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Implement WS-Federation Signout

Signout allows near-simultaneous logout of all sessions for browser sessions associated with a particular user. The signout feature verifies that no sessions are left open within a browser session. Unauthorized users cannot gain access to resources at the Resource Partner.

You can initiate signout through the browser of the user from a link at the Resource Partner or at the Account Partner. This signout servlet, which is a component of Federation Web Services, processes signout requests and responses coming from a Resource Partner or Account Partner. However, the servlet does not need to know the originator of the request or response. The servlet uses the SOA Security Manager session cookie to determine which session to end.