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Overview

The <RequestMap> element is the root of the XML-based RequestMapper configuration (see the general documentation on this plugin for context). The root element is a globally applicable container that can apply settings to all requests.

A special requirement of this root element is that it MUST contain an applicationId attribute with a value of "default", which in turn matches the required id attribute of the outer-most <ApplicationDefaults> element in the shibboleth2.xml file.

Apart from establishing default settings, its purpose is to act as a container for the rules you specify regarding virtual host, path, and/or query string matching to apply settings. The tree structure of the XML essentially maps to the tree structure of the URL space of your web server.

For a broader picture of how this all works, see the request mapper HOWTO.

Reference

Attributes

Content Specifiers

The root element applies to all requests, so it has no special attributes that govern matching behavior in contrast to the various child elements that are used to match specific requests.

Content Settings

The element supports a large number of XML attributes corresponding to the content settings supported by the SP:

Name

Type

Default

Description

authType

string


Analogous to Apache's AuthType command, just set this to "shibboleth" unless you want to bypass any processing by the SP.

applicationId (*)

string


Overrides the application associated with the resource by matching the id attribute in an <ApplicationOverride> element.

requireSession

boolean

false

Master trigger that will require an authenticated session. If none exists, the SP will try to automatically establish one using the default SessionInitiator.

requireSessionWith

string


Same as requireSession, but uses the SessionInitiator with the specified id attribute instead of the default.

exportAssertion

boolean

false

If true, special attributes are exported to provide applications with access to the underlying SAML assertions that are cached with the user's session. See the AssertionExport topic.

redirectToSSL

integer


A port to redirect non-SSL GET or HEAD requests to. Other HTTP methods like POST will result in an error. Used to automate the blocking of non-SSL requests in a portable way. Most servers can do this anyway, but some like IIS won't enforce the rule until it's too late to prevent problems with the Shibboleth filter.

entityID

URI


The name of a specific IdP to use when automatically requesting authentication because a session does not exist. Allows for resource-based selection of an IdP to use, and overrides the entityID attribute of a SessionInitiator.

entityIDSelf (*)

URI


Overrides the SP's own name. If the string contains the pattern "$hostname", then the virtual hostname of the request is plugged into the value used. This is an alternative to the common pattern of defining minimal <ApplicationOverride> definitions with only an overridden entityID.

isPassive

boolean

false

Sets the value of the IsPassive attribute of any SAML 2.0 AuthnRequest messages issued automatically as a result of accessing the resource. Has no effect for other SSO protocols. Overrides the isPassive attribute of a SessionInitiator. Also have a look at the page in order to see what isPassive can be used for.

forceAuthn

boolean

false

Sets the value of the ForceAuthn attribute of any SAML 2.0 AuthnRequest messages issued automatically as a result of accessing the resource. This asks for forced reauthentication by the IdP (bypassing SSO). Has no effect for other SSO protocols. Overrides the forceAuthn attribute of a SessionInitiator.

authnContextClassRef

whitespace-delimited 
URI list


Specifies a SAML 2.0 AuthnContext class reference to request in any SAML 2.0 AuthnRequest messages issued automatically as a result of accessing the resource. Has no effect for other SSO protocols. Overrides the authnContextClassRef attribute of a SessionInitiator. This can be a whitespace-delimited list of classes to request.

authnContextComparison

"exact"
"better"
"minimum"
"maximum"



Specifies the SAML 2.0 AuthnContext comparison operator to use in any SAML 2.0 AuthnRequest messages issued automatically as a result of accessing the resource. Has no effect for other SSO protocols. Overrides the authnContextComparison attribute of a SessionInitiator.

redirectErrors

URL (relative or absolute)


Location to redirect to when errors occur, instead of using a generated HTML template. Particularly necessary when using passive SSO. Overrides the redirectErrors attribute of the <Errors> element.

sessionError

local pathname


Error template to use for general processing errors. Overrides the session attribute of the <Errors> element.

metadataError

local pathname


Error template to use for general processing errors. Overrides the metadata attribute of the <Errors> element.

accessError

local pathname


Error template to use for general processing errors. Overrides the access attribute of the <Errors> element.

sslError

local pathname


Error template to use for blocking non-SSL requests that could not be redirected.  Overrides the ssl attribute of the <Errors> element.

