1. Administering Oracle Access Management
  2. Managing Oracle Access Management Identity Federation
  3. Managing Federation Schemes and Policies

33 Managing Federation Schemes and Policies

If you want to enable Oracle Access Management Access Manager to work with federation providers, you define one or more authentication schemes. The defined schemes authenticate users that request access to resources protected by Access Manager.

The following topics introduce authentication schemes and policies that you can configure for Oracle Access Management Identity Federation:

33.1 Use of Identity Federation and Access Manager Together

The use of federation features in Access Manager varies depending on the release.

When you integrate with Identity Federation:

33.2 Using Authentication Schemes and Modules for Identity Federation

The following topics describe how to use authentication schemes and modules for Identity Federation:

33.2.1 About the FederationScheme Authentication Scheme

FederationScheme is a general-purpose scheme for use with Identity Federation 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2).

Figure 33-1 shows the Access Console page for FederationScheme:.

Figure 33-1 FederationScheme

Description of Figure 33-1 follows
Description of "Figure 33-1 FederationScheme"

Table 33-1 describes the FederationScheme.

Table 33-1 FederationScheme Element Definitions

Element Description

Name

This is the scheme name.

Description

This is a brief description of the scheme.

Authentication Level

This is the trust level of the authentication scheme.

Default

This is a non-editable box that is checked when the Set as Default button is clicked.

Challenge Method

You may select a challenge method from those available in the drop-down box.

Challenge Redirect URL

This is the URL of another server to which user requests must be redirected for processing.

Authentication Module

This is the authentication module to use with the scheme.

Challenge URL

This is the URL to which the credential collector will redirect for credential collection. Not used by the federation plug-in.

Context Type

This element is used to build the final URL for the credential collector.

Context Value

This element is used to build the final URL for the credential collector. The value depends on the context type.

Challenge Parameters

This is the list of parameters, if any, to use with the challenge.

Table 22-23 lists the specifications for FederationScheme.

33.2.2 About the FederationMTScheme

The FederationMTScheme authentication scheme is a scheme that is designed for use in multi-tenancy environments.

33.2.3 About the FederationPlugin Authentication Module

The FederationPlugin provides a custom authentication module.

Figure 33-2 displays the module's Console page.

Figure 33-2 FederationPlugin Steps

Description of Figure 33-2 follows
Description of "Figure 33-2 FederationPlugin Steps"

Table 33-2 describes the attributes that you need to configure the FederationPlugin.

Table 33-2 FederationPlugin Steps

Element Description

Step Name

This is the name of the step within the module.

Description

This element contains a brief description of the step.

Plugin Name

This element specifies the plugin associated with the step.

The value of FedSSOIdP is the IDP to be picked up by the authentication plugin.

Orchestration enables you to specify the order of the steps within the plugin, and what to do if each of those steps succeeds or fails.

Figure 33-3 illustrates the orchestration of the FederationPlugin.

See Table 22-13 for a similar orchestration.

Figure 33-3 FederationPlugin Orchestration

Description of Figure 33-3 follows
Description of "Figure 33-3 FederationPlugin Orchestration"

Table 33-3 describes the attributes for the orchestration of the FederationPlugin.

Table 33-3 Orchestration of FederationPlugin

Element Description

Name

This is the step name. The steps appear in this column in order of execution, which can be modified with the Initial Step drop-down.

Description

This is a brief description of the step.

On Success

This is the action to take upon successful completion of the step, such as execution of next step in the orchestration.

On Error

This is the action to take upon error, such as taking the specified failure action.

On Failure

This is the action to take upon step failure.

33.2.4 Managing Authentication with Identity Federation in 11g Release 2

When you manage authentication with Identity Federation in 11g Release 2, you work with the FerationScheme and the FederationPlugin plug-in, a custom authentication module.

The following topics introduce authentication with Identity Federation in 11g Release 2:

33.2.4.1 Prerequisites for the Authentication with Identity Federation in 11g Release 2

None.

33.2.4.2 Viewing or Modifying FederationScheme

You can view or modify FederationScheme authentication scheme.

