Who Should Use This Book

The Sun Java System Federation Manager 7.0 User's Guide is intended for use by IT professionals, network administrators and software developers who implement a standards based service provider platform using Sun Java System server software. It is recommended that administrators understand the following technologies:

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

• Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE™ platform) web containers and corresponding deployment tools

• JavaServer Pages™

• HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

• eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

• Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

• Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

• SOAP

• Liberty Alliance Project Specifications for Federation and Web Services

In addition, administrators should have a clear knowledge of the legal aspects of identity federation (including privacy laws) and corporate policies.