REMOTE_ADDR

string


Optional name of an HTTP request header to use for the IP address of the client. Used to divert this lookup from the REMOTE_ADDR variable to a header set by a proxy, such as "X-Forwarded-For". If you rely on this feature, you'd better ensure that the header can't be spoofed by a client.

target

URL


Allows the resources to return to after SSO to be "locked" to a specific value, even when running as a result of active protection of other resources. In other words, this value overrides the actual resource location when SSO redirection is automatic, including initial access and after a timeout.

encoding

string


Controls the encoding of attribute values exported to headers or environment variables. If omitted, the default is to encode the data as UTF8. The only supported value is "URL", which applies URL-encoding to the UTF8 data before export.

attributeValueDelimiter  3.1

string

;

Optional alternative separator for multiple values when attributes are put into variables/headers, has no effect if the encoding option is set to "URL"

NameIDFormat

URI


NameIDPolicy Format attribute to use in authentication request. Overrides the NameIDFormat attribute of a SessionInitiator.

SPNameQualifier

string


NameQualifier to use in authentication request. For instance, entityID of an EntityDescriptor with an AffiliationDescriptor.

attributeIndex 3.3

string


AttributeConsumingServiceIndex XML attribute to set in the authentication request. Overrides the attributeIndex attribute of a SessionInitiator.

exportStdVars

boolean

true

If true, causes the SP to export a built-in set of standard variables based on the users' session. This set includes "Shib-Identity-Provider", "Shib-Authentication-Instant", "Shib-Authentication-Method", "Shib-AuthnContext-Class", "Shib-AuthnContext-Decl", and "Shib-Session-Index". 
A future version of the SP may remove these built-ins in favor of explicit configuration using the AttributeExtractor of type="Assertion".

exportCookie

boolean

false

If true, causes the SP to export a variable called "Shib-Cookie-Name" with the algorithmically-generated portion of the implementation-specific cookies used by the SP to maintain sessions with users and track other state. Applications that want to unilaterally dispose of SP state and session information can delete any cookie whose name contains the value of this variable.

discoveryURL

URL


Overrides the default location used by "discovery" SessionInitiators. Advanced option that can be used to direct the user to different discovery interfaces based on the resource accessed.

discoveryPolicy

string


Used as input to some discovery protocols that take parameters modifying discovery behavior. In the case of the type="SAMLDS" SessionInitiator, this is passed as a policy parameter value.

requireLogoutWith

URL


Used in conjunction with passive protection of a resource, this property will automate a redirect to the URL specified (usually the SP's logout handler) and then a return to the location being accessed, passing control to it. Assuming SP logout proceeds successfully, this will invoke that mechanism and pass control to this resource with the SP session disposed of, enabling application logout to proceed.

exportDuplicateValues

boolean

true

If set to false, the export of attribute values to variables or headers will filter out duplicate values. This occurs per-header, so accounts for aliasing and multiply-sourced headers, but also adds some overhead to the processing of every request for larger attribute sets.

unset

whitespace-delimited 
string list


Allows settings to be "unset" at a lower point in the hierarchy to deal with edge cases. For example, if the requireSessionWith property is set in a directory, this allows it to be cleared for a file within that directory.

(*) - It is recommended to cover whole vhost with this property. At least you must cover its own Shibboleth.sso handlers. See ApplicationOverride for details.

Child Elements

Access Control Elements

One of the following child elements can be used to attach an access control policy to matching requests:

  • <htaccess>

    • Enables native Apache .htaccess support during Apache's authorization phase. This is automatic and implicitly plugged in for the Native RequestMapper, but can be enabled by hand if the XML RequestMapper is used. Note that this will fail for non-Apache servers.

  • <AccessControl>

    • Attaches an access control policy using the XML-based plugin provided with the SP. This is a short-hand for embedding the policy in the element above, if you want the policy inside the RequestMapper's configuration file anyway.

If no element is included (or inherited or implicitly enabled), any access control is left to the resource itself and the SP simply passes its session information along.

If an error occurs when processing this element, a dummy policy to deny access is installed to prevent accidental exposure.

Nested Content Specifiers

The following elements are supported to narrow the matching process:

Name

Cardinality

Description

<Host>

0 or more

Matches requests via the exact hostname (and optionally port and scheme).

<HostRegex>

0 or more

Matches requests with a URL prefix matching a regular expression. The prefix contains everyting up until the slash following the hostname or port.

The matching process is peformed by examining <Host> elements in order, and then checking any <HostRegex> elements in order, in separate passes (see the HowTo).

Example

A somewhat non-trivial example shows a pair of virtual hosts with one bound to an <ApplicationOverride> called admin. The path "/secure" on the primary host is protected automatically, while the entire admin host is protected along with access control rule embedded in the configuration.

<RequestMap applicationId="default">
    <Host name="www.example.org">
        <Path name="secure" authType="shibboleth" requireSession="true"/>
    </Host>
    <Host name="admin.example.org" applicationId="admin" authType="shibboleth" requireSession="true">
        <AccessControl>
            <Rule require="affiliation">faculty@osu.edu student@osu.edu</Rule>
        </AccessControl>
    </Host>
</RequestMap>


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