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Configure WebSphere to Work with Federation Web Services

To enable FWS in a federated environment for a SOA Security Manager/WebSphere Application Server (WAS) configuration, deploy the FWS application.

On Systems 2 and 5, deploy FWS. These systems must also have WAS and the associated WAS Fix Pack, if applicable. On Systems 1 and 4, install the Web Agent and the WAS Proxy Plug-in. Enable SSL between the proxy and the WAS.

The following illustration shows a SiteMinder and WebSphere sample configuration.

Prerequisites:

• WAS must be installed on systems that have the WebSphere Application Server installed for Federation Web Services to work.
• Complete the deployment procedure for the Web Agent at the asserting party and the relying party.

After installing the software components on the systems in the illustration, deploy FWS on System 2 and System 5 by following these steps:

1. Set the WebSphere LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable.
2. Create a SmHost.conf file.
3. Create a WebAgent.conf file.
4. Modify the AffWebServices.properties file.
5. Copy option pack library files to WebSphere.
6. Deploy a Federation Web Services WAR File in WebSphere