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

Auto-Federation

Auto federation will automatically federate a user's disparate provider accounts based on a common attribute. During single sign-on, if it is deemed a user at provider A and a user at provider B have the same value for the defined common attribute (for example, an email address), the two accounts will be federated without consent or interaction from the principal. For more information, see Auto-Federation.