Testing the Loopback Affiliate Links

After the SAML extension server has been configured and deployed, you can begin testing it. Access the main eMartian Site sample application by entering the following URL:

http://www.emartian.com/emartian/portal.

You should be prompted to authenticate to iChain. After successful login, you should receive a page like the one shown in Figure 44:

Figure 44
eMartian: Successful Login

The two links of interest here are Loopback Post and Loopback Artifact. The post link performs a SAML single sign-on operation using the SAML Browser/POST profile. The artifact link performs a SAML single sign-on operation using the SAML Browser/Artifact profile. See Testing the Loopback Affiliate Links for the link format for the partner (SAML) links.

One important difference between the eMartian site and the iChainSite sample is that the eMartian Target parameter is set to the eMartian application, rather than to the portal. When you click the loopback links, you go to the eMartian application instead of the portal where you started. After you click the loopback link, a page is displayed as shown in Figure 45:

Figure 45
eMartian: Loopback

Note the "from www.emartian.com" at the top of the page. If you had accessed this page directly, the text would read, "from origin site."