Preface
The Sun™ Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Federation and SAML Administration Guide provides information about the Federation and Security Assertions Markup Language (SAML) components of Sun™ Java System Access Manager. The Federation and SAML Administration Guide includes an introduction to the open-standard specifications used to develop these features and information on how Access Manager has implemented them. It also includes information on integrated web services, and summaries of the application programming interface (API).
Who Should Use This Book
This Federation and SAML Administration Guide is intended for use by IT professionals, network administrators and software developers who implement a Liberty-enabled identity framework and access platform using Sun Java System servers and software. It is recommended that administrators understand the following technologies:
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
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Java™
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JavaServer Pages™ (JSP)
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HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
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HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
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eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
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Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
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Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
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SOAP (SOAP is no longer an acronym for the messaging protocol.)
Before You Read This Book
Access Manager is a component of the Sun Java Enterprise System, a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment.
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Because Access Manager is a component of the Sun Java Enterprise System, you should be familiar with the Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 documentation set.
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Because Sun Java System Directory Server is used as the data store in a new Access Manager deployment, you should be familiar with the Sun Java System Directory Server 5 2005Q4 documentation set..
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Because Access Manager contains features based on the Liberty Alliance Project specifications, you should be familiar with the Liberty Alliance Project specifications.
How This Book Is Organized
The Federation and SAML Administration Guide contains instructional and conceptual material regarding the Access Manager features based on the Liberty Alliance Project and SAML specifications. The book is organized into the chapters described in the following table.
Table P–1 Chapters in Federation and SAML Administration Guide|
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An overview of the specifications developed by the Liberty Alliance Project. |
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Chapter 2, Implementation of the Liberty Alliance Project Specifications |
Contains conceptual material regarding the implementation of the Liberty Alliance Project specifications in Access Manager and its architecture. |
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Provides administrative information regarding setting up entities and authentication domains as well as information on extended federation capabilities. |
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Provides information regarding the installation and deployment of the Common Domain Services. |
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Provides information regarding the deployment of the Authentication Web Service. |
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Provides information regarding data services in general and the Liberty Personal Profile Service and Liberty Employee Profile Service in particular. |
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Provides information regarding the administration and deployment of the Discovery Service. |
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Provides information regarding the administration and deployment of the SOAP Binding Service. |
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Provides information regarding the implementation of SAML in Access Manager functions. |
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Provides information regarding the API developed for Access Manager that are based on the Liberty Alliance Project specifications. |
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An appendix that provides information on the samples developed for Access Manager and based on the Liberty Alliance Project specifications. |
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An appendix that contains the XML Schema Definition (XSD) files developed by the Liberty Alliance Project. The XSD files specify the information its corresponding service can host by defining the data and data structure. |
Related Books
The Access Manager documentation consists of two sets:
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For instructions on installing Access Manager, see the Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for UNIX.
Access Manager Core Documentation
The Access Manager documentation set contains the following titles:
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Release Notes will be available online after the product is released. It gathers an assortment of last-minute information, including a description of what is new in this current release, known problems and limitations, installation notes, and how to report issues with the software or the documentation.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Technical Overview provides an overview of how Access Manager components work together to consolidate access control functions, and to protect enterprise assets and web-based applications. It also explains basic Access Manager concepts and terminology.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide provides information for planning an Access Manager deployment within an existing information technology infrastructure.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Performance Tuning Guide provides information on how to tune Access Manager and its related components for optimal performance.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Administration Guide describes how to use the Access Manager console as well as manage user and service data via the command line interface.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Federation and SAML Administration Guide (this guide) provides information about the features in Access Manager that are based on the Liberty Alliance Project and SAML specifications. It includes information on the integrated services based on these specifications, instructions for enabling a Liberty-based environment, and summaries of the application programming interface (API) for extending the framework.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Developer’s Guide offers information on how to customize Access Manager and integrate its functionality into an organization’s current technical infrastructure. It also contains details about the programmatic aspects of the product and its API.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 C API Reference provides summaries of data types, structures, and functions that make up the public Access Manager C APIs.
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The Java API Reference are generated from Java code using the JavadocTM tool. The pages provide information on the implementation of the Java packages in Access Manager.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent 2.2 User’s Guide provides an overview of the policy functionality and the policy agents available for Access Manager.
Updates to the Release Notes and links to modifications of the core documentation can be found on the Access Manager page at the Sun Java System 2005Q4 documentation web site. Updated documents will be marked with a revision date.
Sun Java System Product Documentation
Useful information can be found in the documentation for the following Sun Java System products:
Accessing Sun Resources Online
For product downloads, professional services, patches, support, and additional developer information, go to:
Contacting Sun Technical Support
If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in the product documentation, contact Sun Support Services.
Related Third-Party Web Site References
Third-party URLs are referenced in this documentation set and provide additional, related information. Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party Web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.
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Documentation, Support, and Training
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Documentation |
Download PDF and HTML documents, and order printed documents |
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Support and Training |
Obtain technical support, download patches, and learn about Sun courses |
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Typographic Conventions|
Typeface or Symbol |
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
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AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
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aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
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AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.] |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–3 Shell Prompts|
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C shell prompt |
machine_name% |
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C shell superuser prompt |
machine_name# |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt |
$ |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt |
# |
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