To view or modify FederationScheme:

  1. In the Oracle Access Management Console, click Application Security at the top of the window.
  2. In the Application Security console, click Authentication Schemes in the Access Manager section.
  3. Search for and open the FederationScheme authentication scheme.
  4. Review FederationScheme details to ensure these are desired for your deployment.

    Table 33-1 describes field details.

  5. Click Save.
33.2.4.3 Viewing or Modifying FederationPlugin

You can view or modify FederationPlugin authentication plug-in.

To view or modify FederationPlugin:

  1. In the Oracle Access Management Console, click Application Security at the top of the window.
  2. In the Application Security console, click Authentication Plug-ins in the Plug-ins section.
  3. Search for and open the FederationPlugin authentication plug-in.
  4. Review FederationPlugin details to ensure these are desired for your deployment.

    Table 33-2 provides plugin step details.

  5. Use the icons above the step table to add a step (+) or delete a step (x).
  6. Modify the order of steps as needed using the Steps Orchestration tab.

    Table 33-3 provides orchestration details.

  7. Click Save.
33.2.4.4 Adding an Authentication Policy with FederationScheme
A Prerequisite represents any resource to be added to a policy that you must define in the same Application Domain as the policy. You can add an authentication policy with FederationScheme to associate a resource that is protected by this policy.

To add an authentication policy with FederationScheme to associate a resource that is protected by this policy:

  1. In the Oracle Access Management Console, click Application Security at the top of the window.

  2. In the Application Security console, click Application Domains in the Access Manager section.

  3. Search for and open the target application domain.

  4. In the application domain configuration page, click the Authentication Policies tab.

  5. Click Create and enter the following General Policy Details.

    Table 25-9.

    • Name

    • Authentication Scheme

  6. Add these Global Policy Elements and Specifications:

    • Description (optional)

    • Success URL

    • Failure URL

  7. To add resources:

    1. Click the Resources tab on the Authentication Policy page.

    2. Click the Add button on the tab.

    3. Choose a URL from the list.

    4. Repeat these steps as needed to add more resources.

  8. Click Apply to save changes and close the confirmation window.

  9. Responses:

    See Introduction to Policy Responses for SSO.

    See Adding and Managing Policy Responses for SSO.

Figure 33-4 shows the console page to define the authentication policy and associate the policy to the resources.

Figure 33-4 Setting Up the Authentication Policy with FederationScheme

Description of Figure 33-4 follows
Description of "Figure 33-4 Setting Up the Authentication Policy with FederationScheme"

33.3 Using Authentication Schemes and Modules for Oracle Identity Federation

An authentication scheme is a named component that defines the challenge mechanism required to authenticate a user. Each authentication scheme must also include a defined authentication module.

The following topics describe the authentication schemes and modules that are available for use with the Oracle Identity Federation server in Oracle Fusion Middleware Release 11g R1 (11.1.1).

See Using Authentication Schemes and Modules for Identity Federation about any schemes that are used for Identity Federation in 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3).

See Managing Authentication Schemes for additional information about schemes.

33.3.1 About Scheme OIFScheme

OIFScheme and OIFMTScheme are used for integration with Oracle Identity Federation 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).

See Using Authentication Schemes and Modules for Identity Federation for the schemes available with Identity Federation 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3).

Figure 33-5 OIFScheme

Description of Figure 33-5 follows
Description of "Figure 33-5 OIFScheme"

Table 33-4 describes the scheme OIFScheme.

Table 33-4 OIFScheme Definition

Element Description

Name

This is the scheme name.

Description

This is a brief description of the scheme.

Authentication Level

This is the trust level of the authentication scheme.

Default

This is a non-editable box that is checked when the Set as Default button is clicked.

Challenge Method

Use to select a challenge method from those available in the drop-down box.

Challenge Redirect URL

This is the URL of another server to which user requests must be redirected for processing.

Authentication Module

This is the authentication module to use with the scheme.

Challenge URL

This is the URL the credential collector will redirect to for credential collection.

Context Type

Use this element to build the final URL for the credential collector.

Challenge Parameters

This is the list of parameters, if any, to use with the challenge.

Table 22-23 for OIFScheme specifications.

