IBM® Tivoli® Federated Identity Manager, Interim Fix 6.2.0-TIV-TFIM-IF0015 README

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Date: Monday, 1 September 2014


About the interim fix

This interim fix corrects problems in IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (Federated Identity Manager), Version 6.2.0. It requires that the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, Version 6.2.0, be installed, and the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2.0 Interim Fix 14 (6.2.0-TIV-TFIM-IF0014) 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Fix packs superseded by this interim fix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-TFIM-IF0014


Interim fix structure

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

This interim fix applies only to the administration console, and management service and runtime component (first two components listed above).


APARs and defects fixed

Problems fixed by interim fix 6.2.0-TIV-TFIM-IF0015

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

IV64509
SYMPTOM: Adding a new Custom Runtime Property named 'redirecturl.validation.enabled', which will be set to true for new FIM domain created, and will be false for existing FIM domain which were created before installing this Interim Fix or any future fix pack after this Interim Fix. When it's set to true, URL redirection in APAR IV64511 and IV64512 will be based the allowed URLs specified. IV64509)

IV64511
SYMPTOM: Specifying allowed URLs to SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 federation and partner level, based on which the SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 Service Provider SSO Profile can redirect to. The common domain cookie reading and writing service in the SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Discovery Profile is not included in this APAR, it's covered in previous APAR IV50637. (See the documentation updates for APAR IV64511)

IV64512
SYMPTOM: Specifying allowed URLs to federation level, based on which the OPENID SSO can redirect to. (See the documentation updates for APAR IV64512)

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 Support Web site.
  2. Click Download. The interim fix (6.2.0-TIV-TFIM-IF0015) is listed under Latest by date. If you do not see this interim fix listed, enter "6.2.0-TIV-TFIM-IF0015" 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 runtime and management service component is running.
  3. Ensure that the WebSphere Application Server that hosts the Federated Identity Manager 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.
  8. Shut down the WebSphere Application Server that hosts the Federated Identity Manager runtime and management service component.
  9. Backup the original file and replace the following file with the file from the interim fix in WebSphere_INSTALL_DIR/plugins.
  10. Backup the original files and replace the following files with the files from the interim fix in WebSphere_INSTALL_DIR/systemApps/isclite.ear/itfim-fimconsole-e.war/WEB-INF/lib.
  11. Start the WebSphere Application Server that hosts the Federated Identity Manager runtime and management service component.

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.


Custom Runtime Property to enable / disable URL validation in APAR IV64511 and IV64512(IV64509)

In the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Configuration Guide, under the section Customizing Runtime Properties > Custom Properties Reference, a new custom property is added. This property is:

redirecturl.validation.enabled

A string value true or false, based on which the URL validation in APAR IV64511 and IV64512 will be enabled or disabled.


Specifying allowed URLs to SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 federation and partner level through WebSphere CLI, when allowed URLs are set at both federation and partner levels, the white list at partner level take precedence. (IV64511)

Specifying allowed URLs to SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 at partner level

  1. Create response file from SAML1.1 or SAML 2.0 partner through manageItfimPartner command.
  2. Open the exported response file in text editor, add the RedirectAllowedURLs as following to the partner response file. More than one URLs in regular expression can be specified delimited with comma.
  3. <void method="put"> <string>RedirectAllowedURLs</string> <string>http://.*\.domain1\.com.*,http://.*\.domain2\.com.*</string> </void>
  4. Apply the modified response file to the SAML 1.1 or SAML 2.0 partner through manageItfimPartner command.
  5. Log in to the administration console, Select Domain Management -> Runtime Node Management, Click Reload Configurations.

Specifying allowed URLs to SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 at federation level

  1. Create response file from SAML1.1 or SAML 2.0 federation through manageItfimFederation command.
  2. Open the exported response file in text editor, add the RedirectAllowedURLs as following to the federation response file. More than one URLs in regular expression can be specified delimited with comma.
  3. <void method="put"> <string>RedirectAllowedURLs</string> <string>http://.*\.domain1\.com.*,http://.*\.domain2\.com.*</string> </void>
  4. Apply the modified response file to the SAML 1.1 or SAML 2.0 federation through manageItfimFederation command.
  5. Log in to the administration console, Select Domain Management -> Runtime Node Management, Click Reload Configurations.

Specifying allowed URLs to OpenID federation level through WebSphere CLI. (IV64512)

Specifying allowed URLs to OpenID federation level

  1. Create response file from OpenID federation through manageItfimFederation command.
  2. Open the exported response file in text editor, add the RedirectAllowedURLs as following to the federation response file. More than one URLs in regular expression can be specified delimited with comma.
  3. <void method="put"> <string>RedirectAllowedURLs</string> <string>http://.*\.domain1\.com.*,http://.*\.domain2\.com.*</string> </void>
  4. Apply the modified response file to the OpenID federation through manageItfimFederation command.
  5. Log in to the administration console, Select Domain Management -> Runtime Node Management, Click Reload Configurations.

Software limitations

None.


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