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SAML 2.0 Property Reference

This section contains the following topics:

About the SAML 2.0 Properties

Property Reference

About the SAML 2.0 Properties

This appendix contains an alphabetized reference of the SAML 2.0 metadata properties used in the structure Sm_PolicyApi_SAMLProviderProp_t. The properties are defined in the file SmPolicyApi45.h.

The properties apply to one or more of the following SAML 2.0 objects:

• SAML 2.0 affiliation.

  A SAML 2.0 affiliation is a set of entities that share a single federated namespace of unique Name IDs for principals.

• SAML 2.0 authentication scheme and its associated Identity Provider definition.

  The Identity Provider creates SAML assertions for the Service Provider that configured the Identity Provider and its associated SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.

• Service Provider.

  A Service Provider provides services (such as access to applications and other resources) to principals within a federation.

  A Service Provider uses a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme to validate a principal based on the information in a SAML assertion. The assertion is supplied by the Identity Provider associated with the authentication scheme.

Property Reference

When reading the property references, note the following:

• Unless otherwise specified, properties of data type String have the following maximum lengths:
  • URIs and URLs must be less than 1,024 characters
  • All other Strings must not exceed 255 characters
• Specify Boolean values as either SAML_TRUE or SAML_FALSE.

SAML_AFFILIATION

Description

The SAML 2.0 affiliation to associate with this object.

Service Providers share the Name ID properties across the affiliation. Identity Providers share the user disambiguation properties across the affiliation.

A Service Provider or Identity Provider can belong to only one SAML 2.0 affiliation.

If a SAML affiliation is specified, the NAMEID properties (for example, SAML_SP_NAMEID_FORMAT) are not used. SiteMinder uses the NAMEID information in the specified affiliation.

Note: An Identity Provider is assigned to an affiliation through its associated SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.

SAML_AUDIENCE

Description

The URI of the expected audience for a Service Provider. The audience expected by the Service Provider must match the audience specified in the assertion.

The audience might also be sent in an authentication request.

SAML_DESCRIPTION

Description

A brief description of the affiliation, authentication scheme, or Service Provider object.

SAML_DISABLE_SIGNATURE_PROCESSING

Description

Specifies whether to disable all signature validation, including signing.

It may be useful to disable signature validation during the initial setup of a provider and during debugging. During normal runtime, this property should be set to SAML_FALSE (signature processing enabled).

SAML_DSIG_ALGO

Description

Specifes the XML Federation Signature algorithm with one of the following values:

• 1 = RSAwithSHA1 (default)
• 2 = RSAwithSHA256

SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_ISSUER_DN

Description

If the certificate of the Service Provider is not provided inline, this value is used along with SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_SERIAL_NUMBER to locate the certificate in the key store.

SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_SERIAL_NUMBER

Description

If the certificate of the Service Provider is not provided inline, this value is used along with SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_ISSUER_DN to locate the certificate in the key store.

SAML_ENABLE_SSO_ARTIFACT_BINDING

Description

Specifies whether artifact binding is supported by the Service Provider and enabled by the Identity Provider.

SAML_ENABLE_SSO_POST_BINDING

Description

Specifies whether HTTP POST binding is supported by the Service Provider and enabled by the Identity Provider.

See also SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_ISSUER_DN and SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_SERIAL_NUMBER.

SAML_ENABLED

Description

Specifies whether the Service Provider is activated.

SAML_IDP_AD_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for AD directories.

If user disambiguation is being performed on a user in an AD directory, but no AD search specification has been provided for this property, the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog is used.

Assigning a search specification to this property is recommended for the following reasons:

• When using the default search specification, the Policy Server might duplicate login ID prefixes and suffixes that are already present in the ID extracted from the assertion.
• If you are extending the functionality of a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme with a custom message consumer plugin, the plugin will not be called in the user disambiguation phase if the Policy Server disambiguates the user with the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog. For more information, see SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

When defined for an affiliation, the search specification is shared by all Identity Providers across the affiliation.

SAML_IDP_ARTIFACT_RESOLUTION_DEFAULT_SERVICE

Description

A URL specifying the default artifact resolution service for the Identity Provider.

