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SAML_AFFILIATION

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_DISABLE_SIGNATURE_PROCESSING

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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_VERINFO_ISSUER_DN

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

With SAML 2.0 Authentication Schemes:

Required only if SAML_DISABLE_SIGNATURE_PROCESSING is SAML_FALSE and one or both of the following are SAML_TRUE:

SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING

SAML_ENABLE_SSO_POST_BINDING

  • With Service Providers:

Required only if SAML_DISABLE_SIGNATURE_PROCESSING is SAML_FALSE and one or both of the following are SAML_TRUE:

  • SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING
  • SAML_SP_REQUIRE_SIGNED_AUTHNREQUESTS

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

With SAML 2.0 Authentication Schemes:

Required only if SAML_DISABLE_SIGNATURE_PROCESSING is SAML_FALSE and one or both of the following are SAML_TRUE:

  • SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING
  • SAML_ENABLE_SSO_POST_BINDING

With Service Providers:

Required only if SAML_DISABLE_SIGNATURE_PROCESSING is SAML_FALSE and one or both of the following are SAML_TRUE:

  • SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING
  • SAML_SP_REQUIRE_SIGNED_AUTHNREQUESTS

Default

None

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

Description

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

SAML_ENABLE_SSO_POST_BINDING

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_TRUE

Description

Specifies whether the Service Provider is activated.

SAML_IDP_AD_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

SAML_IDP_ARTIFACT_RESOLUTION_DEFAULT_SERVICE

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes, if SAML_ENABLE_SSO_ARTIFACT_BINDING is SAML_TRUE

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_IDP_BACKCHANNEL_AUTH_TYPE

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

0

Description

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

SAML_IDP_CUSTOM_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

SAML_IDP_ODBC_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

SAML_IDP_PASSWORD

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes, if SAML_IDP_BACKCHANNEL_AUTH_TYPE is set to 0 or 1

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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:

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

SAML_IDP_PLUGIN_PARAMS

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

0

Description

The redirection mode for SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_FAILURE. Valid values:

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_MODE_INVALID

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

0

Description

The redirection mode for SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_INVALID. Valid values:

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_MODE_USER_NOT_FOUND

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

0

Description

The redirection mode for SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_USER_NOT_FOUND. Valid values:

SAML_IDP_REDIRECT_URL_FAILURE

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

Description

The redirection URL to use in either of these circumstances:

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

Description

The URL of the Attribute Service on the Attribute Authority.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_ENABLE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes

Default

False (0)

Description

Indicates whether the SAML Requester is enabled.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_ALLOWED_NESTED

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

False (0)

Description

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

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_ATTR_NAME

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

 

 

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

Description

THe URI for a SAML 2.0 name identifier.

SAML_IDP_SAMLREQ_NAMEID_STATIC

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

1

Description

Represents the type of name identifier:

0 -- static text

1 -- user attribute

2 -- DN attribute

SAML_IDP_SAMELREQ_REQUIRE_SIGNED_ASSERTION

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

False (0)

Description

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

SAML_IDP_SAMELREQ_SIGN_ATTRIBUTE_QUERY

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Indicates whether the attribute query must be signed.

SAML_IDP_SIGN_AUTHNREQUESTS

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

False (0)

Description

Specifies whether authentication requests are signed.

SAML_IDP_SPID

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_IDP_SPNAME

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes, if SAML_IDP_BACKCHANNEL_AUTH_TYPE is set to 0 or 1

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes

Default

None

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

SAML_TRUE

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

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

0

Description

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

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation

Required

Yes

Default

None

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:

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

SAML_KEY_IDP_SOURCEID

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

No

Default

A hex-encoded SHA-1 hash of the SAML_KEY_IDPID value

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication

Required

Yes

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_KEY_SPID

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

Description

The unique provider ID of this Service Provider.

SAML_MAJOR_VERSION

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

2

Description

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

SAML_MINOR_VERSION

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

0

Description

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

SAML_NAME

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation

Required

No, when the affiliation object is being created (SiteMinder supplies the object identifier during object creation); it is required when custom code references an existing object

Default

None

Description

The unique object identifier for the affiliation object.

