RE: [security-services] SAML Authority and Requester Conformance question

[Thomas Wisniewski <Thomas.Wisniewski@entrust.com>]

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Based on discussions at yesterday's meeting, I propose the following errata/clarification to Table 4 in Saml Conformance.

 

Issue:

 

"A  SAML <x> Authority responding to an <y> Query.  E.g., an Attribute Authority responding to an Authentication or Authorization Decision Query?  It doesn't seem to make sense as authorities should respond to their respective queries. So the OPTIONAL items under the authorities should be N/A."

 

Resolution:

 

Change the reference from "OPTIONAL" to "N/A" under the columns SAML Authentication Authority, SAML Attribute Authority, and SAML Authorization Decision Authority in Table 4: SAML Authority and Requester Matrix.

 

Tom.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Wisniewski [mailto:Thomas.Wisniewski@entrust.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:01 PM
To: SAML
Subject: [security-services] SAML Authority and Requester Conformance question

In terms of Table 4, SAML Authority and Requester Matrix. What do following mean:

 

1. A  SAML <x> Authority responding to an <y> Query.  E.g., an Attribute Authority responding to an Authn or Authz Decision Query?  It doesn't seem to make sense as authorities should response to the respective queries. So the OPTIONAL items under the authorities should be N/A.

 

2. The SAML Requester column. Does this mean the capability of "issuing" the respective query/request/URI from  the first column? So implicitly any browser satisfies the last box (i.e., ability to issue a SAML URI Binding request).

 

Thanks, Tom.

 

Thomas Wisniewski
Software Architect
Phone: (201) 891-0524
Cell: (201) 248-3668
 
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