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SAML 2.0 based federated authentication
Unica Platform implements a SAML 2.0 based Identity Provider (IdP) that enables a single sign-on federation among Unica products or between Unica products and third party applications.
How to implement federated authentication
Perform the procedures in this section to implement SAML 2.0 based federated authentication with ExperienceOne products.
Configuring the IdP data source in the web application server
Tomcat, WebSphere®, and WebLogic are supported web application servers for the IdP server. After the IdP server is deployed on the web application server, configure a JNDI data source to connect the IdP server with the data repository.

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      Unica Platform implements a SAML 2.0 based Identity Provider (IdP) that enables a single sign-on federation among Unica products or between Unica products and third party applications.
      - How to implement federated authentication
        Perform the procedures in this section to implement SAML 2.0 based federated authentication with ExperienceOne products.
        Creating the data repository
        Create two database tables, TP_MASTER and TP_MAPPING, to hold user mappings. Any schema can be used to create the tables.
        Configuring the IdP data source in the web application server
        Tomcat, WebSphere®, and WebLogic are supported web application servers for the IdP server. After the IdP server is deployed on the web application server, configure a JNDI data source to connect the IdP server with the data repository.
        Setting up the classpaths for the IBM IdP client façade
        If you want to use the IBM® IdP client façade, you must add JAR files in the classpath of your IdP server and the SPs.
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        Configuring the IdP server
        The IdP server stores its keystore in its configuration to assert the SAML token coming from SPs. The configurations are stored in the IdPServerConfig.properties file under the conf folder of the web application server where the IdP server is deployed.
        Obtaining keystores and importing them into the IdP server
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        Setting configuration properties on the Configuration page
        Set configuration properties on the Settings > Configuration page to configure federated authentication in Unica.
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        The IdP server administrator must make one-time entries in the TP_MASTER table to onboard SPs and users.
        Using the IdP client façade to generate tokens and pass them to Service Providers
        When a user is authenticated and wants to access the services of another SP, call the following code on the SP side.
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Configuring the IdP data source in the web application server

Tomcat, WebSphere®, and WebLogic are supported web application servers for the IdP server. After the IdP server is deployed on the web application server, configure a JNDI data source to connect the IdP server with the data repository.

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See the documentation for your web application server for details on how to configure a JNDI data source.

For example, the following configuration is required to create the data source for an Oracle database in a Tomcat server. In the conf/context.xml file under your Tomcat installation, define a new resource.


<Resource name="idp_datasource" 
auth="Container" 
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
maxActive="100" maxIdle="30" maxWait="10000"
username="your_username" password="your_password" 
driverClassName="com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver"
url="jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;DatabaseName=IdPServer"/>

Register this resource in the conf/web.xml file under your Tomcat installation.


<resource-ref>
<description>SQL Server Datasource example</description>
<res-ref-name>idp_datasource</res-ref-name>
<res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
<res-auth>Container</res-auth>
</resource-ref>

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