Metadata File

SSO is set up by exchanging metadata files between the Identity Provider (IdP) and the Service Provider (SP).

The SAML 2.0 metadata file format is supported. This metadata file contains information about each SSO entity (URLs, protocols supported, certificates etc.). The IdP's metadata file can be imported into the SSO user interface. If any changes are made to the IdP, the metadata file must be re-imported.

Also, metadata files can be generated for the Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition Service Providers (SmartOrg and Career Section). These files must be imported into the IdP. A separate metadata file will be generated for each SP-IdP combination. For example, if the customer has 2 IdPs, then up to 4 metadata files will be generated (2 for SmartOrg and 2 for Career section).

For an example of an Identity Provider metadata file, see Identity Provider Metadata Example.

For an example of a SmartOrg metadata file, see SmartOrg Metadata Example.

For an example of a career section Service Provider metadata file, see Career Section Metadata Example.