IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, Version 6.2.2.7

Creating a generic SAML 2.0 federation with a new or existing domain

The Federation First Steps wizard creates a generic federation so that Tivoli® Federated Identity Manager users can access the applications of the service provider.

Before you begin

You must know the following information to complete the wizard:

The signing key option. See Storage and management of keys and certificates.
The domain name. See Domain configuration.
The point of contact server. See Managing point of contact servers.

Procedure

Launch the Federation First Steps tool.
Select SAML 2.0 Wizard.
Click Start. The tool scans your existing configuration settings.
Provide the information that is requested by the wizard.
Click Finish to start the task processing. Click Back if you want to change anything.
Optional: Activate the local domain.
1. Log on to the Integrated Solutions Console.
2. Click Tivoli Federated Identity Manager > Domains. A prompt for the detected local domain is displayed.
3. Click OK to activate the local domain.
Optional: Check the details of the federation that you created.
1. Log on to the Integrated Solutions Console.
2. Click Tivoli Federated Identity Manager > Configure Federated Single Sign-on > Federations.
3. The Federations panel shows a list of configured federations. Select the new federation that you created.
4. Click Properties.
5. Select the properties to modify. Federation properties are described in the online help.
6. Click OK to close the Federation Properties panel.

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