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Configure SAML 1.x Assertions to Authenticate Users

Administrators at a producer site determine how the Policy Server packages SAML assertions for delivery to a consumer. The assertion document contains user and session information that serves as a user's credentials for authentication purposes.

An assertion is a XML document that contains the following information:

• Information about the consumer
• Session information
• User attributes

For complete information about SAML assertions, refer to the SAML specification at the OASIS web site.

For details on how an assertion is consumed when a SAML credential collector is installed at the consumer, see the single sign-on diagrams for SAML 1.x in Federation Security Services Process Flow.

Note: For assertion retrieval when a SAML Affiliate Agent is the consumer, see the SiteMinder SAML Affiliate Agent Guide.