What's new in IBM® Domino® 9.0 Social Edition?
This topic describes the new features of the IBM® Domino® server and Domino® Administrator client in release 9.0 Social Edition. It also describes new Domino® Administrator functionality that supportsIBM® Notes® installation and upgrade, Notes® federated login, and Notes® Social Edition OpenSocial component support for embedded experiences features.
Administration - new features
OpenSocial component supports embedded experiences features
- iNotes® Widgets and LiveText
- OpenSocial 2.0 Gadgets in the sidebar, pop-ups, and anywhere Notes® and iNotes® previously made widgets available
- Embedded experiences in Notes® and iNotes®
Program document now supports server groups and pattern matching
For more information, see the related topics.
Fault Analyzer Task calculates dispositions by default
The Fault Analyzer task has been enhanced. Using a disposition value, fault reports are sorted in a new view to help explain the type of issues encountered and to allow administrators to focus on the reports important to them.
Database maintenance tool (dbmt) for user mail files
dbmt
tool
does all of the following:- runs copy-style compact operations
- purges deletion stubs
- expires soft deleted entries
- updates views
- reorganizes folders
- merges full-text indexes
- updates unread lists
- ensures that critical views are created for failover
Replication-style compacting now available
In addition to in-place and copy-style compacting, new compact options allow you to create a replica in the background while compacting.
Quality of Service (QoS) feature helps keep Domino® servers available
Quality of Service, or QoS, is designed to react to the general operation of a Domino® server in order to keep that server up and functioning reliably at all times. If QoS detects that a server is not responding or hung, QoS probing can be configured to email an administrator about the problem and/or automatically terminate the server and restart it. QoS log information can also be useful for analysis by IBM® Support.
Server - new features
IBM® HTTP Server (IHS) can now run on the same computer as a Domino® server and support Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Domino® has the option of running the IBM® HTTP Server on the same computer as a Domino® HTTP server; the purpose of this enhancement is to support the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
A
pass-through reverse proxy module named mod_domino
is
provided to forward HTTP requests to the Domino® HTTP server. The pass-through reverse
proxy module creates the context necessary to have the Domino® HTTP server provide the HTTP request
context expected by Domino® Web
applications, as if the Domino® HTTP
server were in direct contact with the browser client. Using the proxy
module allows an IHS server to run in front of
the Domino® server.
Security - new features
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Federated identity is a means of achieving single sign-on, providing user convenience and helping to reduce administrative cost. Notes® and Domino® federated identity for user authentication uses the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) standard from OASIS.
SAML authentication allows a user to authenticate once with a designated identity provider (IdP), after which the user can access any server that is partnered with the IdP. Both Notes® client and Web client users can make use of SAML-based authentication. Authentication depends upon signed XML identity assertions. The result for the user is transparent authentication and single-sign on with one-time authentication for multiple Domino® web servers and applications, as well as any third-party applications that are also partnered with the IdP. The IdP determines the method of the one-time authentication; it might prompt the user for a password, or use a non-password authentication methods such as Integrated Windows™ authentication (SPNEGO/Kerberos) for users within an intranet. For Notes® client users on Citrix, SAML authentication can facilitate a single-sign on solution, usually with the IdP configured for Integrated Windows™ authentication (IWA). SAML authentication at Notes® client startup is referred to as federated login.
Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-2)
The Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-2) is
available for use with some encryption features on all platforms supported
by this release. SHA-2 is widely used and is approved by Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, to assist in compliance with government
mandate NIST 800-131. SHA-2 is currently available to use for X.509
certificate signature verification and S/MIME signed mail, and some
areas of Notes/Domino where a password such as the Internet (HTTP)
password was previously hashed.
Using a credential store to share credentials
In this release, the on-premises Domino® server can use a credential store application (credstore.nsf). The credential store is a secure repository for document encryption keys and other tokens necessary for Notes® and iNotes® client users to grant access to applications that use the OAuth (open authorization) protocol. OAuth allows user credentials to be shared with compliant applications so that users avoid extra password prompts.
In combination with new Domino® Social Edition Embedded Experiences Add-On configuration and deployment, a credential store allows Domino® to support embedded-experience applications designed using the OpenSocial 2.0 standard and the Apache Shindig container.
Widgets - new features
The Widgets tab in the desktop policy settings document provides additional How To Apply settings
Widgets can be configured for specific releases of Notes® and iNotes® clients
In this release, the widget catalog administrator can use the Platform field in widget catalog documents to control which widgets in a category of widget are deployed to users. This feature is enabled by default on iNotes® clients. For Notes® clients you need to enable a preference to use this feature.
Widgets importing changes
The process for importing widgets is improved to support importing OpenSocial gadgets as widgets.
Policies - new features
New Notes® client preferences now assignable by policy
You can use the new option Mark new contacts as private by default in the Desktop policy settings document, Basics tab, Contacts section to assign this client preference. The preference is useful for client users who delegate access to their mail and contacts.
AUTO_SORT_DATE=11
or12
- Enables the preference Automatically sort date columns (takes effect after reopening mail tab).A value of 11 displays the most recent message at the beginning of the view (the default) and 12 displays it at the end of the view.
TypeaheadShowServerFirst=1
- When users affected by the policy see a typeahead list, the server lists server results first, and then a Search Local Directory for name option.Tip: ThisNOTES.INI
setting also works in Notes® and Domino® release 8.5.3.
Changes to policy settings for return receipts
There are changes and enhancements to return receipt behavior on both outgoing and incoming mail messages. For Notes® client users, the administrator can configure the behavior through a combination of policy settings and NOTES.INI settings on the Domino® server. The settings are configured entirely through NOTES.INI settings for iNotes® client users.