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Subject: Re: [saml-dev] Artifact Format


On 3/13/06, prasanta behera <pkb.prasanta@gmail.com> wrote:
> SAML 2.0 Binding document  ("Artifact Format" - line 1046) defines artifact
> to be:
>
>  Artifact = [TypeCode(2) EndPointIndex(2) SourceID(20) MessageHandle(20)]
>
>  Length is denoted in brackets.
>
>  Does  SAML 2.0 compliant server MUST follow the above format?

It must *support* the above format, yes (although I can't find
explicit wording to this effect in the conformance doc).

>  How can I extend it?
>  Artifact = [TypeCode(2) EndPointIndex(2) SourceID(20) MessageHandle(20)
> FOOBAR(nn)]

Sure, you are free to define your own artifacts types and, hence, your
own bindings, why not? (Type codes 0x0001 thru 0x0004 are taken,
however.)

>  Is this allowed? Any issue/restriction/issues? etc.

Other than the fact you won't interoperate with anybody else, no. :-)

Tom


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