Configuring STS modules

Configure Security Token Service (STS) modules to validate and exchange security token types.

About this task

The STS is a component of the federation runtime that accepts WS-Trust requests for the validation and exchange of one security token type for another. You can configure the STS artifacts, which consist of modules, templates, and chains. These configuration elements allow an incoming WS-Trust message to be mapped to a particular template and its configuration.

These steps apply to the configuration for all of the Supported module types.

1. Configure the token module prerequisites.
   • The Attribute Mapping module requires that you set up attribute sources. See Managing attribute sources.
   • The Username Token module requires that you set up server connections. See Managing server connections
   • The LTPA module requires that you import the LTPA key file. See Managing LTPA keys.
   • The Default Mapping module requires that you import the JavaScript rule file. See Managing JavaScript mapping rules.
2. View the module instances that are available. See Managing modules.
3. Create a new template or use an existing one. See Managing templates.
4. Create a new module chain. See Managing module chains.
5. Configure the module properties within the chain. Use the Properties tab inside of the module chain for the module.