Considering Assumptions, Dependencies, and Constraints

The following are issues you must resolve before you can enable Web Service Federation among ADFS and OpenSSO Enterprise.

Assumptions and Dependencies

• The ADFS-based environment is already set up and running.

  This chapter is based on the assumption that you are proficient in setting up and ADFS-based environment as described in

• OpenSSO Enterprise is already deployed.

  This is a prerequisite for configuring OpenSSO Enterprise to act as an Identity Provider or Service Provider in a circle of trust.

Constraints

• The configuration requirements documented in this chapter include tools and procedures that are not appropriate for a production deployment.

  Examples are: the use of self-signed certificates, the modification of host files, local time synchronization, and so forth. These are described for illustration purposes only. For production deployments, you must use different solutions suitable for your environment.

• OpenSSO Enterprise supports WS-Federation as it relates to its support within the ADFS boundaries. Parts of the WS-Federation specification not required by ADFS may not be supported in this release.