Single Sign-On with SAML on Force.com
December 3rd, 2009
My article entitled “Single Sign-On with SAML on Force.com” is now available on the developerforce wiki.
“Implementing a Single Sign-On (SSO) infrastructure enables users to sign in once and have access to all authorized resources. In this article, we’ll look at the different methods of implementing SSO with Force.com, how to set up your own open source identity management system for federated authentication using SAML 2, and how to configure the Force.com platform to utilize your new identify provider. We’ll also provide some troubleshooting techniques and outline some best practices to help you avoid common roadblocks, getting you up and running fast…”
Read the entire article on the developerforce wiki…
Categories: Salesforce
Nice tut. I would make one suggestion though. Oracle has now stopped producing the OpenSSO Express version, and only has OpenSSO Enterprise. In this version the Salesforce integration is removed. I had to learn that the hard way.
Forge Rock took over the Express version, and if you down load OpenAM from them, everything works as advertised.
http://forgerock.com/openam.html
Jason, thanks for the great tip! I may be doing some SSO work shortly and am glad you posted this.