SAML_IDP_BACKCHANNEL_AUTH_TYPE

Description

Specifies the type of authentication to use on the back channel. Valid values:

• 0. Basic — Uses the specified Service Provider Name and password for authentication.
• 1. Client Cert — Uses the specified Service Provider ID and password to look up the certificate in the keystore.
• 2. No Auth — No authentication is required.

SAML_IDP_CUSTOM_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for custom user directories. If user disambiguation is being performed on a user in a custom directory, but no search specification is provided, the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog is used.

When defined for an affiliation, the search specification is shared by all Identity Providers across the affiliation.

If you are extending the functionality of a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme with a custom message consumer plugin, the plugin will not be called in the user disambiguation phase if the Policy Server disambiguates the user with the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog. For more information, see SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

SAML_IDP_LDAP_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for LDAP directories.

If user disambiguation is being performed on a user in an LDAP directory, but no search specification has been provided for this property, the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog is used.

Assigning a search specification to this property is recommended for the following reasons:

• When using the default search specification, the Policy Server might duplicate login ID prefixes and suffixes that are already present in the ID extracted from the assertion.
• If you are extending the functionality of a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme with a custom message consumer plugin, the plugin will not be called in the user disambiguation phase if the Policy Server disambiguates the user with the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog. For more information, see SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

When defined for an affiliation, the search specification is shared by all Identity Providers across the affiliation.

SAML_IDP_ODBC_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for ODBC directories.

If user disambiguation is being performed on a user in an ODBC directory, but no ODBC search specification has been provided for this property, the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog is used.

Assigning a search specification to this property is recommended for the following reasons:

• When using the default search specification, the Policy Server might duplicate login ID prefixes and suffixes that are already present in the ID extracted from the assertion.
• If you are extending the functionality of a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme with a custom message consumer plugin, the plugin will not be called in the user disambiguation phase if the Policy Server disambiguates the user with the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog. For more information, see SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

When defined for an affiliation, the search specification is shared by all Identity Providers across the affiliation.

SAML_IDP_PASSWORD

Description

The password to use for the back-channel authentication. The password is only used with the back-channel authentication types Basic and Client Cert.

SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS

Description

The fully qualified name of a Java class that extends the functionality of this SAML 2.0 authentication scheme. The custom functionality is provided by an implementation of the interface MessageConsumerPlugin.java.

Authentication has two phases—user disambiguation and user authentication (validation of the disambiguated user’s credentials).

If a plugin is configured for the authentication scheme, it is called as follows:

• During user disambiguation, if the authentication scheme cannot disambiguate the user.

  Note: The plugin is not called in this phase if a search specification is not provided for the user directory where disambiguation is to occur (for example, SAML_IDP_LDAP_SEARCH_SPEC for an LDAP directory). In this case, the Policy Server performs the disambiguation, not the authentication scheme.

• At the end of the default authentication phase, even if the user is validated successfully.

A SAML 2.0 authentication scheme can be extended by only one message consumer plugin.

SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_PARAMS

Description

Parameters to pass into the custom authentication scheme extension specified in SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

The syntax of the parameter string is determined by the custom object.

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_MODE_FAILURE

Description

The redirection mode for SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_FAILURE. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — HTTP 302 redirection. The URL for the target resource and the reason for the authentication failure are appended to the redirection URL. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme is not included.
• 1. Http Post. — HTTP POST redirection. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme and the Identity Provider’s ID are generated by an HTTP form.

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_MODE_INVALID

Description

The redirection mode for SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_INVALID. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — HTTP 302 redirection. The URL for the target resource and the reason for the authentication failure are appended to the redirection URL. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme is not included.
• 1. Http Post. — HTTP POST redirection. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme and the Identity Provider’s ID are generated by an HTTP form.

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_MODE_USER_NOT_FOUND

Description

The redirection mode for SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_USER_NOT_FOUND. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — HTTP 302 redirection. The URL for the target resource and the reason for the authentication failure are appended to the redirection URL. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme is not included.
• 1. Http Post. — HTTP POST redirection. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme and the Identity Provider’s ID are generated by an HTTP form.

