Customize Secure Proxy to Use a Login Portal of a Third-Party Application

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About this task

You can configure Secure Proxy to redirect connections to a third-party login portal for authentication and SSO token generation. Before doing this, you should verify that a custom class exists that Sterling External Authentication Server can use to verify tokens generated by the third-party application. Before you configure Secure Proxy to enable the login page of a third-party application, gather the following information:

  • Provide a value for each Secure Proxy feature listed. Fields listed in the worksheet are required.
  • Accept default values for fields not listed.
  • Note the Configuration Manager field where you will specify the value.

Configuration Manager Field

Feature

Value

Name

Name to assign to the single sign-on file.

External Portal External Application Login URL

External login portal URL where the user is authenticated and a token is generated.

To configure the SSO Configuration in Secure Proxy:

Procedure

  1. From IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, select Advanced from the left hand-side navigation panel.
  2. Select SSO Configurations to display SSO Configurations page.
  3. To create a new SSO configuration:
    1. Click Add new + to display SSO Configuration page.
    2. Type an SSO configuration name in the Name field.
  4. To edit an existing SSO configuration:
    1. From the navigation menu, click SSO Configurations.
    2. Select the configuration to modify and click Edit icon.
  5. Click the Logon Portal tab.
  6. Select the External portal option.
  7. To identify the URL of the application being used to generate tokens, type the URL in the External Application Login URL field.
  8. Click Save.