33.3.2 About the OIFMTLDAPPlugin Authentication Module

The OIFMTLDAPPlugin module authenticates federated tenants through Identity Federation and non-federated tenants with the identity store associated with Access Manager.

Figure 33-6 OIFMTLDAPPlugin

Description of Figure 33-6 follows
Description of "Figure 33-6 OIFMTLDAPPlugin"

Table 33-5 lists the steps for OIFMTLDAPPlugin.

Table 33-5 IFMTLDAPPlugin Steps

Element Description

Step Name

This is the name of the step within the module.

Description

This element contains a brief description of this step.

Plugin Name

This element specifies the plugin associated with this step.

Plugin Parameters

This element lists the parameters, if any, needed for plugin execution. The parameter list varies with the plugin.

33.3.3 Managing Authentication with Oracle Identity Federation Release 11gR1

When you manage authentication with Oracle Identity Federation Release 11gR1, you work with OIFScheme and OIFMTLDAPPlugin, a custom authentication module for Identity Federation 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).

The following topics explain how to manage authentication with Oracle Identity Federation Release 11gR1:

33.3.3.1 Prerequisites for Authentication with Oracle Identity Federation Release 11gR1

None

33.3.3.2 Viewing or Modifying the OIFScheme Authentication Scheme

You can search for the OIFScheme Authentication Scheme and modify the Scheme details as desired.

To view or modify the Authentication Scheme:

  1. In the Oracle Access Management Console, click Application Security at the top of the window.
  2. In the Application Security console, click Authentication Schemes in the Access Manager section.
  3. Search for and open the OIFScheme authentication scheme.
  4. Review OIFscheme details to ensure these are desired for your deployment.

    See Table 33-4 for field details.

  5. Click Save.
33.3.3.3 Prerequisites for Viewing or Modifying the OIFMTLDAPPlugin Authentication

None.

33.3.3.4 Viewing or Modifying the OIFMTLDAPPlugin Authentication

You can search for the OIFMTLDAPPlugin Authentication and modify module details as desired.

To view or modify the OIFMTLDAPPlugin Authentication:

  1. In the Oracle Access Management Console, click Application Security at the top of the window.
  2. In the Application Security console, click Authentication Modules in the Plug-ins section.
  3. Search for and open the OIFMTLDAPPlugin authentication module.
  4. Review OIFMTLDAPPlugin details to ensure these are configured as desired for your deployment.

    See Table 33-5 for details.

  5. Click Save.
33.3.3.5 Adding an Authentication Policy with OIFScheme

The procedure for this task is the same as described in the following topics:

See "Adding an Authentication Policy with FederationScheme".

33.4 Managing Access Manager Policies for Use with Identity Federation

The following topics explain how to use policy responses in Access Manager in the context of federation policies:

33.4.1 About Policy Responses with Assertion Attributes for Identity Federation

A policy can optionally include one or more authentication responses, or authorization responses, or both. You can configure the use of assertion attributes when setting up Access Manager policy responses with Identity Federation.

You use assertion attributes as follows:

  • Authorization policy conditions

  • Response attributes as HTTP headers

  • Response attributes for identity context

Figure 33-7 shows the Response configuration tab for an authorization policy:

Figure 33-7 Authorization Policy Response Tab

Description of Figure 33-7 follows
Description of "Figure 33-7 Authorization Policy Response Tab"

Table 33-6 describes the elements for a policy response.

Table 33-6 Policy Response Elements

Element Description

Name

This is a unique name to distinguish this response from other responses that use the same mechanism (type).

Type

This is the mechanism used to convey the response form of the action to be taken with the value string. Select Assertion Attribute.

Value

This is the response expression, set as a variable. To provide the federation data as response attributes in the authentication or authorization policy, the values can reference:

  • $session.attr.fed.nameidvalue for the name ID value

  • $session.attr.fed.attr.AttributeName for any other assertion attribute

33.4.2 Defining Policy Responses with Assertion Attributes for Identity Federation

You can use the Oracle Access Management Console to configure policy responses with assertion attributes.

33.4.2.1 Background on Conditions and Responses for Identity Federation

Identity Federation conditions and responses must be specified separately because they are used for different tasks.

