SAML SSO not working for any of the flow
Article ID: 189065
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Products
CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
CA Single Sign On Agents (SiteMinder)
CA Single Sign On Federation (SiteMinder)
CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
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Issue/Introduction
We're running Federation Services and the SAML requests fail and that
the request gets added
SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY [...]
continuously and the browser reports :
ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
How can we fix this ?
Cause
The browser goes into loop as per KD
Request Looping Between Authentication URL and Federation URL
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=75133
Federation IdP initiated transaction entering in a redirection loop
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=6225
but the cause is little different.
We see in the browser that the request goes into loop indeed :
Fiddler.saz :
Line 5 :
GET https://myidp.idp.com/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SPID=mysp.sp.com
HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:28:52 GMT
Server: Apache
Location: https://myidp.idp.com:443/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SPID=mysp.sp.com&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf
Line 7 :
GET https://myidp.idp.com/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SPID=mysp.sp.com&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf
HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:28:58 GMT
Server: Apache
Location: https://myidp.idp.com:443/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf
Line 8 :
GET https://myidp.idp.com/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf
HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:28:58 GMT
Server: Apache
Location: https://myidp.idp.com:443/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7
Line 9 :
GET https://myidp.idp.com/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7
HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:28:58 GMT
Server: Apache
Location: https://myidp.idp.com:443/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7
Line 10 :
GET https://myidp.idp.com/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7
HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:28:58 GMT
Server: Apache
Location: https://myidp.idp.com:443/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=85651c1d-b7ac239a-13f0e21d-89b446cd-78fd0ba1-808
And the Web Agent shows that URLs aren't protected :
WebAgentTrace.log
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2227083008][CSmHttpPlugin.cpp:703][CSmHttpPlugin::
ProcessResource][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55e5-84be9700-99324e
2d6ef5][*192.168.1.1][][fed_cox_wa][][][Resolved URL: '/affwebservices/public/
saml2sso?SPID=mysp.sp.com'.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2227083008][CSmLowLevelAgent.cpp:531][IsResourcePr
otected][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55e5-84be9700-99324e2d6ef5][
*192.168.1.1][][][/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SPID=mysp.sp.com][]
[Resource is not protected from cache.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2147481344][CSmHttpPlugin.cpp:703][CSmHttpPlugin::
ProcessResource][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7ffff700-b3c730
1aa68cxb][*192.168.1.1][][][][][Resolved URL: '/affwebservices/myotherapp
/redirect.jsp?SPID=mysp.sp.com&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com
%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da
244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf'.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2147481344][CSmLowLevelAgent.cpp:535][IsResourcePr
otected][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7ffff700-b3c7301aa68c][
*192.168.1.1][][][/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SPID=mysp.sp.com
&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebse
rvices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e
3-56f0288d-adf][][Resource is not protected from Policy Server.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2139088640][CSmHttpPlugin.cpp:703][CSmHttpPlugin::
ProcessResource][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7f7fe700-ca7914
70a08b][*192.168.1.1][][][][][Resolved URL: '/affwebservices/public/
saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412
da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf'.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2139088640][CSmLowLevelAgent.cpp:535][IsResourcePr
otected][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7f7fe700-ca791470a08b][
*192.168.1.1][][fed_cox_wa][/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUE
RY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa5
6f0e3-56f0288d-adf][][Resource is not protected from Policy Server.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2130695936][CSmHttpPlugin.cpp:703][CSmHttpPlugin::
ProcessResource][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7effd700-e1314c
626aaf][*192.168.1.1][][fed_cox_wa][][][Resolved URL: '/affwebservices/myother
app/redirect.jsp?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=
412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp
.idp.com%3A443%2Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONI
D=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7'.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2130695936][CSmLowLevelAgent.cpp:535][IsResourcePr
otected][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7effd700-e1314c626aaf][
*192.168.1.1][][][/affwebservices/nuage/redirect.jsp?SMASSERTIONREF=
QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-
fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SMPORTALURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmyidp.idp.com%3A443%2
Faffwebservices%2Fpublic%2Fsaml2sso&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a0
7-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7][][Resource is not protected from Policy Server.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2122303232][CSmHttpPlugin.cpp:703][CSmHttpPlugin::
ProcessResource][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7e7fc700-f79f37
78894][*192.168.1.1][][][][][Resolved URL: '/affwebservices/public/s
aml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&S
AMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-95dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SAMLTRANSACTI
ONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b46a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7'.]