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_FAILURE

Description

The redirection URL to use when the authentication information passed to the authentication scheme is not accepted to authenticate the user.

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_INVALID

Description

The redirection URL to use when the authentication information passed to the authentication scheme is not formatted according to the SAML 2.0 standard.

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_USER_NOT_FOUND

Description

The redirection URL to use in either of these circumstances:

• The authentication scheme cannot obtain a login ID from the SAML 2.0 Response message passed to it.
• The authentication scheme cannot find the user in the user directory.

If you are extending the functionality of a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme with a custom message consumer plugin, the plugin will not be called in the user disambiguation phase if the Policy Server disambiguates the user with the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog. For more information, see SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

SAML_IDP_REQUIRE_ENCRYPTED_ASSERTION

Description

Specifies whether the assertion selected for authentication must be encrypted. If this property is SAML_TRUE and the authentication scheme is passed an unencrypted assertion, the assertion cannot be authenticated.

SAML_IDP_REQUIRE_ENCRYPTED_NAMEID

Description

Specifies whether the Name ID of the principal contained in the assertion must be encrypted. If this property is SAML_TRUE and the Name ID is not encrypted, the assertion cannot be authenticated.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_ATTRIBUTE_SERVICE

Description

The URL of the Attribute Service on the Attribute Authority.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_ENABLE

Description

Indicates whether the SAML Requester is enabled.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_ALLOWED_NESTED

Description

Indicated whether nested groups are allowed when selecting a DN attribute for the name identifier.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_ATTR_NAME

Description

The attribute name (User or DN) that holds the name when NameIdType is set to 1 or 2. If NameIdType is set to 1 or 2, NameIdAttrName must have a valid value.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_DN_SPEC

Description

The DN specification used when NameIdType is set to 2. When this is the case, NameIdDNSpec must have a valid value.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_FORMAT

Description

The URI for a SAML 2.0 name identifier.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_STATIC

Description

The static text to be used as the name identifier when the NameIdType is set to 0. When this is the the case, a valid value must be specified for NameIdStatic.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_TYPE

Description

Represents the type of name identifier:

0 -- static text

1 -- user attribute

2 -- DN attribute

SAML_IDP_SAMELREQ_REQUIRE_SIGNED_ASSERTION

Description

Indicates whether the assertion returned in response to an attribute query must be signed.

SAML_IDP_SAMELREQ_SIGN_ATTRIBUTE_QUERY

Description

Indicates whether the attribute query must be signed.

SAML_IDP_SIGN_AUTHNREQUESTS

Description

Specifies whether authentication requests are signed.

SAML_IDP_SPID

Description

The unique provider ID of the Service Provider being protected by this authentication scheme.

SAML_IDP_SPNAME

Description

The name of the Service Provider involved in the back-channel authentication. The Service Provider name is used with the back-channel authentication types Basic and Client Cert.

SAML_IDP_SSO_DEFAULT_SERVICE

Description

The URL of the Identity Provider’s single sign-on service—for example:

http://mysite.netegrity.com/affwebservices/public/saml2sso

SAML_IDP_SSO_ENFORCE_SINGLE_USE_POLICY

Description

Specifies whether to enforce a single-use policy for HTTP POST binding.

Setting this property to SAML_TRUE (the default) ensures that an assertion cannot be "replayed" to a Service Provider site to establish a second session, in accordance with SAML POST-specific processing rules.

The single-use policy requirement is enforced even in a clustered Policy Server environment with load-balancing and failover enabled.

SAML_IDP_SSO_REDIRECT_MODE

Description

Specifies the method by which response attribute information is passed when the user is redirected to the target resource. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — No response attributes are passed.
• 1. 302 Cookie Data — Response attributes are set as HTTP cookie data. Attribute cookies issued by the authentication scheme are unencrypted.
• 2. Server Redirect — Response attributes are passed as a HashMap object.
• 3. Persist Attributes — Attributes can be retrieved.

Server-side redirects allow passing information to an application within the server application itself. Response attribute data is never sent to the user's browser. This redirection method is part of Java Servlet specification and is supported by all standards-compliant servlet containers.