For example, if the identity provider sends a role assertion and the service provider wanted to only allow people who had a role of sales to gain access to the resource, you add a condition as follows:

  • The Condition Namespace is "Session".

  • The Name is "fed.attr.role".

  • The Operator is set to EQUALS.

  • Value is "sales".

A condition is used to control access to a resource within Access Manager.

Note:

  • Replace the role in this example to the actual SAML asserted attribute.

  • If you want to use the standard SAML NameID value as the condition, then the value is "attr.fed.nameidvalue".

A response, on the other hand, enables you to pass an asserted attribute to the application.For example, if you wanted to pass the asserted attribute role to a back-end application in an HTTP header, you would:

  • Go to the Response tab.

  • Add a Header, name Role (this is the name of the HTTP header).

  • The value would be $session.attr.fed.attr.role.

Then replace the role in this example to correspond to the SAML asserted attribute.

33.4.2.2 Prerequisites for Viewing and Configuring Policy Responses with Assertion Attributes

None.

33.4.2.3 Viewing or Configuring Responses with Assertion Attributes

To view or configure responses with assertion attributes:

  1. Using the Oracle Access Management Console, search for the desired application domain and open the desired policy to view or configure a response.
  2. Select the Responses tab.
  3. Click the relevant icon to add, delete or update a response.
  4. When updating, review the response details to ensure these are desired for your deployment.

    See Table 33-6 for details.

  5. Click Save.

Figure 33-8 shows an example of federation response attribute configuration.

Figure 33-8 Adding a Federation Response Attribute to an AuthZ Policy

Description of Figure 33-8 follows
Description of "Figure 33-8 Adding a Federation Response Attribute to an AuthZ Policy"

33.5 Testing Identity Federation Configuration

After performing the procedure that is described in the previous topic, you have completed all the steps to configure federation in SP mode.

To recap, these steps are:

  1. Enabling the Identity Federation service using Oracle Access Management Console.
  2. Creating an IdP partner or using an existing IdP partner.
  3. Ensuring that IdP setup including SAML attributes, global logout, and nameID format are configured.
  4. Configuring an authentication/authorization policy that uses FederationScheme with federation response attributes; and
  5. Protecting a resource with this policy.

To test this configuration, access the resource that is protected by the authentication policy and verify that access is granted or denied according to the policy.

33.5.1 Test SP Module

Identity Federation provides a Test SP module that enables you to Test Federation SSO with an IdP Partner and view the result of the Federation SSO operation as well as the assertion sent by the Identity Provider.

33.5.1.1 Enabling or Disabling the Test SP Module

You can enable or disable the Test SP Module.

  1. Enter the WLST environment:
    $OH/common/bin/wlst.sh
  2. Connect to the Admin Server:
    connect()
  3. Move to the domain runtime location: 
    domainRuntime()
  4. Execute the following WLST command to enable the Test SP Module: 
    configureTestSPEngine("true")
  5. Execute the following WLST command to disable the Test SP Module: 
    configureTestSPEngine("false")

33.5.2 Accessing the Test SP Module and Performing a Federation SSO Operation

You can access the Test SP module and perform a federation SSO operation with an IdP partner.

  1. Access the following service: 
    http(s)://oam-hostname:oam-port/oamfed/user/testspsso
  2. Select the IdP with which to perform a federation SSO (note: only enabled IdP partners are listed).
  3. Start the federation SSO operation. The browser will be redirected to the IdP Partner for authentication and redirected back to Identity Federation with a federation response.
  4. Identity Federation will process the federation assertion and the Test SP module will display the result of the processing (note: no Access Manager session will be created as a result of the operation).

