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Configure Disambiguation Locally
To locate a user record in a local user directory you have to disambiguate the user. Disambiguation is a two-step process:
- Obtain the LoginID--either by the default behavior of extracting it from the assertion or by using an Xpath query.
- Using the LoginID, locate the user in the user store--either by the default behavior of passing the LoginID to the Policy Server or using a search specification.
Note: The use of Xpath and search specification are optional.