SAML_IDP_SSO_TARGET

Description

The URL of the target resource at the Service Provider site. For example, the target might be a web page or an application.

SAML_IDP_WINNT_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for WinNT directories. If user disambiguation is being performed on a user in a WinNT directory, but no search specification is provided, the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog is used.

When defined for an affiliation, the search specification is shared by all Identity Providers across the affiliation.

If you are extending the functionality of a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme with a custom message consumer plugin, the plugin will not be called in the user disambiguation phase if the Policy Server disambiguates the user with the default search specification defined on the SiteMinder User Directory Properties dialog. For more information, see SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

SAML_IDP_XPATH

Description

The XPath query that extracts the user’s login ID from an assertion. The login ID is then used to disambiguate the user.

By default, if no XPath is provided, an attempt is made to extract the login ID from the Assertion/Subject/NameID element of the SAML 2.0 Response message.

Once successfully extracted, the login ID is inserted into the search string specified for the user directory, and the disambiguation phase begins.

When defined for an affiliation, the XPath is shared by all Identity Providers across the affiliation.

SAML_KEY_AFFILIATION_ID

Description

The URI for the affiliation. The ID is used to verify that a Service Provider and Identity Provider are members of the same affiliation—for example:

• When a Service Provider issues an authentication request to an Identity Provider, the request includes the affiliation ID. The Identity Provider verifies that the Service Provider belongs to the specified affiliation.
• When the Identity Provider generates an assertion and sends it back to the Service Provider, the assertion includes the affiliation ID. The Service Provider verifies that the Identity Provider belongs to the specified affiliation.
• During single logout, the logout requests also contain the affiliation ID. Upon receiving a logout request, the Service Provider and the Identity Provider each verify that the other belongs to the specified affiliation.

The affiliation ID is specified in the SPNameQualifier attribute of the requests and assertions.

SAML_KEY_IDP_SOURCEID

Description

A hex-encoded 20-byte sequence identifier for the artifact issuer. This value uniquely identifies the artifact issuer in the assertion artifact.

The authentication scheme uses the source ID as a key to look up Identity Provider metadata.

The string length must be exactly 40 characters. Only a lower case hex string will be stored.

SAML_KEY_IDPID

Description

The provider ID of the Identity Provider for this authentication scheme. This ID:

• Uniquely identifies the assertion issuer.
• Serves as a key for looking up properties of the Identity Provider.

SAML_KEY_SPID

Description

The unique provider ID of this Service Provider.

SAML_MAJOR_VERSION

Description

The major version of the SAML protocol that is supported. If a value is supplied, it must be 2.

SAML_MINOR_VERSION

Description

The minor version of the SAML protocol that is supported. If a value is supplied, it must be 0.

SAML_NAME

Description

The name of the affiliation, authentication scheme, or Service Provider.

The name must be globally unique. With SAML 2.0 affiliations and Service Providers, the name must be lower case.

SAML_OID

Description

The unique object identifier for the affiliation object.

The SAML Affiliation Properties dialog box has no corresponding field for this property.

SAML_SKEWTIME

Description

The difference, in seconds, between the system clock time of the Identity Provider and the system clock time of the Service Provider, as follows:

• With Service Providers, the number of seconds to be subtracted from the current time if its system clock is not synchronized with the Policy Server acting as an Identity Provider.
• With Identity Providers, the number of seconds to be subtracted from the current time if its system clock is not synchronized with the Policy Server acting as a Service Provider.

Skew time is used to calculate the validity duration of assertions and single logout requests. The value provided must be a positive integer.

SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING

Description

Specifies whether HTTP redirect binding is supported for single logout.

See also SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_ISSUER_DN and SAML_DSIG_VERINFO_SERIAL_NUMBER.

SAML_SLO_SERVICE_CONFIRM_URL

Description

The URL where a user is redirected after single logout is completed.

SAML_SLO_SERVICE_RESPONSE_URL

Description

The response location for the single logout service. This property allows SLO response messages to be sent to a different location from where request messages are sent.

SAML_SLO_SERVICE_URL

Description

With HTTP-Redirect bindings, the Identity Provider URL where single logout requests are sent.

