Deployment Example 2: Federation Using SAML v2

ProcedureTo Install the Federation Manager 1 XML Signing Certificate on Federation Manager 2

  1. As a root user, log in to the Federation Manager 2 host.

  2. Make a directory for creating a keystore. Example:


    # cd /etc/opt/SUNWam
    # mkdir config
  3. Copy into this directory the keystore files that were created for Federation Manager 1.

  4. Verify that the certificate is properly installed.

    When you run this command, note that the Entry Type must be keyEntry as in this example. The keyEntry type contains both private key and the public certificate chain. You will need both of these. The trustedcertEntry type contains only the public key and no private key.


    # keytool -list -keystore fmkeystore -alias LoadBalancer-9 -rfc
    Enter keystore password: password
    Alias name: LoadBalancer-9
    Creation date: Nov 2, 2006
    Entry type: keyEntry
    Certificate chain length: 2

    Certificate text similar to the following is displayed:


    Certificate[1]:
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    MIICYDCCAgqgAwIBAgICBoowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQI
    EwpDYWxpZm9ybmlhMRQwEgYDVQQHEwtTYW50YSBDbGFyYTEeMBwGA1UEChMVU3VuIE1pY3Jvc3lz
    dGVtcyBJbmMuMRowGAYDVQQLExFJZGVudGl0eSBTZXJ2aWNlczEcMBoGA1UEAxMTQ2VydGlmaWNh
    dGUgTWFuYWdlcjAeFw0wNjExMDIxOTExMzRaFw0xMDA3MjkxOTExMzRaMDcxEjAQBgNVBAoTCXNp
    cm9lLmNvbTEhMB8GA1UEAxMYbG9hZGJhbGFuY2VyLTkuc2lyb2UuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEB
    AQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCjOwa5qoaUuVnknqf5pdgAJSEoWlvx/jnUYbkSDpXLzraEiy2UhvwpoBgB
    EeTSUaPPBvboCItchakPI6Z/aFdH3Wmjuij9XD8r1C+q//7sUO0IGn0ORycddHhoo0aSdnnxGf9V
    tREaqKm9dJ7Yn7kQHjo2eryMgYxtr/Z5Il5F+wIDAQABo2AwXjARBglghkgBhvhCAQEEBAMCBkAw
    DgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgTwMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFDugITflTCfsWyNLTXDl7cMDUKuuMBgGA1UdEQQR
    MA+BDW1hbGxhQHN1bi5jb20wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQADQQB/6DOB6sRqCZu2OenM9eQR0gube85e
    nTTxU4a7x1naFxzYXK1iQ1vMARKMjDb19QEJIEJKZlDK4uS7yMlf1nFS
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----
    Certificate[2]:
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    MIICjjCCAjigAwIBAgICAyAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQI
    EwpDYWxpZm9ybmlhMRQwEgYDVQQHEwtTYW50YSBDbGFyYTEeMBwGA1UEChMVU3VuIE1pY3Jvc3lz
    dGVtcyBJbmMuMRowGAYDVQQLExFJZGVudGl0eSBTZXJ2aWNlczEcMBoGA1UEAxMTQ2VydGlmaWNh
    dGUgTWFuYWdlcjAeFw0wNDA4MTYwNzAwMDBaFw0zMjA4MTYwNzAwMDBaMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJV
    UzETMBEGA1UECBMKQ2FsaWZvcm5pYTEUMBIGA1UEBxMLU2FudGEgQ2xhcmExHjAcBgNVBAoTFVN1
    biBNaWNyb3N5c3RlbXMgSW5jLjEaMBgGA1UECxMRSWRlbnRpdHkgU2VydmljZXMxHDAaBgNVBAMT
    E0NlcnRpZmljYXRlIE1hbmFnZXIwXDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAANLADBIAkEArPzFAYBufzrX2i7G
    /HhBi1RtEjYDHCy15WWytK6ZwbfXUMeyGadHweoZniOBU3VKdHhjIDCjqMMN25/rEM5ozwIDAQAB
    o3YwdDARBglghkgBhvhCAQEEBAMCAAcwDwYDVR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUO6AhN+VM
    J+xbI0tNcOXtwwNQq64wHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUO6AhN+VMJ+xbI0tNcOXtwwNQq64wDgYDVR0PAQH/
    BAQDAgGGMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA0EAVHUPw/JfaTYTU8rHjR+6Xr6GqNbaT4eZtNXs5wIYljwl
    HvLjL/AITbxrinqfFiOB2JAOW+gLxo4j6LV6W9/2Mw==
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----

    Certificate [1] is the public key. This is the certificate that is presented to remote parties in a federated environment. Certificate [2] represents the certificate that authenticates the trusted authority or certificate issuer.