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Defects Fixed in 12.52

Unable to retrieve the HTTP Headers (173924)

Symptom:

When using remote provisioning at the SP side with the delivery mode set as HTTP headers, the HTTP headers cannot be retrieved.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR Issue: 21493785-1

Values for Idle and Max Cookie Timeouts Changed (173107)

Symptom:

The FEDSESSION cookie timeout settings default values changed.

Solution:

The values in the documentation have been updated.

STAR issue: 21455676-01

Asserting Party Not Accepting ACS URL in an Authentication Request (170971)

Symptom:

CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone was not accepting and processing the Assertion Consumer Service URL in the incoming authentication request. The system did not verify whether the authentication request had an Assertion Consumer Service URL defined.

Solution:

For an IdP-to-SP partnership, the Administrative UI has a new check box labeled Accept ACS URL in the Authnrequest. This check box is in the SSO section of the SSO and SLO step of the partnership configuration. To confirm that the URL is present and valid in the authentication request, and it is in the metadata, select this option.

STAR issue: 21361990

Incorrect XPSExport Command Syntax for Backing Up a Configuration (173659)

Symptom:

The XPSExport command syntax specified in the following line of "Back up an Existing Configuration" is incorrect:

XPSExport export_file_name -xa -passphrase passphrase

Solution:

This issue has been fixed. The command syntax is now correctly stated as follows:

XPSExport export_file_name -xe -xp -passphrase passphrase

STAR issue: 21480783-2

User Database Configuration Failure (173170)

Symptom:

When you configured the ODBC User Directory settings after configuring an LDAP User Directory, the Connection Credentials fields are disabled.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue. The binding parameter in the UI TAG was used for the ODBC and LDAP connections. The LDAP and ODBC User Directory configuration pages now have two different bindings.

STAR issue: 21485109-1

CSR Request for Apache Web Server Wrong Size

Symptom:

Generating a CSR Request for 2048 bits for the embedded Apache web server was generating a certificate with 1024 bits.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR issue: 21376361

Contry Drop-down List Does Not Display Values (171912)

Symptom:

The Country drop-down list in the Request Certificate page of the Administrative UI displays question mark symbols.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR Issue: 21454397-1

SAML Authentication Scheme Fails to Authenticate (170507/173913)

Symptom:

The SAML authentication scheme does not authenticate the second user after the first user is authenticated in a different branch of the same user directory.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR Issue: 21283896/21497645

fedmanager.sh Script Using $(logname) Instead of ${LOGNAME} (170497)

Symptom:

The fedmanager.sh script was using $(logname) instead of ${LOGNAME}. This substitution caused the script to fail when root was using 'su - fmuser' to launch the script as fmuser.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR issue: 21399266-1

Upgrade from 12.1 SP3 to 12.5 Was Failing (169579)

Symptom:

The upgrade from 12.1 SP3 to 12.5 upgrade was failing. The following message is an excerpt from the installation log file:

Unable to initialize crypto subsystem Failed to open the encryption key file.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR issue: 21362417-1

Flags Required in Open Format Cookie (168080)

Symptom:

The Open Format Cookie that the IWA sets do not have the following flags set:

As a result, JavaScript can extract this cookie.

Solution:

This is no longer an issue.

STAR Issue: 21308386-2

Logging Configuration File was not Updated (171956)

Symptom:

The federation standalone product uses log4j for logging messages to the server.log file. The logger.properties file is one of the files that determines what is recorded in the server.log file. The guide did not reflect this change.

Solution:

The name and location of the logger.properties file has been updated in the documentation.

STAR issue: 21454409-1

Log4j.properties File Omitted and Incorrect SSL Command Syntax (165412)

Symptom:

The log4j.properties file is not documented. This file controls additional logging for Administrative UI operation.

The command to start the federation services with SSL was incorrectly documented.

Solution:

The log4j.properties file is now described in the information about logs that monitor federation activities.

The command to start the federation services is now correct. The command is now documented as ./fedmanager.sh startssl.

STAR issue: 21257428-1

Failover and Load Balancing Process Needs Clarifying (145146)

Symptom:

The diagrams for failover and load balancing need modifications. Also, the explanation of each function is unclear.

Solution:

Updates to the failover and load balancing pictures have been made. Also, the steps and explanations have been clarified.

STAR issue: 20533073;1