Re: [saml-dev] Digital Signature Validation

[Phalguni Mukherjee <phalgunimukherjee1007@gmail.com>]

Can you provide any link,which can help the beginner to understand the same.

On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Cantor, Scott <cantor.2@osu.edu> wrote:

On 6/12/14, 10:02 AM, "Phalguni Mukherjee"

<phalgunimukherjee1007@gmail.com> wrote:

>Can some one give me an abstract overview how actually digital signature
>validation for the saml assertion done?

Abstractly? You verify an XML signature along with a very specific content
profile assessment to prevent wrapping attacks, and then you apply a
deployment specific determination of trust against the signing key to
ensure it belongs to the SAML issuer.

That glosses over a tremendous amount of complex code.

-- Scott

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Thanks & Regards

Phalguni Mukherjee