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SAML 1.x Assertion Generator Properties File

The Policy Server installed at the producer, includes a component called the assertion generator. The assertion generator creates SAML assertions, which are XML documents that contain authentication information about a user.

For the SAML artifact profile, after an assertion is generated, it is stored by the session server until it is requested by the consumer.

The AMAssertionGenerator.properties file (SAML 1.x only) is required for operation of the Assertion Generator. It contains parameters that the Assertion Generator uses to generate SAML 1.x assertions. This file contains commented instructions, which you can read for more information about the settings in the file.

The installed location of this file is:

policy_server_home/config/properties

The assertion generator works without modifying the settings in this file; however, the file contains SiteMinder default values that are used in the assertions, so you should change these for your network.