ID Messaging Server :: Federated Identity Suite

Enhanced Environment For Network Applications

Symlabs ID-Messaging Server is the component of Symlabs Federated Identity Suite that delivers a complete, ready-to-deploy Web Services Provider which offers full support of Liberty Identity Web Service for Messaging (ID-SIS-CSM) to applications.

Many mobile network services are delivered by third party applications that share only a weak trust relationship with the network operator. These ap plications traditionally require a subscriber phone number in order to au thorize access to their service, but sharing subscriber phone number information with weakly trusted applications creates the potential for abuse. The solution to this is provided by Liberty ID-SIS-CSM, which adds identity-based invocations and addressing to MM7 protocols. Symlabs ID-Messaging Server enables an entirely new operational model in which the service providers know their subscribers only as pseudonyms, providing the capability to prevent spam, identity theft, and fraud.

Industry Standards Ensure Secure Operation

Symlabs ID-Messaging Server utilizes Liberty ID-SIS Web Service for Messaging coupled with standard MM7 messages for communication with mobile phone users in the Liberty-enabled environment. Mobile Originated Relay (MO) allows mobile users to send messages to value added service providers, while Mobile Terminated Relay (MT) lets Liberty Web Services Clients send messages to mobile users. An MO-MT round trip is used to request content or a service and have it delivered in the response, and an MT-MO round trip serves the function of requesting a user to interact with the application, for example asking for a confirmation and receiving a reply.

Liberty ID-Web Services Framework (ID-WSF 2.0) specifications for Discovery Service and Authentication Service ensure the secure exchange of identity information, and Interaction Redirect supports the validation of user consent to share identity information. Symlabs ID-Messaging Server is also secure and easy to manage thanks to a web-based, Single Sign-On (SSO) enabled graphical user interface (GUI).

Federated Identity Suite Diagram

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Features

Carrier-grade high performance and reliability
Simultaneous support for 3 classes of standards
SAML (2.0)
Liberty Alliance (ID-WSF 1.1, ID-WSF 2.0 & ID-FF 1.2)
WS-Federation (1.0)
Tested and certified Liberty InteroperableTM
Support for key message exchange standards
Liberty ID-SIS Web Service for Messaging 1.0
MM7 Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated Relay
Generic and Generic Data Services template-based
Support for Liberty ID-WSF 2.0 specifications
Discovery Service client, Discovery bootstrap
Authentication Service client interface
Interaction Redirect (user consent validation)
Web-based, SSO-enabled management GUI
Powerful built-in scripting enables customizing

Benefits

Safeguard user phone numbers (MSISDN) to control abuse and support regulatory compliance
More convenient and secure management interface
Reduced costs with a standards-based architecture
Fast, simple integration with LDAP directories and SQL databases on the back end

Platforms Supported

Microsoft Windows
Solaris Sparc 8 or higher
Solaris x86 9 or higher
Linux
AIX
HP/UX

Protocols Supported

LDAP(S)
HTTP(S)
SOAP
RADIUS
DIAMETER
SIP
MM7
Raw TCP/UDP
SNMP

About Symlabs

Symlabs is the performance leader for virtual directory and identity management solutions. Benchmarks show Symlabs Virtual Directory Server, LDAP Proxy and Federated Identity Suite are the fastest and most powerful products in the industry for managing and unifying identity data. Global giants like Sony, IBM, Vodafone, Nokia and United Nations already depend on Symlabs to add flexibility, security, and reliability to their infrastructure. Symlabs also offers annual support, training and professional services to our clients to help them develop, integrate, and maintain solutions.