Federation Security Services Guide › Configure SiteMinder as an Account Partner › Customize a WS-Federation Assertion (optional) › Enable the Assertion Generator Plug-in (WS-Federation)

Enable the Assertion Generator Plug-in (WS-Federation)

After writing an assertion generator plug-in and compiling it, enable the plug-in by configuring settings in the FSS Administrative UI. The UI parameters let SiteMinder know where to find the plug-in.

Do not configure the plug-in settings until you deploy the plug-in.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the FSS Administrative UI.
2. Navigate to the Resource Partner Properties dialog and access the Advanced tab.
3. Complete the following fields:

   Full Java Class Name

   Specify a Java class name for an existing plug-in.

   Parameter

   Specify a string of parameters that is passed to the plug-in specified in the Full Java Class Name field.

   Note: Instead of specifying the assertion plug-in class and its parameters through the Administrative UI, you can use the Policy Management API (C or Perl) to integrate the plug-in. For more information, see the SiteMinder Programming Guide for C or the SiteMinder Programming Guide for Java.

4. Restart the Policy Server.

   Restarting the Policy Server verifies that the latest version of the assertion plug-in is picked up after being recompiled.