[04/07/2020][06:28:58][8881][2122303232][CSmLowLevelAgent.cpp:535][IsResourcePr
otected][000000000000000000000000fc4112ac-22b1-5e8c55ea-7e7fc700-f79f3778894][*
192.168.1.1][][][/affwebservices/public/saml2sso?SMASSERTIONREF=QUER
Y&SMASSERTIONREF=QUERY&SPID=mysp.sp.com&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=412da244-9
5dfd42e-98fa15a0-fa56f0e3-56f0288d-adf&SAMLTRANSACTIONID=24d66d38-64a3b27f-87b4
6a07-6005f90b-240317fc-ab7][][Resource is not protected from Policy Server.]
And looking at the configuration, you protect the realm for
redirect.jsp with Agent Group :
AgentGroup
This AgentGroup doesn't include the AgentName to protect the
resource :
pstore.xml :
<Object Class="CA.SM::AgentGroup" Xid="CA.SM::[email protected]" [...] >
<LinkValue>
<XID>CA.SM::[email protected]</XID>
<Property Name="CA.SM::AgentGroup.AgentTypeLink">
<LinkValue>
<XID>CA.SM::[email protected]</XID>
<Property Name="CA.SM::AgentGroup.Desc">
<StringValue>agent group</StringValue>
</Property>
<Property Name="CA.SM::AgentGroup.Name">
<StringValue>AgentGroup</StringValue>
<Object Class="CA.SM::Agent" Xid="CA.SM::[email protected]" [...] >
<Property Name="CA.SM::Agent.AgentTypeLink">
<LinkValue>
<XID>CA.SM::[email protected]</XID>
<Property Name="CA.SM::Agent.Desc">
<StringValue>mywebagent</StringValue>
</Property>
<Property Name="CA.SM::Agent.Name">
<StringValue>mywebagent</StringValue>
<Object Class="CA.SM::Realm" Xid="CA.SM::[email protected]" [...] >
<Property Name="CA.SM::Realm.AgentGroupLink">
<LinkValue>
<XID>CA.SM::[email protected]</XID>
<Property Name="CA.SM::Realm.ResourceFilter">
<StringValue>/affwebservices/myotherapp/</StringValue>
You haven't defined AgentName or set the DefaultAgentName to fit with
the "mywebagent" :
WebAgent.log :
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29] ***** Begin
Configuration *******************************************
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29] accepttpcookie='yes'.
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29]
agentconfigobject='myotherwebagentyACO'.
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29]
agentidfile='/opt/CA/webagent/conf/AgentId.dat'.
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29] allowcacheheaders='no'.
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29] allowlocalconfig='no'.
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29]
badurlchars='//,./,/.,/*,*.,~,\,%00-%1f,%7f-%ff,%25'.
[8668/1897109248][Tue Apr 07 2020 06:16:29]
defaultagentname='myotherwebagent'.
Environment
Web Agent 12.52SP1CR09 on Apache 2.4 on Linux;
Web Agent Option Pack 12.52SP1CR09 on on Linux;
Resolution
The problem is that the request going to
https://myidp.idp.com:443/affwebservices/myotherapp/redirect.jsp
is not protected as mentioned before.
Looking at the configuration, protection of /affwebservices/myotherapp is
defined for Web Agent group name
"AgentGroup". This Agent group has unique member
agent "mywebagent".
And the Web Agent you run is only configured for Agentname
"myotherwebagent".
Insure that realms are protected by the desired Agent to solve the issue.
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