Direction

Out. Typically selected for Partner Role partner links. Messages sent to partner service will be trusted messages

In. Typically selected for My Role partner links. Messages sent back to the process from partner service will be accepted as trusted messages

Both May be needed when the transport mechanism is other than SOAP over HTTP, such as SOAP over JMS. Send and receive trusted messages.

Subject Name

(Optional) For outgoing messages, add a subject to indicate the the user associated with the identity information. For example, you can enter the distinguished name from your LDAP service.

Confirmation Method

For outgoing messages, select a method:

sender-vouches: If trust is already established with a SSL certificate, then a digital signature is not required, and you can use sender-vouches.

holder of key: If trust has not been established, you can select holder of key to indicate that the proof of trust is sent through digital signatures within the assertion itself.

Authentication Method

For outgoing messages, select a method used to authenticate the subject (to determine if the information in the assertion refers to the party making the current request).

The default is urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:unspecified.

For details about using the other options, refer to the SAML Specification at the address given in the introduction of this topic.