Table 2–1 lists the primary entity mappings between OpenSSO and Web Space Server.
Table 2–1 Entity Mappings Between OpenSSO (SSO) and Web Space Server (WSS)
SSO Entity |
WSS Entity |
Comments |
---|---|---|
Realm |
Org |
Org is the “Regular” type of org in Web Space Server. Users inherit permissions/roles from the Organization and Location to which they belong. |
User |
User |
|
(Static) Role |
Community |
Map to a private community. Users can belong to any number of Communities and inherit permissions/roles from them. |
Filtered Role |
Community |
Map to a private community. |
Group |
Community |
Map to a private community. |
N/A |
Locations |
This is another type of org in Web Space Server. An Organization to which a User belongs must be the parent of the Location to which that User belongs. |
N/A |
User Groups |
User Groups are arbitrary collections of Users. Users can belong to any number of User Groups, and can inherit permissions/roles from User Groups. This is a grouping of users that can be used for bulk operations in Web Space Server. |
N/A |
Role |
Roles in Web Space Server are containers for permissions. |