SAML_SLO_SERVICE_VALIDITY_DURATION

Description

The number of seconds for which a single logout request is valid.

The value provided must be a positive integer.

See also SAML_SKEWTIME.

SAML_SP_ARTIFACT_ENCODING

Description

Specifies the encoding to use for the artifact binding. Valid values:

• FORM. The artifact is form-encoded in a hidden control named SAMLart.
• URL. The artifact is URL-encoded in a URL parameter named SAMLart.

FORM and URL encoding is accomplished according to SAML 2.0 specifications.

SAML_SP_ASSERTION_CONSUMER_DEFAULT_URL

Description

The Service Provider URL where generated assertions are sent—for example:

http://mysite.netegrity.com/affwebservices/public/saml2assertionconsumer

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_AD_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for an AD directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_CUSTOM_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for a custom directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_ENABLE

Description

Indicates whether the Attribute Authority is enabled.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_LDAP_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search sepcification for an LDAP directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_ODBC_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specification for an ODBC directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_REQUIRE_SIGNED_QUERY

Description

Indicates whether the attribute query must be signed.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_SIGN_ASSERTION

Description

Indicates whether the SAML Assertion should be signed.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_SIGN_RESPONSE

Description

Indicates whether the SAML Response should be signed.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_VALIDITY_DURATION

Description

Specifies the number of seconds for which an assertion is valid.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_WINNT_SEARCH_SPEC

Description

Search specificatin for a WinNT directory.

SAML_SP_AUTHENTICATION_LEVEL

Description

This property specifies the minimum protection level required for the authentication scheme that authenticates the principal associated with the current assertion.

SAML_SP_AUTHENTICATION_URL

Description

The protected URL for authenticating users of this Service Provider.

SAML_SP_AUTHN_CONTEXT_CLASS_REF

Description

The class of information that a Service Provider may require to assess its confidence in an assertion. The class is specified in the assertion’s AuthnContextClassRef element.

For example, the default authentication context class is Password. This class applies when a principal authenticates through the presentation of a password over an unprotected HTTP session.

Other examples of authentication context class include InternetProtocol (authentication through a provided IP address), X509 (authentication through an X.509 digital signature), and Telephony (authentication through the provision of a fixed-line telephone number transported via a telephony protocol).

The authentication context class is a URI with the following initial stem:

urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:

The SAML 2.0 authentication context specification defines the URIs that can be provided as authentication context classes. The class must also be appropriate for the authentication level defined for the Service Provider.

SAML_SP_COMMON_DOMAIN

Description

The common cookie domain for the Identity Provider Discovery profile. The domain must be a subset of the host specified in SAML_SP_IPD_SERVICE_URL.

SAML_SP_CUSTOM_TIME_OUT

Description

Specifies the value of the SessionNotOnOrAfter parameter set in the assertion. This property is only valid if SAML_SP_SESSION_NOTORAFTER_TYPE is set to Custom.

SAML_SP_DOMAIN

Description

The unique ID of the affiliate domain where the Service Provider is defined.

The SAML Service Provider Properties dialog box has no corresponding field for this property.

SAML_SP_ENABLE_IPD

Description

Specifies whether the Identity Provider Discovery profile is enabled.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ASSERTION

Description

Specifies whether to encrypt the generated assertion at the Service Provider site. By default, the assertion is not encrypted.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_BLOCK_ALGO

Description

The type of block encryption algorithm to use. Valid values:

• tripledes. Data Encryption Standard using three separate 56-bit keys.
• aes-128. Advanced Encryption Standard, key length is 128 bits.
• aes-256. Advanced Encryption Standard, key length is 256 bits.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_CERT_ISSUER_DN

Description

The Issuer DN portion of a public key certificate to be used for encryption. This property is used with SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_CERT_SERIAL_NUMBER to locate the Service Provider’s certificate in the keystore if it is not provided inline.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_CERT_SERIAL_NUMBER

Description

The serial number portion of a public key certificate to be used for encryption. This property is used with SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_CERT_ISSUER_DN to locate the Service Provider’s certificate in the keystore if it is not provided inline.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ID

Description

Specifies whether the Name ID in the generated assertion should be encrypted at the Service Provider site. By default, the Name ID is not encrypted.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_KEY_ALGO

Description

The type of encryption key algorithm to use. Valid values:

• rsa-v15. RSA encryption, version 1.5.
• rsa-oaep. Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding encoding and RSA encryption.

