Configuring the Identity Header Assertion Provider

Follow these steps to configure the security provider used to support the Identity header:

  1. From the Edit Tree of the Remote Console, click Security, and then Realms, and your specific realm, and then Authentication Providers.
  2. Click New in the Authentication Providers table.
  3. Enter a name for the new provider, and select Identity Header Asserter for the Type.
  4. Click Create.
  5. Select the name of the provider you just created in the Authentication Providers table.
  6. Select the Custom Parameters subtab.
  7. Fill in the fields of the Provider Specific subtab as follows:
    • Date Period: Enter the valid period for Date header, in seconds.
    • Https Channel Name: Enter the name of an HTTPS channel the provider should use to initialize an HTTPS client. An HTTPS channel is required (and must be configured separately) if a remote certificate must be retrieved via HTTPS.
    • User Name Mapper Class Name (optional): Enter the name of a custom Java class used to map user names in the Identity header to user names in the default security realm. A custom user name mapper class is required if you want to map usernames in the Identity header to WebLogic usernames. See Securing Oracle WebLogic Server in the Oracle WebLogic Server documentation for more information.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Restart the server.