33.5.3 Troubleshooting Errors During Federation Configuration After an Upgrade

IAM Suite is the OOTB Application Domain created when OAM 11.1.2 is installed. This Application Domain can be renamed after installation but when upgrading OAM to 11.1.2.2.0, it must be renamed back to IAM Suite otherwise the upgrade operation will fail with the following error seen in the WLS admin logs.

java.lang.NullPointerException
at
oracle.security.am.common.policy.tools.upgrade.r2ps2.bootstrap.FedR2PS2Bootstr
apHandler.createFedAuthnResource(FedR2PS2BootstrapHandler.java:505)
at
oracle.security.am.common.policy.tools.upgrade.r2ps2.bootstrap.FedR2PS2Bootstr
apHandler.doBootstrap(FedR2PS2BootstrapHandler.java:151)
at
oracle.security.am.common.policy.tools.upgrade.r2ps2.bootstrap.R2PS2BootstrapH
elper.doBootstrap(R2PS2BootstrapHelper.java:70)
at
oracle.security.am.common.policy.tools.PolicyComponentLifecycle.initialize(Pol
.
icyComponentLifecycle.java:99)

If the IAM Suite Application Domain has been renamed after installation, it is required to rename it back to its original IAM Suite name prior to beginning the upgrade process. After the upgrade process is complete, the name can be changed back to a custom name.

33.6 Using the Default Identity Provisioning Plug-in

11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3) features a plug-in that you can optionally use to provision a missing identity during a federated SSO operation.

The following topics describe how to use a provisioning plug-in:

33.6.1 Why Use a Provisioning Plug-in?

When a federated SSO transaction is initiated, the processing flows as follows:

  1. The IdP authenticates a user and sends an assertion to Oracle Access Management Identity Federation.

  2. Acting as SP, Identity Federation maps the user to the local identity store.

  3. If the user does not exist in the local store, the mapping fails.

Resolving this issue requires you to provision the user so the transaction can continue.

33.6.2 About the Default Provisioning Plug-in

To handle the identity mapping failure, Identity Federation supports the ability to set up a plug-in, known as the default provisioning plug-in, to provision the missing user in the identity store and enable the federated single sign-on to proceed.

The user is provisioned in the identity store associated with the IdP partner. You can specify a list of attributes to use in provisioning the plug-in, as explained in the next section.

33.6.3 Using the Default Provisioning Plug-in

You can enable this default provisioning plug-in from the plug-in configuration interface.

To use the default provisioning plug-in:

  1. From the plug-in configuration interface select FedUserProvisioningPlugin.
  2. In the configuration parameters tab, set the following parameters:

    • KEY_USER_RECORD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST - This is the list of attributes with which the user should be provisioned. These attributes are available as part of the assertion, for example: mail, givenname. (optional)

    • KEY_PROVIDERID_ATTRIBUTE_NAME – This is the tenant ID attribute name in the identity store which Identity Federation populates at run-time with the tenant name. (optional)

    • KEY_USERID_ATTRIBUTE_NAME – This is the attribute name to use for the userid value from the assertion attributes. (optional)

  3. Enable user provisioning with the default plug-in by executing the WLST command:
    putBooleanProperty("/fedserverconfig/userprovisioningenabled","true")

33.6.4 Switching to a Custom Provisioning Plug-in

A custom provisioning plug-in is also available with Identity Federation.

To switch from the default plug-in to the custom plug-in, follow the guidelines in Developing a Custom User Provisioning Plug-in chapter of the Developing Applications with Oracle Access Management.

When you use the custom plug-in, set the plug-in name with the WLST command:

putStringProperty("/fedserverconfig/userprovisioningplugin","CustomPlugin")

33.7 Configuring the Identity Provider Discovery Service

Identity provider discovery is a service that selects an identity provider (possibly through interaction with the user) to use during SSO.

While Identity Federation does not provide an identity provider discovery service, it provides support for using such a service to select an IdP, if one is not passed in the authentication request to the SP during SP-initiated SSO.

See the following specifications about IdP discovery at:

http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-idp-discovery-cs-01.pdf

When acting as a service provider, Identity Federation can be configured so that if an SSO operation is initiated without the provider ID of the partner IdP, the user is redirected to an IdP discovery service to select the identity provider with which to perform SSO.

After the user selects an identity provider, the custom page resubmits the SSO request with the chosen IdP to Identity Federation.

See the following topics for details:

33.7.1 Configuring the Bundled IdP Discovery Service

Identity Federation provides a simple Identity Provider Discovery Service that can be used to determine the Federation IdP Partner to be used at runtime during a Federation SSO operation.