SAML_SP_ENDTIME

Description

The time by which an assertion must be generated.

This property is used with SAML_SP_STARTTIME and with the pszTimeGrid field of the Sm_PolicyApi_SAMLSP_t structure to define time restrictions for the generation of assertions.

This value is created from standard time_t values. However, it is stored as a decimal string. If you need to use SAML_SP_ENDTIME as data type long, be sure to convert it.

Set SAML_SP_ENDTIME to 0 to end the time restriction immediately.

SAML_SP_IDP_SOURCEID

Description

A hex-encoded 20-byte sequence identifier for the artifact issuer. This value uniquely identifies the artifact issuer in the assertion artifact.

The string length must be exactly 40 characters. Only a lower case hex string will be stored.

SAML_SP_IDPID

Description

The provider ID of the Identity Provider that generates the assertions.

SAML_SP_IGNORE_REQ_AUTHNCONTEXT

Description

Specifies that the Identity Provider ignores "RequestedAuthnContext" in an AuthnRequest message (value of 1), or not (value of 0).

SAML_SP_IPD_SERVICE_URL

Description

The host URL for the Identity Provider Discovery profile.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_ATTRNAME

Description

One of the following values:

• When SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE is set to 1, this property specifies the name of the user attribute that contains the name identifier.
• When SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE is set to 2, this property specifies the attribute associated with a group or organizational unit DN.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_DNSPEC

Description

A group or organizational unit DN used to obtain the associated Name ID attribute.

You can allow SiteMinder to search for attributes in nested groups. For information, see the description of the pszValue field of the structure Sm_PolicyApi_SAMLSPAttr_t.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_FORMAT

Description

The full URI for one of the following nameid-format values:

• Unspecified
• Email Address
• X509 Subject Name
• Windows Domain Qualified Name
• Kerberos Principal Name
• Entity Identifier
• Persistent Identifier
• Transient Identifier

For example, the full URI for the default format Unspecified is:

urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:unspecified

For descriptions of these formats, see the following SAML 2.0 specification:

Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0

Note: If a SAML affiliation is specified in SAML_AFFILIATION, this and other SAML_SP_NAMEID... properties are not used. SiteMinder uses the NAMEID information in the specified affiliation.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_STATIC

Description

The static text to be used for all name identifiers.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE

Description

The type of name identifier. Valid values:

• 0. Static text.
• 1. User attribute.
• 2. DN attribute.

SAML_SP_ONE_TIME_USE

Description

Specifies whether an element indicating that the Assertion should be used only once is added to the Assertion.

SAML_SP_PASSWORD

Description

The password to use for Service Provider access through the back channel.

SAML_SP_PERSISTENT_COOKIE

Description

Specifies whether an Identity Provider Discovery profile cookie should be persistent. Applies only if SAML_SP_ENABLE_IPD is SAML_TRUE.

SAML_SP_PLUGIN_CLASS

Description

The fully qualified Java class name of the assertion generator plug-in.

An assertion generator plugin allows the content of an assertion to be customized. For more information, see the online SiteMinder Java API Documentation (Javadoc and Guide).

SAML_SP_PLUGIN_PARAMS

Description

Any parameters to pass into the assertion generator plug-in specified in SAML_SP_PLUGIN_CLASS.

SAML_SP_REQUIRE_SIGNED_AUTHNREQUESTS

Description

Specifies whether authentication requests must be signed.

SAML_SP_REUSE_SESSION_INDEX

Description

Indicates whether CA SiteMinder® sends the same session index in the assertion for the same partner in a single browser session. If a user federates multiple times with the same partner using the same browser window, setting this property tells the IdP to send the same session index in each assertion. The default value (0) for the property instructs SiteMinder to generate a new session index every time single sign-on occurs.

