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Artifact Resolution Service (SAML 2.0)

The Artifact Resolution Service is used to retrieve SAML 2.0 assertions for a Service Provider.

• Default URL for this Service:
  • If you are using Basic authentication to protect this service, the URL is:

    http://idp_server:port/affwebservices/saml2artifactresolution

  • If you are using Basic over SSL or X.509 client certificate authentication to protect this service, the URL is:

    https://idp_server:port/affwebservices/saml2certartifactresolution

• idp_server:port

  Identifies the web server and port hosting the Web Agent Option Pack or SPS federation gateway.

• Field Where URL Entered: Resolution Service

  The Resolution Service field is on the SSO tab of the SAML 2.0 Auth. Scheme Properties dialog. You have to select HTTP-Artifact to make the field active.

• Associated Servlet and Servlet Mapping in Web.xml file

  <servlet>
    <servlet-name>saml2artifactresolution</servlet-name>
    <display-name>SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On service</display-name>
    <description>This servlet is the SAML 2.0 Artifact Resolution 
        service at an IdP.</description>
    <servlet-class>com.netegrity.affiliateminder.webservices.
      saml2.ArtifactResolution</servlet-class>
  </servlet>
  
  

  <servlet-mapping>
  <servlet-name>saml2artifactresolution</servlet-name>
  <url-pattern>/saml2artifactresolution/*</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>
  
  

  <servlet-mapping>
  <servlet-name>saml2artifactresolution</servlet-name>
  <url-pattern>/saml2certartifactresolution/*</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>