Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Administration Guide

Configuring WS-Federation Home Realm Discovery Service

To configure a WS-Federation service provider to use the Home Realm Discovery Service, click on the WS-Federation entity name in the OpenSSO Enterprise console, select the Service Provider (SP) tab and configure the following:

Home Realm Discovery

Specifies the service so that the service provider can identify the preferred identity provider. The service URL is specified as a contact endpoint by the service provider.

Account Realm Selection

Specifies the identity provider selection mechanism and configuration. Either the cookie or HTTP Request header attribute can be used to locate the identity provider.