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

SAML_SKEWTIME

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

30

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:

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_SLO_SERVICE_RESPONSE_URL

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING is SAML_TRUE

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_SLO_SERVICE_VALIDITY_DURATION

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

60 (applies if a value is not provided and SAML_SLO_REDIRECT_BINDING is SAML_TRUE)

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

FORM (applies if a value is not provided and SAML_ENABLE_SSO_ARTIFACT_BINDING is SAML_TRUE)

Description

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

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

SAML_SP_ASSERTION_CONSUMER_DEFAULT_URL

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Search specification for an AD directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_CUSTOM_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Search specification for a custom directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_ENABLE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

Description

Indicates whether the Attribute Authority is enabled.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_LDAP_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Search sepcification for an LDAP directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_ODBC_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Search specification for an ODBC directory.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_REQUIRE_SIGNED_QUERY

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Indicates whether the attribute query must be signed.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_SIGN_ASSERTION

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Indicates whether the SAML Assertion should be signed.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_SIGN_RESPONSE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Indicates whether the SAML Response should be signed.

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_VALIDITY_DURATION

Type

Integer

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

60

Description

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

SAML_SP_ATTRSVC_WINNT_SEARCH_SPEC

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Search specificatin for a WinNT directory.

SAML_SP_AUTHENTICATION_LEVEL

Type

Integer

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

5

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

Description

The protected URL for authenticating users of this Service Provider.

SAML_SP_AUTHN_CONTEXT_CLASS_REF

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

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

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_SP_ENABLE_IPD is SAML_TRUE

Default

None

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_DOMAIN

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

Description

Specifies whether the Identity Provider Discovery profile is enabled.

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ASSERTION

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

tripledes

Description

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

SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_CERT_ISSUER_DN

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes, in either of the following circumstances:

  • If either of the following is SAML_TRUE:

    SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ID

    SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ASSERTION

  • If any assertion attribute statements require encryption. These attributes are defined on the Attributes tab of the SAML Service Provider Properties dialog box.

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes, in either of the following circumstances:

  • If either of the following is SAML_TRUE:
    SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ID
    SAML_SP_ENCRYPT_ASSERTION
    
  • If any assertion attribute statements require encryption. These attributes are defined on the Attributes tab of the SAML Service Provider Properties dialog box.

Default

None

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

rsa-v15

Description

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

SAML_SP_ENDTIME

Type

Long (stored as decimal string)

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

A hex-encoded SHA-1 hash of the SAML_SP_IDPID value

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_SP_IPD_SERVICE_URL

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_SP_ENABLE_IPD is SAML_TRUE

Default

None

Description

The host URL for the Identity Provider Discovery profile.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_ATTRNAME

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE is set to 1 (User Attribute) or 2 (DN Attribute)

Default

None

Description

One of the following values:

SAML_SP_NAMEID_DNSPEC

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE is set to 2 (DN Attribute)

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

Unspecified

Description

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

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

Type

String

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE is set to 0 (Static)

Default

None

Description

The static text to be used for all name identifiers.

SAML_SP_NAMEID_TYPE

Type

Integer

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Affiliation, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

1

Description

The type of name identifier. Valid values:

SAML_SP_PASSWORD

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

Yes, if SAML_ENABLE_SSO_ARTIFACT_BINDING is SAML_TRUE

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_SP_PERSISTENT_COOKIE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

String

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML_SP_REQUIRE_SIGNED_AUTHNREQUESTS

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

Description

Specifies whether authentication requests must be signed.

SAML_SP_STARTTIME

Type

Long (stored as decimal string)

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

None

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

Type

Integer

Applies to

Service Provider

Required

No

Default

60

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_SSOECPPROFILE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

SAML 2.0 Authentication, Service Provider

Required

No

Default

SAML_FALSE

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

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML2_CUSTOM_ENABLE_SERVER_ERROR_URL

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML2_CUSTOM_ENABLE_INVALID_REQUEST_URL

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML2_CUSTOM_INVALID_REQUEST_REDIRECT_MODE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML2_CUSTOM_INVALID_REQUEST_REDIRECT_URL

Type

String

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

SAML2_CUSTOM_SERVER_ERROR_REDIRECT_MODE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

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

SAML2_CUSTOM_SERVER_ERROR_REDIRECT_URL

Type

String

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Specifies the redirect URL for an internal server error .

SAML2_CUSTOM_UNAUTHORIZED_ACCESS_REDIRECT_MODE

Type

Boolean

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Specifies the redirect mode for forbidden access. Valid values:

SAML2_CUSTOM_UNAUTHORIZED_ACCESS_REDIRECT_URL

Type

String

Applies to

Custom error pages

Required

No

Default

None

Description

Specifies the redirect URL for a forbidden access error.


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