Who Should Use This Book

The Sun Java System SAML v2 Plug-in for Federation Services User's Guide is intended for use by IT professionals, network administrators and software developers who wish to implement Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) version 2 features in their deployment of Sun Java System Access Manager or Sun Java System Federation Manager server software. It is recommended that administrators understand the following technologies:

• Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

• Liberty Alliance Project Specifications for Federation and Web Services

• 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)

• SOAP

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