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Setting Up Sessions for a SAML Affiliate Agent Consumer (optional)

To configure sessions for a site using the SAML Affiliate Agent as the consumer, be aware of the following information:

• Session management is configured only if the SAML Affiliate Agent is acting as a SAML consumer. The SAML credential collector does not support this feature.
• The SAML Affiliate Agent does not support the SAML POST profile. Sessions can only be used with the SAML artifact profile.

Session management between a producer and a SAML Affiliate Agent can be handled in one of three ways:

Default

Producer and SAML Affiliate Agent maintain separate sessions.

Both the producer and the SAML Affiliate Agent establish sessions for the user. If a user idles out or the user reaches a timeout at the producer, the SAML Affiliate Agent is not notified. The same is true for a session that expires at the SAML Affiliate Agent.

Active

An active session is required at the producer.

Both the producer and SAML Affiliate Agent establish sessions. An active session is required at the producer for the SAML Affiliate Agent session to stay active. Producer sessions can remain active after a SAML Affiliate Agent session is terminated.

Shared

Producer and SAML Affiliate Agent maintain shared sessions.

If the SAML Affiliate Agent has implemented a shared-session model, the producer and the SAML Affiliate Agent can maintain a shared session. If the producer session expires or the user logs out at either site, the producer or the SAML Affiliate Agent terminate the sessions.

Note: For more information about session management, see the SAML Affiliate Agent Guide.

Configure a Default or Active Session Model

For the Default and Active session models, no specific configuration is required at the Producer. The configuration takes place at the SAML Affiliate Agent.