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Time zone difference in Author/Publishers - Adobe CQ5/AEM

The timezone configured in the OS(Linux) level is CST but some time the log files displays the timezone in GMT

To fix the issue force the Adobe Experience Manager(AEM) server to use the required timezone in startup file(start.sh)
e.g.
CQ_JVM_OPTS='-server -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M -Duser.timezone=US/Central -Djava.awt.headless=true'

How to protect the content from anonymous access through SAML based SSO - Adobe CQ5/AEM

How to enable SAML based SSO for publisher - Adobe CQ5/AEM
How to enable SAML based SSO in publisher to protect the content while accessing via dispatcher - Adobe CQ5/AEM

This post will explain the steps required to protect the published content from anonymous access through SAML based SSO while accessing via dispatcher/publisher - Adobe CQ5/AEM

Out of scope for this post - Configurations of IDP provider. Make sure the return URL configured in SAML provider is /saml_login

Enable Authentication for required content path:

Go to http://localhost:4503/system/console/configMgr(publisher)
Search for Apache Sling Authentication Service
Add the path that required the authentication to Authentication requirements in the following format +<<Content Path>> e.g. +/content/test

Configure the IDP certificate in Adobe Experience Manager(AEM):

Go to http://localhost:4503/system/console/configMgr(publisher)
Under /etc/key in the repository, create a node called "saml"(type nt:folder).
Inside this node, add a new binary property called  "idp_cert" for the public certificate of the IdP.
Upload the certificate file by double clicking on idp_cert property
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