List of things that we expect of SAML federations in eduGAIN:. I've left out the Attribute profile document for now as the plan is to scrap this and instead refer to processes for attribute release management (e.g. entity categories and more general recommendations) as a recommended best practice rather than giving a list of attributes.
| What | Status | Currently described? | Why? | Validation Check? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mandatory optional | Joining checklist
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| Provide a URL pointing to the main (English if exists) page of your Federation. | mandatory | Joining checklist | ||
| Provide a URL pointing to the English version of Metadata Registration practice statement for your federation. This document shall describe rules and procedures used for registering entities which get exposed to interfederation. | mandatory url | Joining checklist / old constitution (now removed) | ||
| The metadata root element MUST contain validUntil attribute with a value not later than 28 days after the signature timestamp. | Metadata Profile | |||
The metadata root element SHOULD contain <mdrpi:PublicationInfo>. it MUST contain publisher it SHOULD contain one of the attributes creationInstant or publicationID. | Metadata Profile | |||
If the metadata root element contains cacheDuration attribute, its value SHOULD be between one hour and six hours. The MDS takes it as an advice on how long to cache it. The MDS Aggregation Practice Statement [MAPS] will describe the details. | Metadata Profile. MAPS does not exist. | |||
Each <md:EntityDescriptor> element MUST contain <mdrpi:RegistrationInfo> it MUST contain registrationAuthority with a value that has been registered with the eduGAIN OT it SHOULD contain registrationInstant <mdrpi:RegistrationPolicy> | ||||
Each <md:EntityDescriptor> element SHOULD contain <md:Organization> with values in English and as appropriate also values in the service's native languages for the elements <md:OrganizationName> <md:OrganizationDisplayName> <md:OrganizationURL> <md:ContactPerson> with contactType="technical" and/or contactType="support. If present, <md:EmailAddress> SHOULD not be a personal address but a role address to get in contact with the entity's responsible persons. | ||||
If the <md:EntityDescriptor> contains one of these elements: <md:IDPSSODescriptor> <md:SPSSODescriptor> each one of them SHOULD contain the elements: <mdui:DisplayName> with a value in English and as appropriate also values in the languages supported by the service. <mdui:Description> with a value in English and as appropriate also values in the languages supported by the service. | ||||
Whenever a Service Provider needs attributes it should list them as <md:RequestedAttribute> in the <md:AttributeConsumingService> of its <md:SPSSODescriptor> element to increase the chance that Identity Providers really release them. | ||||
If a metadata producer aggregates metadata from multiple sources, the <mdrpi:PublicationPath> element SHOULD be used where appropriate. | ||||
| The only allowed SAML2.0 protocol profile to be used for Web Single Sign on in eduGAIN is saml2int | optional | WebSSO profile. Current issues with recommendations in SAML2int and old reference used in document. |