The SAML SP has 2 endpoint profiles:
The following attributes are presented to the SP for the SP_ID profile:
Attribute | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|
persistent SAML nameID | The SAML nameID. We request a persistent NameID | Required |
eduPersonTargetedID (urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.10) | The above SAML nameID presented in an attribute | Optional, unless eduPersonPrincipleName is provided |
eduPersonPrincipleName | The eduPersonPrincipleName (user@domain) | Optional, Only needed if IdP cannot provide eduPersonTargetedID, or if the NameID is not persistent. |
eduPersonAffiliation (urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1) | The persons affiliation with the home institution. Supported values:
| Required |
schacHomeOrganization (urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.9) | RFC-1035 domain string | Optional |
The following attributes are requested for the SP_NOID profile:
Attribute | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|
transient SAML nameID | The SAML nameID. We request a transient NameID | Required |
eduPersonAffiliation (urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1) | The persons affiliation with the home institution. Supported values:
| Required |
schacHomeOrganization (urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.9) | RFC-1035 domain string | Optional |
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Source: SAML2 Service provider
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <ns0:EntityDescriptor xmlns:ns0="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ns1="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:idp-discovery-protocol" xmlns:ns2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:metadata:ui" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" entityID="https://inacademia.org/metadata/t01-p-test.xml"> <ns0:SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned="false" WantAssertionsSigned="false" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"> <ns0:Extensions> <ns1:DiscoveryResponse Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:idp-discovery-protocol" Location="https://t01.t.inacademia.org/svs/disco" index="1"/> <ns2:UIInfo> <ns2:DisplayName xml:lang="en">InAcademia.org - TEST</ns2:DisplayName> <ns2:Description xml:lang="en">The InAcademia Simple validation Sevice allows for the easy validation of affiliation (Student, Faculty, Staff) of a user in Academia. 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This is a TEST instance </ns0:ServiceDescription> <ns0:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="edupersonaffiliation" Name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/> <ns0:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="schachomeorganization" Name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.9" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/> <ns0:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="edupersontargetedid" Name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.10" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/> <ns0:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="edupersonprincipalname" Name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/> </ns0:AttributeConsumingService> </ns0:SPSSODescriptor> <ns0:Organization> <ns0:OrganizationName xml:lang="en">InAcademia</ns0:OrganizationName> <ns0:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="en">InAcademia</ns0:OrganizationDisplayName> <ns0:OrganizationURL xml:lang="en">https://inacademia.org/about</ns0:OrganizationURL> </ns0:Organization> <ns0:ContactPerson contactType="support"> <ns0:GivenName>InAcademia</ns0:GivenName> <ns0:SurName>Enduser Support</ns0:SurName> <ns0:EmailAddress>help@inacademia.org</ns0:EmailAddress> </ns0:ContactPerson> <ns0:ContactPerson contactType="technical"> <ns0:GivenName>InAcademia</ns0:GivenName> <ns0:SurName>Administrative Support</ns0:SurName> <ns0:EmailAddress>admin@inacademia.org</ns0:EmailAddress> </ns0:ContactPerson> <ns0:ContactPerson contactType="technical"> <ns0:GivenName>InAcademia</ns0:GivenName> <ns0:SurName>Technical Support</ns0:SurName> <ns0:EmailAddress>tech@inacademia.org</ns0:EmailAddress> </ns0:ContactPerson> </ns0:EntityDescriptor> |
Source: SAML2 Service provider
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Only deals with 'serialization' of trans
RelayState
It is a requirement to keep the nodes stateless. As such a request from an RP on node 1 could return on node 2. Since no state is shared between nodes via e.g. shared DB or the likes, the state must be transported as part of the transaction. For this we use the SAML relay state, which is filled with a combination of state parametes, which are then encrypted using a symmetric mechanism using keys only known to the nodes. The keys are cycled periodically, e.g. every 10 minutes, and only teh current and 2 historic keys will be accepted. THis gives the user 30 min. to complete the authentication from the time the SP set up the request to the IdP.