Configuring the SPS as a Web Agent Replacement for Federation

The configuration process for the SPS to operate in a federated environment is similar to the standard SPS configuration process.

The overall configuration process for the SPS federation gateway is as follows:

Install the SPS.
Run the configuration wizard.
Specify the general server settings in the server.conf file. Though there are defaults for most of the server.conf settings, you can modify such settings as logging, session schemes, or virtual host settings.
Define proxy rules in the proxyrules.xml file so that requests are directed to the backend servers.
At the enterprise producing assertions, define a proxy rule that forwards requests to the backend server hosting FWS. At the side consuming assertions, there must be a rule that forwards requests to the destination server after the user is permitted access to the target resource.
(Optional) If you want to configure virtual hosts for the SPS, you can modify the Apache web server file (httpd.conf), for example,

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