Re: [saml-dev] Custom Attributes in SAML request

[Tom Scavo <trscavo@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Siddhartha Purkayastha
<kpsiddharth@gmail.com> wrote:
> I meant attributes in general. Say if the SP wants to say x=10.

So you mean arbitrary XML attributes?  Check the SAML protocol schema.
 The samlp:AuthnRequestType extends the samlp:RequestAbstractType,
which supports the samlp:Extensions element.

> 2009/2/12 Tom Scavo <trscavo@gmail.com>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Siddhartha Purkayastha
>> <kpsiddharth@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I was wondering if it is possible to send some custom attributes in a
>> > SAML
>> > request (from the SP to IDP) before authentication?
>> > I think the AttributeStatement is a valid part of the SAML response
>> > only. So
>> > is there a way to do this?
>>
>> Do you mean attributes as in "please include the following attributes
>> in the response"?  If so, then yes, this has been discussed
>>
>> http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/saml-dev/200811/msg00023.html
>>
>> but no, nothing's been done about it as far as I know.
>>
>> Tom
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