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Specify the Assertion Issuer

The AssertionIssuer element references the site that issues assertions for specific affiliates. The consumer accepts assertions from only this issuer. The issuer is determined by the administrator at the producer. Only one assertion issuer is permitted for each PerAffiliateInfo section in the file.

To specify an AssertionIssuer enter either a string value or a URL. For example, if you enter a URL:

<AssertionIssuer>http://www.example.com/SiteMinder</AssertionIssuer>

This element is case-sensitive.

The value that you enter for the AssertionIssuer in the AffiliateConfig.xml file must match the value of the AssertionIssuerID at the producer site. This value is specified in the AMAssertionGenerator.properties file:

siteminder_home/Config/properties/AMAssertionGenerator.properites