Difference between revisions of "How to Implement a GFIPM Identity Provider"

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This article lists the steps necessary to implement a GFIPM Identity Provider (IDP). A GFIPM IDP collects information (typically from an existing identity store) about a local user and generates corresponding user metadata when a user attempts to connect to a local or remote GFIPM Service Provider.

1. Develop a GFIPM Information Sharing Plan for an IDP
2. Submit a Request for Federation Membership
3. Choose an IDP Product
4. Implement a GFIPM IDP
5. Write an IDP Test Plan
6. Deploy an IDP in a Test Environment
7. Execute an IDP Test Plan
8. Deploy an IDP in an Operational Federation