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Federation Security Services Guide › Authorize Users with Attributes from an Assertion Query › Set up a SAML Requestor to Generate Attribute Queries › Configure the NameID for the Attribute Query

Configure the NameID for the Attribute Query

When a SAML Requester sends a query message to the Attribute Authority, it includes the NameID of the user whose attributes it is requesting. When you configure the NameID, you are specifying how the SAML Requester obtains the NameID so it can be placed in the attribute query.

To specify a NameID

  1. If necessary, select the authentication scheme you want to configure and access the Authentication Scheme Properties dialog.
  2. Click Additional Configuration and select the Name IDs tab.
  3. Define the following for the NameID:
  4. Click OK to save your changes.

If the backchannel is not already configured, you are be prompted to configure it.