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  2. JBEAP-15838

[GSS](7.1.z) PLINK-692 - Audience restriction check is too strict

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    The audience restriction check implemented in PLINK-678 is too strict in that it only accepts the service URL as a valid audience. However, the SAML 2.0 specification (section 2.5.1.4) defines the audience restriction otherwise:

    <Audience>
    A URI reference that identifies an intended audience. The URI reference MAY identify a document
    that describes the terms and conditions of audience membership. It MAY also contain the unique
    identifier URI from a SAML name identifier that describes a system entity (see Section 8.3.6).

    Section 8.3.6 refers to the use of entity IDs (e.g. as defined in the SP metadata).

    Shibboleth IdP 3.0 uses the SP's entity ID as the value for the audience restriction, which causes PicketLink to fail the authentication process. Here are the relevant XML fragments:

    sp-metadata.xml
    <md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" entityID="urn:samltest:picketlink-wildfly8">
    <!-- Contents here -->
    </md:EntityDescriptor>
    
    SAML Response
            <saml2:Conditions NotBefore="2015-03-05T16:16:05.277Z" NotOnOrAfter="2015-03-05T16:21:05.277Z">
                <saml2:AudienceRestriction>
                    <saml2:Audience>urn:samltest:picketlink-wildfly8</saml2:Audience>
                </saml2:AudienceRestriction>
            </saml2:Conditions>
    

    Section 2.5.1.4 of the SAML 2.0 specification also states:

    Although a SAML relying party that is outside the
    audiences specified is capable of drawing conclusions from an assertion, the SAML asserting party
    explicitly makes no representation as to accuracy or trustworthiness to such a party.

    This seems to suggest that the audience restriction check should be optional (i.e. subject to configuration) rather than being enforced unconditionally.

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            rhn-support-ivassile Ilia Vassilev
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