Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Federation and SAML Administration Guide

Discovery Entries

One user account has one discovery resource. This discovery resource can include zero or more resource offerings. Storing resource offerings within a user profile supports both entry lookups and updates. Another option is to store discovery entries within a service, and assign that service to an organization or a role. This scenario supports only entry lookups using the discovery protocol although you can still update the entries using the console. For more information about discovery entries, see Discovery Entries and Resource Offerings.