Access Manager provides a number of SAML 2.0 connectors to create secure and federated connections to applications. You can manage these connectors through the Applications page in Administration Console Dashboard under Administration Tasks.
SAML 2.0 connectors simplify the configuration process of establishing a federated connection between applications or web services and Access Manager. In releases prior to Access Manager 4.3, you would create a SAML 2.0 service provider to create a federated connection to applications or web services. For more information, see Configuring SAML 2.0
in the NetIQ Access Manager 4.4 Administration Guide.
When you import and configure a SAML 2.0 connector, Access Manager automatically creates an appmark for the connector. The role assignments that you specify while configuring a connector allow access to the applications and the role assignment on the appmarks determines whether users can see the appmark on the User Portal or in the MobileAccess app.