2.1 Identity Provider Configuration at IDCS

This topic describes the systematic instruction to Identity Provider Configuration at IDCS option.

Steps to configure Identity Provide at IDCS

  1. Login to Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) console with admin login. In dashboard click on Add Application in Application and Services widget or navigate through the breadcrumb menu as highlighted in screenshot.
  2. In popup window select SAML Application.
  3. In Add SAML Application page provide below mentioned fields and click on Next.
    1. Name
    2. Description

    Figure 2-3 Add SAML Application



  4. Fill below mentioned fields as per section.
    1. General
      1. Entity Id - A unique identifier / name for the service provider.
      2. Assertion Consumer URL - End point to which assertion will be sent by IDCS.

        Recommended URL format <OHS_URL>/saml2/sp/acs/pos

        e.g. <PROTOCOL>://<OHS_HOST>:<OHS_PORT>/saml2/sp/acs/post

        http://whf000xxx.bank.com:9999/saml2/sp/acs/post

      3. NameID Format- Select value as “Unspecified”.
      4. NameID Value- Select value as “User Name”.

      Figure 2-4 Add SAML Application



    2. Advance Settings
      1. Signed SSO :- Select value as “Assertion”
      2. Enable Single Logout: - This field should be checked.
      3. Logout Binding: - Select value as “Redirect”.
      4. Single Logout URL: - End point which IDCS will make call to do single logout functionality.

        Recommended URL format <OHS_URL>/digx-infra/sso-logout

        e.g. <PROTOCOL>://<OHS_HOST>:<OHS_PORT>/digx-infra/sso-logout

        http://whf000xxx.bank.com:9999/digx-infra/sso-logout

      5. Logout Response URL: -

        Recommended URL format <OHS_URL>/digx-infra/sso-logout

        e.g. <PROTOCOL>://<OHS_HOST>:<OHS_PORT>/digx-infra/sso-logout

        http://whf000xxx.bank.com:9999/digx-infra/sso-logout

      Figure 2-5 Add SAML Application



  5. Click on Finish / Save.
  6. Click on Activate button to activate your application.
  7. Navigate to Dashboard and search the application you have created.
  8. Navigate to SSO Configuration tab and click on “Download Identity Provider Metadata”.
    Keep the downloaded xml file, it will be required to upload in WebLogic console. Same is explain in WebLogic console configuration steps.
  9. Copy / FTP the downloaded IDC metadata xml file to WebLogic server using winscp / putty.
  10. Navigate to Users tab in application to add the users related to application.
  11. Click on Assign Users or Assign (+) button to search and add the users into application.
    If user is not available follow steps mentioned in Section 1.3 to create new user.
  12. Logout from IDSC console.