Method and system for establishing federation relationships through imported configuration files
First Claim
1. A method for providing federated functionality within a data processing system, the method comprising:
- generating a first file at a first computing system for a first service provider, wherein contents of the first file are generated in accordance with configuration parameters at the first computing system for a federation relationship between the first service provider and a second service provider; and
exporting the first file from the first computing system provider to a second computing system for the second service provider.
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Abstract
A method is presented in which federated domains interact to complete transactions within a federated environment. A point-of-contact server within a domain relies upon a trust service to manage trust relationships. An administrative user can build a federation relationship between a first service provider and a second service provider, which includes a trust relationship between the first service provider and the second service provider and a selection of federation-related operations, i.e. federation functionality. During configuration of the federation relationship, a file is dynamically generated based on the selection of federation functionality for the federation relationship. The file is exported to the second service provider, which provides additional configuration information by inserting it into the file. The modified file is imported at the first service provider from the second service provider, and the additional configuration information are extracted for subsequent use in federated transactions.
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63 Claims
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1. A method for providing federated functionality within a data processing system, the method comprising:
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generating a first file at a first computing system for a first service provider, wherein contents of the first file are generated in accordance with configuration parameters at the first computing system for a federation relationship between the first service provider and a second service provider; and
exporting the first file from the first computing system provider to a second computing system for the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for providing federated functionality in a data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating a first file at a first computing system for a first service provider, wherein contents of the first file are generated in accordance with configuration parameters at the first computing system for a federation relationship between the first service provider and a second service provider; and
means for exporting the first file from the first computing system provider to a second computing system for the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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30. The apparatus of claim A5 wherein the partner-specific data for the second service provider comprises URI'"'"'s (Uniform Resource Identifiers) associated with the second service provider.
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43. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for providing federated functionality, the computer program product comprising:
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means for generating a first file at a first computing system for a first service provider, wherein contents of the first file are generated in accordance with configuration parameters at the first computing system for a federation relationship between the first service provider and a second service provider; and
means for exporting the first file from the first computing system provider to a second computing system for the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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