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Determine issuer/provider name/relying party identifier/partner identifier/entity ID

In a Single Sign-On environment, a CIC client application (user agent) must be able to do the following actions:

  • Trust the HTTPS communications from the CIC server

You use the default, generated HTTPS certificate or generate the HTTPS certificate on the CIC server (service provider), and import it into the client host computer.

  • Communicate with the Secure Token Server subsystem of the CIC server (service provider)

To facilitate these actions, the identity of the service provider must be established.In the CIC Single Sign-On environment, this item is the address and port number of the CIC server (service provider) and is commonly called by different names:

  • Issuer

  • Provider name

  • Relying party identifier

  • Partner identifier

  • Entity ID