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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi, Virajitha.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The similar problem was discussed in this mailing list in the conversation with label: REMOTE_USER authentication (<a href="http://shibboleth.net/pipermail/users/2016-September/031464.html">http://shibboleth.net/pipermail/users/2016-September/031464.html</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> users [mailto:users-bounces@shibboleth.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Virajitha Sarma<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 31, 2016 10:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> users@shibboleth.net<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nitesh Singh <nitesh.singh@globallogic.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Urgent help required<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">I am trying to use "RemoteUser" authentication. The reason for using this is explained below: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">I have a client web application A that has its own authentication mechanism. I am also setting up IDP for SSO across multiple applications. I want that the web application performs authentication
and just tells IDP to maintain session for this user. i.e.,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">1. user access the web application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">2. web application asks for user credentials and authenticates him<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">3. web application tells IDP to maintain the session for this user.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">For this I am trying to use "RemoteUser" authentication. I have configured the IDP (idp.properties) to use RemoteUser. And after the web application authenticates the user, i simply call
the /Authn/remoteUser servlet. But the servlet is throwing "Conversation key not set error". I tried to find some kind of documentation on this but couldnot find any.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Could you please let me know:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">1. if "remoteUser" authentication method can be used for my use case scenario?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">2. If else, how the conversaiton key error can be resolved?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Thanks and Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Virajitha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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