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NameIDFormatExactMatchConfiguration

Overview

The NameIDFormatExactMatch type is a PolicyRule which returns true if the SAML metadata for a requester indicates support for the configured <NameID> format.

Schema Name

The NameIDFormatExactMatch type is defined in the urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:afp namespace, the schema for which can be located at http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-afp.xsd

The deprecated basic:AttributeRequesterRegex  type is defined in the urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:afp:mf:basic namespace, the schema for which can be located at http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-afp-mf-basic.xsd

Attributes

NameTypeRequired?Description
nameIdFormat
URIYThe format to check for. Only exact matches against the <md:NameIDFormat> elements are made.

Child Elements

None

Example

<PolicyRequirementRule xsi:type="NameIDFormatExactMatch"
	nameIdFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent" />
This would match the following metadata extract:
<SPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="...">
[...]
    <NameIDFormat>urn:mace:shibboleth:1.0:nameIdentifier</NameIDFormat>
	<NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</NameIDFormat>
	<NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient</NameIDFormat>
[...]
<SPSSODescriptor>