
Shockwave
ActiveX
And if they are required, has Broadcom plans to migrate the console to
another web-native technology such as Javascript or HTML5 ?
Environment
AdminUI 12.8SP3 on RedHat 6;
Resolution
At first glance, there's no documented need of these plugins. You
should only notes about the browser version an the compatibility mode
needed for IE 11 :
2.2 Operating System for CA Single Sign-On Administrative User Interface
Browser support for the administrative User Interface
a. Internet Explorer IE11 (in compatibility mode).
b. Microsoft Edge
c. Safari supported with Safari version 9.1.2
d. Firefox - supported with latest versions, last tested with 59.
e. Google Chrome supported with latest versions, last tested with 65
https://ftpdocs.broadcom.com/phpdocs/7/5262/5262-12-8-platform-support-matrix.pdf
About version 12.0, unfortunatly there's no such indication.
SCA SiteMinder 12.0 Platform Support Matrix
https://ftpdocs.broadcom.com/phpdocs/7/5262/5262_12sp2_sp3_PSM.pdf
For version 12.5, the only mentions are about browser version :
SiteMinder 12.5 Platform Support Matrix
12. ADMINISTRATIVE UI
2. Browser support for the administrative UI
a. Internet Explorer supported with IE8 or higher (IE9 is
supported in compatibility mode )
b. Firefox - supported with version 10.0.2 and higher
c. Google Chrome supported with version 17.0.063.56 or higher
https://ftpdocs.broadcom.com/phpdocs/7/5262/5262_125_PSM.pdf
To see that the AdminUI has no dependencies on these plugins, just
test the latest AdminUI 12.8SP3 on Firefox, and remove previously all
plugins from Firefox. You'll see that the browser can work with the
AdminUI with out plugins nor extensions.
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