Federation Security Services Guide › Identify Service Providers for a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider › Specify Name Identifiers for SAML 2.0 Assertions › Configure a Name ID

Configure a Name ID

To configure a name ID

1. Log in to the FSS Administrative UI and access the Service Provider entry you want to configure.
2. Select the Name IDs tab on the SAML Service Providers dialog box.
3. Select the Name ID Format.

   For a description of each format, see Section 8.3 of the Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0 specification (sstc-saml-core-2.0-cd-04.pdf).

4. Choose the Name ID Type from the following options:
   • Static value
   • User attribute
   • DN attribute (with or without nested groups)

   The contents of the Name ID Fields group box change according to the Name ID Type selected.

5. Complete the fields for the selected Name ID Type.

Note: If you configure Name IDs, do not select an affiliation in the SAML Affiliation field. Name IDs and affiliations are mutually exclusive.