To configure the bundled IdP discovery service:

  1. Enter the WLST environment:
    $OH/common/bin/wlst.sh
  2. Connect to the Admin Server:
    connect()
  3. Move to the domain runtime location: 
    domainRuntime()
  4. Execute the following WLST command to configure Identity Federation to use an IdP Discovery Service: 
    putBooleanProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryserviceenabled", "true")
  5. Execute the following WLST command to configure Identity Federation to use the default out-of-the-box IdP Discovery Service: 
    putBooleanProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryservicepageenabled", "true")putStringProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryserviceurl", "/oamfed/discovery.jsp")

33.7.2 Configuring Identity Federation with a Custom IdP Discovery Service

You can configure Identity Federation to interact with a custom IdP Discovery Service that is deployed remotely.

To configure Identity Federation with a custom IdP Discovery Service:

  1. Enter the WLST environment:
    $OH/common/bin/wlst.sh
  2. Connect to the Admin Server:
    connect()
  3. Move to the domain runtime location: 
    domainRuntime()
  4. Execute the following WLST command to configure Identity Federation to use an IdP Discovery Service: 
    putBooleanProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryserviceenabled", "true")
  5. Execute the following WLST command to configure Identity Federation to use a custom IdP Discovery Service (replace IDP_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_URL with the fully qualified URL of the Discovery Service): 
    putBooleanProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryservicepageenabled", "false")
putStringProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryserviceurl", "IDP_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_URL")

At runtime, Identity Federation redirects to the IdP Discovery Service page with the following parameters:

  • return: This is the URL to which the page should send the new request containing the chosen IdP provider ID to Identity Federation.

  • returnIDParam: This is the name of the parameter to use to specify the chosen IdP provider ID in the request sent to Identity Federation.

The discovery service receives the values of these parameters, displays a list of IdPs, and then sends a new request to Identity Federation specifying the chosen IdP Provider ID.

Note:

CMake sure that the URL query parameter values are correctly URL-encoded.

Example of an IdP Discovery Service Page

The following example represents an IdP discovery service page that enable a user to select an identity provider (from the list of provider IDs: http://idp1.com, http://idp2.com, http://idp3.com), and submit the chosen provider ID to Identity Federation to continue the SSO flow. 

<%@ page buffer="5kb" autoFlush="true" session="false"%>
<%@ page language="java" import="java.util.*, java.net.*"%>
 
<%
// Set the Expires and Cache Control Headers
response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
response.setHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");
response.setHeader("Expires", "Thu, 29 Oct 1969 17:04:19 GMT");
 
// Set request and response type
request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
response.setContentType("text/html; charset=UTF-8");
String submitURL = request.getParameter("return");
String returnIDParam = request.getParameter("returnIDParam");
 
List idps = new ArrayList();
idps.add("http://idp1.com");
idps.add("http://idp2.com");
idps.add("http://idp3.com");
 
%>
 
<html>
  <title>
  Select an Identity Provider
  </title>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><form  method="POST" action="<%=submitURL%>" id="PageForm" name="PageForm" autocomplete="off">
    <center>
                <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="500">
                    <tr><td colspan="2" align="center">
                         Select an Identity Provider
                    </td></tr>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td align="right">Provider ID</td>
                        <td>
                           <select size="1" name="<%=returnIDParam%>">
<%
Iterator idpIT = idps.iterator();
while(idpIT.hasNext())
{
        String idp = (String)idpIT.next();
%>
                                <option value="<%=(idp)%>"><%=idp%></option>
<%
}
%>
 
                           </select>
                         </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                         <td colspan="2" align="center">
                            <input type="submit" value="Continue"/>
                         </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
      </center>
     </form>
    </body>
</html>

33.7.3 Disabling the use of an IdP Discovery Service

To disable the use of an IdP Discovery Service:

  1. Enter the WLST environment:
    $OH/common/bin/wlst.sh
  2. Connect to the Admin Server:
    connect()
  3. Move to the domain runtime location: 
    domainRuntime()
  4. Execute the following WLST command to configure Identity Federation to stop using an IdP Discovery Service:
    putBooleanProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryserviceenabled", "false")
putBooleanProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryservicepageenabled", "false")
putStringProperty("/spglobal/idpdiscoveryserviceurl", "/oamfed/discovery.jsp")

