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Create a SAML 2.0 Web service Identity Provider partner

Before you begin

Before you configure a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider partner, create an instance of the SAML 2.0 Identity Assertion provider in the security realm and configure it. See Configuring a SAML 2.0 Identity Assertion Provider for SAML 2.0.


To create a SAML 2.0 Web service Identity Provider partner:

  1. In the left pane, select Security Realms.
  2. On the Summary of Security Realms page, select the name of the realm (for example, myrealm).
  3. On the Settings for Realm Name page select Providers > Authentication.
  4. In the Authentication Providers table, select the SAML 2.0 Identity Assertion provider.
  5. On the Settings for SAML 2.0 Identity Asserter page, select Management.
  6. In the table under Identity Provider Partners, click New > New Web Service Identity Provider Partner.
  7. On the Create a SAML 2.0 Web Service Identity Provider Partner page, enter the name of the new Identity Provider partner, and click Finish.

    Note: If you click the browser's Back button after clicking Finish, the partner name is reset to the default.

  8. In the Identity Provider Partners table, select the name of your newly-created Identity Provider partner.
  9. In the Settings for SAML 2.0 Identity Asserter > General page, select Enabled to enable interactions between this server and this Identity Provider partner.
  10. Specify an Issuer URI, which is a string that is uniquely associated with this Identity Provider partner.
  11. Specify one or more partner lookup strings, and optionally Audience URIs, as Audience URI attributes. WebLogic Server overloads this attribute to serve both functions, as follows:
    • A partner lookup string contains an endpoint URL that enables the SAML 2.0 Identity Assertion provider to match a requested Web service endpoint with an Identity Provider partner that is configured to generate valid assertions for accessing that endpoint. Configuring a partner lookup string for an Identity Provider partner is necessary in order for WebLogic Server to be able to discover that partner at run time. For details about how to create a partner lookup string, see Create partner lookup strings.
    • Audience URIs are optional, but if they are included, they must be specified as entries separate from partner lookup strings. Any assertion received from this Identity Provider partner that does not contain at least one of the specified Audience URIs is rejected.
  12. Configure additional settings as appropriate. For example, you may choose to do one or more of the following:
    1. Specify an Identity Provider Name Mapper class, which is a custom implementation of the com.bea.security.saml2.providers.SAML2IdentityAsserterNameMapper interface. This class overrides the default Identity Asserter Name Mapper class with which the SAML 2.0 Identity Asserter provider is configured. The Name Mapper class you specify in this field is used only for assertions received from this Identity Provider partner.

      For more information about this name mapper class, see Configuring a SAML 2.0 Identity Assertion Provider for SAML 2.0.

    2. Select Virtual User to map user information from assertions to virtual users in the security realm. If you choose this option, you must also create and configure a SAML Authentication provider instance in the security realm. For more information, see Configuring the SAML Authentication Provider.
    3. Select Process Attributes to extract the information from the assertions received from this partner that is used to determine the groups in which the mapped Subject belongs. If you choose this option, you must also create and configure a SAML Authentication provider instance in the security realm. For more information, see Configuring the SAML Authentication Provider.

    For more information about these configuration options, see Using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Tokens For Identity.

  13. Click Save.
  14. In the Settings for SAML 2.0 Identity Asserter > Assertion Signing Certificate page, configure the Identity Provider partner's assertion signing certificate. You need to coordinate with your partner to obtain this certificate in a secure manner. For more information, see Using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Tokens For Identity.

Result

The Web service Identity Provider partner is created in the local server instance.


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