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Test Federation Web Services at the IdP

After setting up Federation Web Services, ensure it is operating correctly.

To test that Federation Web Services is operating

1. Open a Web browser and enter the following link:

   http://<fqhn>:<port_number>/affwebservices/assertionretriever

   where fqhn is the fully-qualified host name and port_number is the port number of the server where the Web Agent and Web Agent Option Pack are installed.

   For this deployment, enter:

   http://www.idp.demo:80/affwebservices/assertionretriever

   If Federation Web Services is operating correctly, you should see a message that reads:

   Assertion Retrieval Service has been successfully initialized.
   

   The requested servlet accepts only HTTP POST requests.
   

   This message indicates that Federation Web Services is listening for data activity. If Federation Web Services is not operating correctly, you will get a message that the Assertion Retrieval Service has failed. In case of failure, check the Federation Web Services log.

2. Enable Web Agent Option Pack Logging at the IdP.