Regarding authentication in shibboleth

Naveen Davis naveen.davis at aalto.fi
Thu Aug 11 12:32:20 BST 2011


Thanks Kevin & Nate for the mapping information. That was the problem.

-Naveen

On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 07:23 -0400, Kevin P. Foote wrote:
> The apache require statement does not have access to anything called
> "organizationalUnit". 
> 
> You can either change your require statement to read 
> 
> "require ou computer"
> 
> Or you can map the incomming attribute ou to your friendly name
> "organizationalUnit" on the SP side using the attribute-map file 
> with something like below and described on the wiki [1]. 
> 
> 
>   <Attribute name="urn:oid:2.5.4.11" id="NAME-I-WANT-APACHE-TO-SEE"/>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [1]
> https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/NativeSPAddAttribute
> 
> 
> ------
> thanks
>   kevin.foote
> 
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011, Naveen Davis wrote:
> 
> -> Hi Kevin,
> -> 
> -> I didn't get your question. I have copy pasted the contents of my
> -> attribute-map file for your reference.
> -> 
> -> Attributes xmlns="urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:attribute-map"
> -> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> -> 
> ->     <!-- First some useful eduPerson attributes that many sites might
> -> use. -->
> ->     
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonPrincipalName"
> -> id="eppn">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="ScopedAttributeDecoder"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6" id="eppn">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="ScopedAttributeDecoder"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     
> ->     <Attribute
> -> name="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonScopedAffiliation"
> -> id="affiliation">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="ScopedAttributeDecoder"
> -> caseSensitive="false"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.9" id="affiliation">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="ScopedAttributeDecoder"
> -> caseSensitive="false"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonAffiliation"
> -> id="unscoped-affiliation">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="StringAttributeDecoder"
> -> caseSensitive="false"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1"
> -> id="unscoped-affiliation">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="StringAttributeDecoder"
> -> caseSensitive="false"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonEntitlement"
> -> id="entitlement"/>
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.7"
> -> id="entitlement"/>
> -> 
> ->     <!-- A persistent id attribute that supports personalized anonymous
> -> access. -->
> ->     
> ->     <!-- First, the deprecated/incorrect version, decoded as a scoped
> -> string: -->
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonTargetedID"
> -> id="targeted-id">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="ScopedAttributeDecoder"/>
> ->         <!-- <AttributeDecoder
> -> xsi:type="NameIDFromScopedAttributeDecoder" formatter="$NameQualifier!
> -> $SPNameQualifier!$Name" defaultQualifiers="true"/> -->
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     
> ->     <!-- Second, an alternate decoder that will decode the incorrect
> -> form into the newer form. -->
> ->     <!--
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonTargetedID"
> -> id="persistent-id">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="NameIDFromScopedAttributeDecoder"
> -> formatter="$NameQualifier!$SPNameQualifier!$Name"
> -> defaultQualifiers="true"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     -->
> ->     
> ->     <!-- Third, the new version (note the OID-style name): -->
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.10"
> -> id="persistent-id">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="NameIDAttributeDecoder"
> -> formatter="$NameQualifier!$SPNameQualifier!$Name"
> -> defaultQualifiers="true"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> -> 
> ->     <!-- Fourth, the SAML 2.0 NameID Format: -->
> ->     <Attribute
> -> name="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent"
> -> id="persistent-id">
> ->         <AttributeDecoder xsi:type="NameIDAttributeDecoder"
> -> formatter="$NameQualifier!$SPNameQualifier!$Name"
> -> defaultQualifiers="true"/>
> ->     </Attribute>
> ->     
> ->   
> ->     <!--Examples of LDAP-based attributes, uncomment to use these... -->
> ->     
> -> 
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:2.5.4.3" id="cn"/>
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:2.5.4.4" id="sn"/>
> ->     <Attribute name="urn:oid:2.5.4.11" id="ou"/>
> -> 
> -> 
> -> </Attributes>
> -> 
> -> 
> -> BR,
> -> Naveen
> -> 
> -> On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 07:02 -0400, Kevin P. Foote wrote:
> -> > Then is the IdP released attribute "ou" mapped in the attribute-map file to
> -> > what apache expects "organizationalUnit"?  
> -> > 
> -> > ------
> -> > thanks
> -> >   kevin.foote
> -> > 
> -> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2011, Naveen Davis wrote:
> -> > 
> -> > -> Hi Kevin,
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> Yes my idp is releasing the attribute information as required.
> -> > -> The Shibboleth.sso/Session handler gives the following output
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> Miscellaneous
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> Identity Provider: https://idp1.example.org/idp/shibboleth
> -> > -> SSO Protocol: urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol
> -> > -> Authentication Time: 2011-08-11T10:38:17.413Z
> -> > -> Authentication Context Class: urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport
> -> > -> Authentication Context Decl: (none)
> -> > -> Session Expiration (barring inactivity): 466 minute(s)
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> Attributes
> -> > -> cn: Staff
> -> > -> ou: computer
> -> > -> sn: Test
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> BR,
> -> > -> Naveen
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 06:46 -0400, Kevin P. Foote wrote:
> -> > -> > Naveen, 
> -> > -> > 
> -> > -> > Is your IdP releasing the attribute "organizationalUnit" to your SP?
> -> > -> > 
> -> > -> > Your apache Location block is requiring a value of "computer" to be present 
> -> > -> > in that attribute for access to your location.
> -> > -> > 
> -> > -> > A simper test would be to use require valid-user for initial testing. 
> -> > -> > Then hit the Shibboleth.sso/Session handler and verify that all your
> -> > -> > attributes are being passed to the SP.
> -> > -> > 
> -> > -> > ------
> -> > -> > thanks
> -> > -> >   kevin.foote
> -> > -> > 
> -> > -> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2011, Naveen Davis wrote:
> -> > -> > 
> -> > -> > -> Hi,
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> I am testing out authentication and access control in shibboleth by
> -> > -> > -> modifying shib.conf file. I have created a new location called "staff"
> -> > -> > -> which should only be accessed by the "computer" organizational unit.
> -> > -> > -> Given below is my configuration in shib.conf file.
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> #
> -> > -> > -> # Configure the module for content.
> -> > -> > -> #
> -> > -> > -> # You MUST enable AuthType shibboleth for the module to process
> -> > -> > -> # any requests, and there MUST be a require command as well. To
> -> > -> > -> # enable Shibboleth but not specify any session/access requirements
> -> > -> > -> # use "require shibboleth".
> -> > -> > -> #
> -> > -> > -> <Location /secure>
> -> > -> > ->   AuthType shibboleth
> -> > -> > ->   ShibRequestSetting requireSession 1
> -> > -> > ->   require valid-user
> -> > -> > -> </Location>
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> <Location /staff>
> -> > -> > ->   AuthType shibboleth
> -> > -> > ->   ShibRequestSetting requireSession 1
> -> > -> > ->   require organizationalUnit computer
> -> > -> > -> </Location>
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> I have created a test user "staff" with organizationalUnitName
> -> > -> > -> "computer" in the LDAP.But when trying to access this location I am
> -> > -> > -> getting the following error.
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> Forbidden
> -> > -> > -> You don't have permission to access /staff/ on this server.
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> ________________________________________________________________________
> -> > -> > -> Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at sp2.example.org Port 443
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> Could anyone provide me some insight in to what I am doing wrong here.
> -> > -> > -> 
> -> > -> > -> BR,
> -> > -> > -> Naveen
> -> > -> > -> 
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