saml-dev message

Subject: RE: [saml-dev] SP --> IDP Auth

From: "Scott Cantor" <cantor.2@osu.edu>
To: "'prasanta behera'" <pkb.prasanta@gmail.com>, <saml-dev@lists.oasis-open.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:13:28 -0500

> SP wants to know if the user is authenticated or not (status: 
> Y or N) at the IDP? How can I do that?

Depending on what you're after, a probe AuthnRequest with IsPassive="true"
might be what you want. The problem with that is knowing the IdP to ask in
the first place without prompting the user, since that defeats the purpose.

-- Scott

References:
- SP --> IDP Auth
  - From: prasanta behera <pkb.prasanta@gmail.com>