IBM® Tivoli® Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway, Interim Fix 6.2.0-TIV-TFIMBG-IF0011 README

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Date: Moday, 2 July 2012


About the interim fix

This interim fix corrects problems in IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway (Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway), Version 6.2.0. It requires that the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway, Version 6.2.0, be installed, and the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway 6.2.0 Fixpack 9 (6.2.0-TIV-TFIMBG-FP0009) be installed.


Interim fix contents and distribution

This interim fix package contains:

This interim fix is distributed as an electronic download from the IBM Support Web Site.

Fix packs superseded by this interim fix

6.2.0-TIV-TFIMBG-FP0009


Interim fix structure

Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway consists of the following components that can be installed separately:

This interim fix applies only to the management service and runtime component.


APARs and defects fixed

Problems fixed by interim fix 6.2.0-TIV-TFIMBG-IF0011

The following problems are corrected by this interim fix. For more information about the APARs listed here, refer to the Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway support site.

APAR IV10801
SYMPTOM: Improve SAML Signature Conformance

APAR IV23431
SYMPTOM: Improve SAML signature conformance

APAR IV23445
SYMPTOM: Improve signature conformance

APAR IV23792
SYMPTOM: Enabling and disabling RelayState URL encoding and decoding in SAML 2.0 unsolicited authentication response. See IV23792 for more information.

APAR OA39921
SYMPTOM: NullPointerException is thrown when sending SAML 2.0 messages (e.g., Logout Request) with invalid IssueInstant attribute.

APAR IV24381
SYMPTOM: Improve XML Signature Conformance

Before installing the interim fix

Be aware of the following considerations before installing this interim fix:

Prerequisites
You must have the following software installed to install this interim fix:


Installing the interim fix

NOTE: Before installing this interim fix, ensure that you have reviewed the prerequisites in Before installing the interim fix.


Downloading the interim fix

To obtain the interim fix:

  1. Go to the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway Support Web site.
  2. Click Download. The interim fix (6.2.0-TIV-TFIMBG-IF0011) is listed under Latest by date. If you do not see this interim fix listed, enter "6.2.0-TIV-TFIMBG-IF0011" in the Search field to access the link to the download window.
  3. In the download window, scroll to the bottom of the window to view a listing of the download packages by platform.
  4. Select the platform that corresponds to the target platform where you will apply the fixes. To ensure a secure download, select the DD (Download Director) option. If you have not used Download Director before, configure your browser to use Java security. Click What is DD? for configuration instructions.

Applying the interim fix

  1. Unzip the file you downloaded in Downloading the interim fix.
  2. Ensure that the WebSphere Application Server that hosts the Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway runtime and management service component is running.
  3. Ensure that the WebSphere Application Server that hosts the Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway console component is running.
  4. Backup the original files and replace the following files with the files from the interim fix in FIM_INSTALL_DIR/plugins.
  5. Log in to the administration console..
  6. Select Domain Management -> Runtime Node Management
  7. Click Publish Plug-ins.

Documentation updates

The following product documentation for Federated Identity Manager, Version 6.2.0, can be found on the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Information Center.


Enabling and disabling RelayState URL encoding and decoding in SAML 2.0 unsolicited authentication response (IV23792)

In the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Configuration Guide, under the section Customizing Runtime Properties, under the sub-section Custom Properties Reference, under the sub-sub-sub-section Custom Properties for SAML 2.0, two new custom properties are added. These properties are:

SAML20.IDP.UnsolicitedSSO.RelayState.URLEncoding

When specified as true, the RelayState in the unsolicited authentication response is URL encoded by the Identity Provider before it is sent to the Service Provider.

SAML20.SP.UnsolicitedSSO.RelayState.URLEncoding

When specified as true, the RelayState in the unsolicited authentication response is URL decoded by the Service Provider after it is received from the Identity Provider.


Software limitations

None.


Known problems and workarounds

None.


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