Re: [saml-dev] Logic of NameID value.

[John Kemp <john@jkemp.net>]

On 04/26/2014 09:19 AM, Phalguni Mukherjee wrote:
> I found a huge number getting generated with name-id as unique, just
> wanted  to know how this number gets generated

The huge number is a UUID: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier

 and how its unique over
> different request, say for example:
>
>       <saml:NameID
>         Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient">
>         3f7b3dcf-1674-4ecd-92c8-1544f346baf8
>       </saml:NameID>

The above XML actually tells you what kind of identifier it is ("transient")

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11693297/what-are-the-different-nameid-format-used-for 
gives more information about the different types specified.

- johnk

> If someone can help me with the answer or, give some link where I can get my answer.
>
>
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