Valid values:

0

Do not reuse the same session index.

1

Reuse the same session index.

SAML_SP_STARTTIME

Description

The time when a time restriction for generating an assertion becomes effective. This value is stored in standard time_t format.

This property is used with SAML_SP_ENDTIME and with the pszTimeGrid field of the Sm_PolicyApi_SAMLSP_t structure to define time restrictions for the generation of assertions.

This value is created from standard time_t values. However, it is stored as a decimal string. If you need to use SAML_SP_STARTTIME as data type long, be sure to convert it.

Set SAML_SP_STARTTIME to 0 to start the time restriction immediately.

SAML_SP_VALIDITY_DURATION

Description

The number of seconds for which a generated assertion is valid.

The value provided must be a positive integer.

See also SAML_SKEWTIME.

SAML_SP_SESSION_NOTORAFTER_TYPE

Description

This property determines the value set for the SessionNotOnOrAfter parameter in the assertion. A third-party SP can use the value of the SessionNotOnOrAfter to set its own session timeout.

If CA SiteMinder® is acting as an SP, it ignores the SessionNotOnOrAfter value. Instead, a CA SiteMinder® SP sets session timeouts based on the realm timeout that corresponds to the configured SAML authentication scheme that protects the target resource.

Use Assertion Validity

Calculates the SessionNotOnOrAfter value based on the assertion validity duration.

Omit

Instructs the IdP not to include the SessionNotOnOrAfter parameter in the assertion.

IDP Session

Calculates the SessionNotOnOrAfter value based on the IdP session timeout. The timeout is configured in the IdP realm for the authentication URL. Using this option can synchronize the IdP and SP session timeout values.

Custom

Lets you specify your own value for the SessionNotOnOrAfter parameter in the assertion. If you select this option, enter a time in the SAML_SP_CUSTOM_TIME_OUT property.

SAML_SSOECPPROFILE

Description

Specifies whether the Identity Provider or Service Provider supports SAML 2.0 Enhanced Client and Proxy profile requests.

SAML2_CUSTOM_ENABLE_INVALID_REQUEST_URL

Description

Specifies whether the custom error redirect process is enabled for an invalid request.

SAML2_CUSTOM_ENABLE_SERVER_ERROR_URL

Description

Specifies whether the custom error redirect process is enabled for a server error.

SAML2_CUSTOM_ENABLE_INVALID_REQUEST_URL

Description

Specifies whether the custom error redirect process is enabled for an invalid request.

SAML2_CUSTOM_INVALID_REQUEST_REDIRECT_MODE

Description

Specifies the redirect mode for an invalid request. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — HTTP 302 redirection. The URL for the target resource and the reason for the authentication failure are appended to the redirection URL. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme is not included.
• 1. Http Post. — HTTP POST redirection. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme and the Identity Provider’s ID are generated by an HTTP form.

SAML2_CUSTOM_INVALID_REQUEST_REDIRECT_URL

Description

• Specifies the redirect URL for an invalid request.

SAML2_CUSTOM_SERVER_ERROR_REDIRECT_MODE

Description

Specifies the redirect mode for an internal server error. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — HTTP 302 redirection. The URL for the target resource and the reason for the authentication failure are appended to the redirection URL. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme is not included.
• 1. Http Post. — HTTP POST redirection. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme and the Identity Provider’s ID are generated by an HTTP form.

SAML2_CUSTOM_SERVER_ERROR_REDIRECT_URL

Description

Specifies the redirect URL for an internal server error .

SAML2_CUSTOM_UNAUTHORIZED_ACCESS_REDIRECT_MODE

Description

Specifies the redirect mode for forbidden access. Valid values:

• 0. 302 No Data — HTTP 302 redirection. The URL for the target resource and the reason for the authentication failure are appended to the redirection URL. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme is not included.
• 1. Http Post. — HTTP POST redirection. The SAML 2.0 Response message passed to the authentication scheme and the Identity Provider’s ID are generated by an HTTP form.

SAML2_CUSTOM_UNAUTHORIZED_ACCESS_REDIRECT_URL

Description

Specifies the redirect URL for a forbidden access error.