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Configuration Settings that Must Use the Same Values

This section contains the following topics:

How to Use the Configuration Settings Tables

SAML 1.x Matching Configuration Settings

SAML 2.0 Matching Configuration Settings

WS-Federation Configuration Settings

How to Use the Configuration Settings Tables

When configuring a federated environment, there are many instances where you must configure matching parameter values at both sides of a transaction.

The tables that follow explicitly describe each matching set of parameters. Each cell in a row describes a setting that must match the corresponding value or values described in the other cells in the row.

Note: The information is only applicable in an environment where the asserting and relying party are CA SiteMinder® systems.

SAML 1.x Matching Configuration Settings

The following table lists CA SiteMinder® configuration settings that you must set to the same value at the SAML 1.x producer and consumer. The table also indicates the dialog or file where these settings are located. Most of these settings are in the Administrative UI; however, some parameters are in a properties file or part of a link.

Important! If you have to enter a URL, the URL string that comes after the colon is case-sensitive. For example, all text that follows http: is case-sensitive. Therefore, the case of the URLs in all Audience-related settings and Assertion Consumer URL-related settings must match.

These Settings at the SAML 1.x Consumer...

Must Match These Settings at the SAML 1.x Producer...

Affiliate Name

Scheme Setup section of the authentication scheme page (Artifact and POST profiles)

Name field

General settings for the affiliate object

Value must be lowercase

NAME query parameter in intersite transfer URL links at the producer.

Password field

(SAML Artifact auth. scheme only)

Scheme Setup section of the authentication scheme page

Password/Confirm Password fields

General settings for the affiliate object

Audience field

Any other SAML consumer; Scheme Setup section of the authentication scheme page

Audience field

Assertions settings for the affiliate object

Assertion Consumer URL

(SAML POST auth. scheme only) Scheme Setup section of the authentication scheme page

Assertion Consumer URL

Assertions settings for the affiliate object

 

SMCONSUMERURL query parameter

intersite transfer URL links at the producer

Issuer field

Scheme Setup section of the authentication scheme page

AssertionIssuerID parameter

AMAssertionGenerator.properties file at the producer

Version from the SAML Version drop-down list

Scheme Setup section-- authentication scheme page

(SAML Artifact auth. scheme only)

Version from the SAML Version drop-down list

Assertions settings for the affiliate object.

Company Source ID

Scheme Setup section-- authentication scheme page

(SAML Artifact auth. scheme only)

SourceID parameter

AMAssertionGenerator.properties file at the producer

SAML 2.0 Matching Configuration Settings

The following table lists CA SiteMinder® configuration settings that you must set to the same value at the SAML 2.0 Identity Provider and Service Provider. The table also indicates where these settings are located. Most of these settings are in the Administrative UI; however, some parameters are in a properties file or part of a link.

Important! If you have to enter a URL, the URL string that comes after the colon is case-sensitive. For example, text following http: is case-sensitive. Therefore, the case of all SP ID- and IdP ID-related settings must match.

These Settings at the Service Provider...

Must Match These Settings at the Identity Provider...

Attribute Name

Add/Edit Attribute page from the Attributes settings of the SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.

Variable Name

Attribute Setup section of the Add Attribute page from the Attributes settings for the SAML Service Provider object.

Audience field

  • Any other SAML Service Provider
  • SSO settings of the SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.

Audience field

SSO section of the SAML Profiles settings for the SAML Service Provider object.

 

IdP ID field

General settings of the SAML 2.0 authentication scheme

IdP ID field

  • General settings for the SAML Service Provider object
  • For Identity Provider-initiated SSO--SPID query parameter in an unsolicited response

Local Name

Add/Edit Attribute page from the Attributes settings of the SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.

Local Name

Federation Attribute Variable page for creating a Federation Attribute variable at the SAML Requester (Service Provider).

None

SP ID field

  • General settings of the SAML 2.0 authentication scheme
  • For Service Provider-initiated SSO-- ProviderID query parameter in hard-coded links to the Identity Provider

SP ID field

General settings for the SAML Service Provider object

SP Name

Backchannel section of the Encryption & Signing settings of the SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.

This value must be in lowercase.

Name field

General settings for the SAML Service Provider object

This value must be in lowercase.

WS-Federation Configuration Settings

The following table lists CA SiteMinder® configuration settings that you must set to the same value at the WS-Federation Account Partner and Resource Partner. Read the table as follows:

Important! If you have to enter a URL, the URL string that comes after the colon is case-sensitive. For example, any text that follows http: is case-sensitive. Therefore, the case of all RP ID- and AP ID-related settings must match.

These Settings at the Resource Partner...

Must Match These Settings at the Account Partner...

Resource Partner ID

General settings for the WS-Federation authentication scheme

Resource Partner ID

General settings of the Resource Partner object

wtrealm query parameter must be set to the Resource Partner ID for the hard-coded link to trigger Account Partner-initiated SSO.

Account Partner ID

General settings for the WS-Federation authentication scheme

Account Partner ID

General settings of the Resource Partner object