Federation Security Services Guide › Use an Attribute Authority to Authorize Users › Set up the Attribute Authority › Configure the Back Channel for the Attribute Authority

Configure the Back Channel for the Attribute Authority

If you configure a SAML Attribute Authority, you need to configure a secure backchannel across which the SAML Attribute Authority returns the SAML response to the requester.

Note: This procedure assumes you have already enabled the Attribute Authority Service.

To configure the backchannel

1. Open the FSS Administrative UI.
2. From the appropriate affiliate domain, double-click the Service Provider that will be requesting user attributes for authorization.

   The SAML Service Provider Properties dialog opens.

3. Select the General tab.
4. Click on Configure Backchannel Authentication.

   The Backchannel Properties dialog opens.

5. Complete the following fields:
   • Password
   • Confirm Password

   If you configured SAML 2.0 artifact authentication, you may already have configured a password for the backchannel. This password can be used for both SSO and the Attribute Authority Service.

6. Click OK to save your entries.