Federation Security Services Guide › Configure SiteMinder as an Account Partner › Specify Name IDs for WS-Federation Assertions › Configure a Name ID for a WS-Federation Assertion

Configure a Name ID for a WS-Federation Assertion

To configure a name ID

1. Log in to the FSS Administrative UI and access the Resource Partner entry you want to configure.
2. Select the Name IDs tab on the Resource Partner Properties dialog box.
3. Select the Name ID Format.

   For a description of each format, see Section 8.3 of the Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0 specification (sstc-saml-core-2.0-cd-04.pdf).

4. Choose the Name ID Type from the following options:
   • Static value
   • User attribute
   • DN attribute (with or without nested groups)

   The contents of the Name ID Fields group box change according to the Name ID Type selected.

5. Complete the fields for the selected Name ID Type.