Configuring Siebel Migration Application for Web Single Sign-On

Siebel Migration supports header based SSO and SAML assertion based SSO authentication. Several parameters must be configured in Siebel Management Console for Siebel Migration application to use Web SSO, SSO with SAML, or basic authentication. The required parameters are described in the following table. For more information about creating and deploying a Siebel Migration profile, see the Siebel Installation Guide.

Setting in Siebel Management Console

Section (Under Create Profile)

Comment or Description

Host Name

Database Information

Specify the host name for the database. Siebel Migration application uses this host name to establish the database connection. For example:

Host Name = <database_hostname>.FQDN

Port Number

Database Information

Specify the port number of the database.

Authentication Type

Authentication

Specify the authentication type for the Siebel Migration application. Specify one of the following:

  • Basic Authentication

  • Single Sign-On

Authentication Host

Authentication

Specify the Siebel authentication host for authenticating the Siebel Migration application user. Siebel Migration application uses this URI to authenticate users when they log in to the application. The value will be the REST URI of the Siebel application. For example:

Authentication Host = https://<ApplicationInterface_hostname>.FQDN:<AI_https_port>

User Specification

Authentication

This option appears if you selected Single Sign-On Authentication.

Provide the user specification for SSO authentication.

Note: This is the name of the http header which carries the identity for header based SSO. If you need only header based authentication, then set the appropriate value in this field. If you need SAML assertion based SSO, then set a dummy value in this field.

Assertion Specification

Authentication

This option appears if you selected Single Sign-On Authentication.

Provide the assertion specification for SSO authentication.

Note: This is the name of the http header, which carries the SAML assertion, when SAML based SSO is configured.

Identity Provider Logoff URL

Authentication

This option appears if you selected Single Sign-On Authentication.

Provide the identity provider logoff URL for SSO authentication.

Note: This is the Identity Provider Logoff URL that will be invoked when the user logs off from the application.

Parameter Name for Identity Provider Logoff Return URL

Authentication

This option appears if you selected Single Sign-On Authentication.

Provide the parameter name for the identity provider logoff return URL for SSO authentication.

Note: This is the Siebel Migration URL to navigate to, after logout.

Siebel Application Name for Data Administration

Other Information

Specify the Siebel application name that needs to be embedded in the Siebel Migration application.

Language

Other Information

Specify the language of the Siebel application that needs to be embedded in the Siebel Migration application.