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Authentication Domains

Please see Federation Management Concepts for definitions of the topics covered in this section.

This section contains the following topics:

To Create An Authentication Domain

  1. Choose Authentication Domain from the View menu in the Federation Management module.
  2. Click New in the Navigation pane.
  3. The Create Authentication Domain is displayed in the Data pane.

  4. In the Create Authentication Domain window, enter the name of the Authentication Domain.
  5. Enter a value for the description of the Authentication Domain.
  6. Enter a value for the Writer Service URL.
  7. Writer Service URL specifies the location of the Writer service that writes the cookie from the Common Domain. For example, if example.com is the common domain, the URL could be:

    http://example.com:8080/common/writer

  8. Enter a value for the Reader Service URL.
  9. The Reader Service URL specifies the location of the service that reads the cookie from the Common Domain. For example, if example.com is the common domain, the URL could be:

    http://example.com:8080/common/transfer

  10. Choose a status of active or inactive.
  11. The default is active. This can be changed at any time during the life of the Authentication Domain by selecting the Properties icon. Choosing inactive disables Liberty communication within authentication domain, with respect to the current installation of Identity Server.

  12. Click OK.
  13. The new Authentication Domain displays in the Navigation pane.

To Modify An Authentication Domain

  1. Click on the Properties arrow next to the Authentication Domain you wish to modify.
  2. The properties of the Authentication Domain display in the Data pane.

  3. Modify the properties of the Authentication Domain.
  4. Click Save.

To Delete An Authentication Domain

Deleting an authentication domain does not delete the providers that belong to it. If providers belong to an authentication domain that has been deleted, they remain part of the authentication domain until they are explicitly removed. Additional providers cannot be added to an authentication domain that has been deleted.

  1. Choose Authentication Domains from the View menu in the Federation Management module.
  2. All created Authentication Domains display in the Navigation pane.

  3. Check the box next to the name of the Authentication Domain to be deleted.
  4. Click Delete.

    Note

    There is no warning message when performing a delete.



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