Technical Note: Sun Java System SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services on Linux

Installation of the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services on Linux

The SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux installs on Access Manager 7.1, Access Manager 7 2005Q4 or Federation Manager 7.0 2005Q4. This section describes the specific software requirements and install procedures. It contains the following sections:

SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux on Federation Manager

The Linux update for the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services allows the plug-in to be deployed on an instance of Federation Manager. The plug-in runs on Red Hat^TM Enterprise Linux versions 2.1, 3.0, and 4.0. See Chapter 2, Installing the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services, in Sun Java System SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services User’s Guide for the procedure. More information on Federation Manager can be found in the Sun Java System Federation Manager 7 2005Q4 documentation.

SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux on Access Manager

See the appropriate section for your installation:

Installing the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux on Access Manager 7 2005Q4

The SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for an instance of Access Manager 7 2005Q4 deployed in the Linux application environment has been available since the initial release. See Chapter 2, Installing the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services, in Sun Java System SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services User’s Guide for the procedure. More information on Access Manager 7 2005Q4 can be found in the Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 documentation.

Installing the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux on Access Manager 7.1

To install the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux on Access Manager 7.1, see SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 in Sun Java System SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services Release Notes. More information on Access Manager 7.1 can be found in the Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 documentation.

Patching the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services for Linux

To install the plug-in and any related patches do the following:

Install Access Manager or Federation Manager.
Install the original SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services bits available at http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=43e00414.
Patch your working installation of the SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services with the appropriate patch.

Note –
For example, patch 122985-01 should be available at http://sunsolve.sun.com/. For more information, see the patch release note included with the bits.