33.8 Integrating OAM Identity Provider With Microsoft Office 365 Service Provider

The following topics describe how to administer OAM Identity Federation 12c (12.2.1.4) as an IdP for integration with Microsoft Office 365 when the latter is configured as an SP leveraging the SAML 2.0 standard. After the integration implementation, you can use an account in the Identity Repository to access all web clients (including Office rich client apps connecting to SharePoint Online) and email-rich clients that use basic authentication and a supported Exchange access method such as IMAP, POP, Active Sync or MAPI. (The Enhanced Client Protocol end point is required to be deployed).

The deployment assumes that:

  1. OAM 12c (12.2.1.4) has been installed and configured using SSL.
  2. An account has been created using the Oracle Access Management Console that defines the Administrator role for Office 365.
  3. Windows PowerShell 2.0 and Microsoft Online Services Module have been installed.
  4. An available domain name can be used as the federated domain in Office 365. Generally, this domain needs to be purchased.

Note:

For non Web-based client integration:

  • The OAM IdP endpoint must be accessible from the public network.

  • A trusted SSL certificate issued by a well known entity must be used.

The following topics provide configuration details:

33.8.1 Configuring Microsoft Office 365 for OAM Integration

To configure Microsoft Office 365 for OAM integration:

  1. Add the domain name (for example, test.com) and verify it using the Office 365 Web administration center.
  2. Define the authentication scheme for the domain as Federated by running the Set-MsolDomainAuthentication PowerShell command.
    $dom="<domain name>"
$url="https://server_host:port/oamfed/idp/samlv20"
$uri="<entityID>"
$ecpUrl=https:// server_host:port/oamfed/idp/soap
$logouturl="https://server_host:port/oamfed/idp/samlv20"
$cert="MIIB/DCCAWWgAwIBAgI......."
Set-MsolDomainAuthentication -FederationBrandName $dom 
 -Authentication Federated -ActiveLogUri $ecpUrl -PassiveLogOnUri $url 
 -SigningCertificate $cert -IssuerUri $uri
-LogOffUri $logouturl -PreferredAuthenticationProtocol SAMLP

    Note:

    The values for some of these parameters can be found in the OAM Identity Provider metadata.

  3. Create a user in the Federated domain by running the New-MsolUser PowerShell command.
    New-MsolUser -DisplayName <name> –UserPrincipalName 
 <name@domain_name> -UsageLocation <location> 
 -BlockCredential $false -ImmutableId <immutableid>

    Values for UserPrincipalName and ImmutableId are required by Office 365 for Federation. In the SAML assertion, the value of ImmutableId will be stored in the SAML Subject using the "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent" NameID format. The UserPrincipalName will be stored in the SAML Attribute using the attribute name IDPEmail. In the OAM User Identity Store, the user entry must use the same attributes to store the values of UserPrincipalName and ImmutableId. Use the following:

    • mail=<name@domain_name (UserPrincipalName)>

    • uid=<immutableid>

    Note:

    If Office 365 has been before this integration, you can use an existing user for testing. You must know the values of the UserPrincipalName and ImmutableId attributes for the existing user.

  4. Assign a license to the user to make the applications provided by Office 365 available to the user.

33.8.2 Configuring OAM for Microsoft Office 365 Integration

The following topics describe how to configure OAM for integration with Microsoft Office 365:

See Identity Federation WLST Commandsfor details on how to use the WLST commands.

33.8.2.1 Configuring for Web and Non-Web Clients

To configure for Web and non-Web clients:

  1. Log in to the Oracle Access Management Console.
  2. Navigate to Available Services and enable the Identity Federation service.
  3. Navigate to Identity Provider Administration.
  4. Create a Service Provider Attribute Profile mapping.

    Table 33-7 Message Attribute Mapping

    Message Attribute Name Value Always Send

    IDPEmail

    $user.attr.mail

    true
  5. Create a Service Provider Partner for Office 365 using the attributes and values.

    See Table 33-8 for details.

