# OpenAM Administration Guide
2.2. Configuring Authentication Modules

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### 2.2.8. Hints For the Federation Authentication Module

The Federation authentication module is used by a service provider to create a user session after validating single sign-on protocol messages. This authentication module is used by the SAML, SAMLv2, ID-FF, and WS-Federation protocols.

ssoadm service name: `sunAMAuthFederationService`

Authentication Level

  Sets the authentication level used to indicate the level of security associated with the module. The value can range from 0 to any positive integer.

  ssoadm attribute: `sunAMAuthFederationAuthLevel`