Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Federation and SAML Administration Guide

ProcedureTo Configure General Attributes for a Provider Entity

Before performing this procedure, you must have completed the steps in To Configure a Provider Entity.

  1. Choose General from the View menu, and provide information for the Entity Common Attributes.

    Entity Common Attributes contain values that define the entity itself.

    Entity Name

    The static value of this attribute is the name that you provided when creating the entity.

    Type

    The static value of this attribute is Provider.

    Description

    The value of this optional attribute is the description that you provided when creating the entity. You can modify the description.

  2. Provide information for the Entity Contact Person Profile attributes.

    Entity Contact Person Profile attributes contain values that define the administrator of the entity.

    First Name

    Type the given name of the entity’s contact person.

    Last Name

    Type the surname of the entity’s contact person.

    Type

    Choose the type of contact from the drop-down menu:

    • Administrative

    • Billing

    • Technical

    • Other

    Company

    Type the name of the company that employs this person.

    Liberty Principal ID

    Type a URI that points to an online instance of the contact person’s personal information profile.

    Emails

    Type one or more email addresses for the contact person in New Value and click Add.

    Telephone Numbers

    Type one or more telephone numbers for the contact person in New Value and click Add.

  3. (Optional) Provide information for the Organization Profiles.

    The Organization Profiles attributes contain values that define the organizational name of the entity.

    Names

    Type the complete legal name of the entity’s organization in New Value and click Add. Use the format locale|organization-name. For example, en|organization-name.com.


    Note –

    If the Names attribute contains a value, it is required to add values to the Display Names and URL attributes.


    Display Names

    Type a name that is suitable for display in New Value and click Add. Use the format locale|organization-display-name. For example, en|organization-display-name.com.

    URL

    Type a URL that can be used to direct a principal to additional information on the entity's organization in New Value and click Add. Use the format locale|organization-URL. For example, en|http://www.organization-name.com.

  4. Click Save to complete the configuration, or define additional values for the Identity Provider or Service Provider attributes by choosing from the View menu.