    Table 33-8 Office 365 Service Provider Attribute Values

    Provider Attribute Value

    Name

    Office365

    Protocol

    SAML 2.0

    Service Details

    Load from provider metadata

    Metadata File

    Can be downloaded from:

    https://nexus.microsoftonline-p.com/federationmetadata/saml20/federationmetadata.xml

    For customers in China using the China-specific instance of Office 365 download from:

    https://nexus.partner.microsoftonline-p.cn/federationmetadata/saml20/federationmetadata.xml

    NameID Format

    persistent

    NameID Value

    User ID Store Attribute + uid

    Attribute Mapping Profile

    The profile created in step 2

    User Identity Store

    Identity Store used

    User Search Base DN

    The base DN for User search

    SSO Response Binding

    HTTP POST
  6. Optionally, set the default Authentication Scheme for the service provider partner using the setSPPartnerDefaultScheme WLST command.

    By default, OAM uses LDAPScheme for user authentication. To use another scheme, run the following command:

    setSPPartnerDefaultScheme(<partner>, <authnScheme>)

    See Additional Configurations for Non-Web Clients if you use non-Web clients.

33.8.2.2 Additional Configurations for Non-Web Clients

Perform these additional configurations if using non-Web clients. These steps will not impact Web-based integration.

  1. Use the setSPPartnerAlternateScheme WLST command to set an alternative Authentication Scheme for the Service Provider partner to handle HTTP Basic authentication. For example:

    setSPPartnerAlternateScheme(<partner>, "true", 
  httpHeaderName="X-MS-Client-Application", httpHeaderExpression=".* 
  Microsoft.Exchange..*", authnScheme="BasicScheme or BasicSessionlessScheme")

    The values of httpHeaderName and httpHeaderExpression can be determined from the HTTP request sent from Office365 to OAM. If you want to use other values, use rich clients to connect the email account and capture the HTTP request on OAM server side.

    Note:

    It is recommended to use BasicSessionlessScheme because Office 365 only validates user credentials to get an assertion.

  2. Use the updatePartnerProperty WLST command to update the configuration to send certificates in XML signatures.

    updatePartnerProperty(<partner>,"sp","includecertinsignature","true","boolean")

    For Basic Authentication, you may need re-authentication even after the Request is already authenticated.

33.8.3 Verifying Federation Single Sign-On

The following topics explain how to verify Federation SSO:

33.8.3.1 Verifying SP-Initiated SSO

To verify SP-initiated SSO:

  1. Open one of the following URLs.

    • http://portal.microsoftonline.com: from login page, input "xxx@test.com" in the user name field, then click the password field; at this time, you should be automatically redirected to the OAM login page.

    • http://www.outlook.com/test.com: you should be automatically redirected to the OAM login page.

  2. Enter a user name and password in the displayed OAM login page and click Login.

    If SSO is successful, you are then logged into the Office 365 Web portal.

33.8.3.2 Verifying IDP-Initiated SSO

To verify IDP-initiated SSO:

  1. Open http://host:port/oamfed/idp/initiatesso?providerid=urn:federation:MicrosoftOnline&returnURL=http://portal.microsoftonline.com in a browser.
  2. Enter a user name and password in the displayed OAM login page and click Login.

    If SSO is successful, you will be logged into the Office 365 Web portal.

33.8.3.3 Verifying Federation with Non Web-based Clients

To verify federation with non Web-based clients:

  1. Add an Email account for an email client.

    • For Desktop Email client like Outlook client, please refer to http://help.outlook.com/en-ca/140/cc875899.aspx

    • For Native Email app in Android device, please refer to http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/preview?AssetId=HA102823196&lcid=1033&NS=O365ENTADMIN&Version=15&CTT=5&origin=HA103787372

    • For IOS device, please refer to http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/preview?AssetId=HA102818554&lcid=1033&NS=O365ENTADMIN&Version=15&CTT=5&origin=HA102828259

    Note:

    When adding an email account using the Outlook client, after you input Your Name and Email Address in the User Information area, it auto-fills the User Name value in the Logon Information area with the value of Your Name. It is recommended that you change the value of Your Name to reflect the email address.

  2. Check that you can send and receive email successfully.