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OpenID.sun.com: A Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Reference Deployment

Murthy Chintalapati, Meena Vyas, and Hubert A. Le Van Gong; January 2009

Introduction

This article describes the system architecture and configuration for OpenID.sun.com, which supports the OpenID at Work project.

OpenID at Work is a Sun Identity Provider of OpenID for Sun employees and runs on Sun Java System Web Server 7.0. Using OpenID.sun.com, Sun employees can seamlessly access any web site that leverages OpenID for authentication purposes. The site is deployed on Sun Fire X2200 M2 servers running the Solaris 10 Operating System.

For more details, see the list of contents below.

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Contents

• Introduction
• System Architecture
• High-Level Overview of OpenID Protocol
• Overall Architecture of OpenID
• OpenID.sun.com Configuration
  • Configuration File server.xml
  • Configuration File server.xml for the Second OpenSSO Instance
  • Configuration File obj.conf
• Conclusion
• About the Authors

For More Information

Here are additional resources:

• Blogs, such as:
  • Web Tier @ Your Service blog by Murthy Chintalapati
  • Meena Vyas' blog
  • Hubert A. Le Van Gong's blog
• OpenID.sun.com web site
• Sun forums, such as:
  • Sun Java System Directory Server forum
  • Sun Java System Web Server forum
  • Web Server forum - Announcing Open Web Server
• Sun wikis, such as:
  • Sun Java System Web Server wiki
  • OpenSSO wiki
  • Sun OpenDS wiki
  • Sun BluePrints wiki
  • BigAdmin wiki
• Documentation at http://docs.sun.com, such as:
  • Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 Documentation Center
  • Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3 Documentation Center
• Sun downloads page
• Sun training courses at http://www.sun.com/training/, such as:
  • Sun Java System Web Infrastructure Suite Overview (WMT-ECR-1508)
  • Sun Java System Web Server 6.1: Administration and Maintenance (ECR-2307)
  • Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6: Maintenance and Operations (DIR-2340)
• Related resources:
  • Sun Blogs: A Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Reference Deployment article on BigAdmin
  • Sun Forums: A Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Reference Deployment article on BigAdmin
  • Installing Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 on OpenSolaris Operating System article on BigAdmin
  • OpenSSO Extensions web page
  • Identity Management page on SDN
  • Web Tier page on SDN
• Support:
  • Sun resources:
    • Register your Sun gear
    • Services
    • SunSolve Online
  • Community system administration experts
• Events of interest to users of Sun products:
  • Worldwide developer events and Sun Tech Days
  • Current events

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