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19 January 2024

Revisions


Versione	Data	Descrizione	Autore
1.0.4	21-10-2021	Translated from the Italian version	Marco Malavolti Barbara Monticini Davide Vaghetti Mario Di Lorenzo
1.0.5	16-02-2022	IDP-FED03 - Removed Privacy Policy examples	Davide Vaghetti
1.0.6	06-09-2022	Added links to IDP-FED05 e SP-FED05 into IDP-MD09 & SP-MD08	Marco Malavolti
1.1.0	19-01-2024	SEC03 - Ban on using references to SAML v1.x deprecated protocol added IDP-MD04, IDP-MD12, IDP-MD13, SP-MD03, SP-MD10, SP-MD11 - Added recommendation on maximum 256 character limit IDP-MD05, SP-MD04 - Added recommendation on the maximum limit of 1024 characters IDP-FED02 - Removed the sample references IDP-MD08 - Removed the sample references IDP-MD15, SP-MD13 - Added the prefix specification "mailto:" SP-FED01 - Reference to eduPersonScopedAffiliation specific documentation added SP-FED02 - Added reference to the service provider’s Privacy Policy SP-MD03, SP-MD04 - Added ServiceName and ServiceDescription checked elements	Marco Malavolti Barbara Monticini Davide Vaghetti Mario Di Lorenzo

Indice

1 Revisions
2 Technical Profile for the entities of the IDEM Federation

Technical Profile for the entities of the IDEM Federation

The Technical Profile defines all the requirements for an entity to be registered in the Italian Identity Federation IDEM GARR AAI.

Definitions

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this specification are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

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Security (SEC) - Identity Provider & Service Provider

The following requirements are related to the SSL certificate used for the HTTPS interface of the service. They are not to be applied to the certificates used by Identity Providers and Service Providers to sign and encrypt the assertions.

SEC01 - SSL robustness level

The SSL certificate used on the HTTPS port of the service MUST report at least a B grade on SSL Labs: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/

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SEC02 - Chain issue

The SSL certificate used on the HTTPS port of the service SHOULD be free of "Chain issues" --- check with SSL Labs: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/

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SEC03 - No SAML v1

The entity metadata MUST contain ONLY SAML 2.x protocol references.

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Identity Provider

Metadata (IDP-MD)

The following requirements are related to the metadata of an Identity Provider (IDP),

IDP-MD01 - validUntil

validUntil, attribute defined in the element <md:EntityDescriptor>, MUST be removed along with its value as it will be replaced by the IDEM Federation.

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IDP-MD02 - entityID

entityID, attribute defined in the element <md:EntityDescriptor>, MUST be a URI with a maximum length of 256 characters.

If the entityID URI is a URL it SHOULD return the entity metadata.

Example:

entityID="https://idp.example.org/idp/shibboleth"

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IDP-MD03 - Scope

<shibmd:Scope>, defined in the element <md:Extension>, MUST contain domain value controlled by the Organisation (verifications will be performed with WHOIS).

Example:

<shibmd:Scope>example.org</shibmd:Scope>

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IDP-MD04 - DisplayName

<mdui:DisplayName>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain the name of the service that will be displayed to the users. WARNING: the name MUST NOT contain either the words "IDEM" or "eduGAIN".
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed

Example:

<mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="en">Example University</mdui:DisplayName>
<mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="it">Università di Esempio</mdui:DisplayName>

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IDP-MD05 - Description

<mdui:Description>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain a brief description of the service;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 1024 characters is not exceed

Example:

<mdui:Description xml:lang="en">Identity provider for Example University user</mdui:Description> 
<mdui:Description xml:lang="it">Identity provider per gli utenti di Università di Esempio</mdui:Description>

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IDP-MD06 - InformationURL

<mdui:InformationURL>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain the URL of the Information page of the service;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

For the actual content of the page refer to IDP-FED02.

Example:

<mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="en">https://...info page in english...</mdui:InformationURL> 
<mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="it">https://...pagina di informazioni in italiano...</mdui:InformationURL>

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IDP-MD07 - PrivacyStatementURL

<mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain the URL of the Privacy Policy of the service;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

For the actual content of the page refer to IDP-FED03.

Example:

<mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="en">https://...privacy policy in english...</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>  
<mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="it">https://...privacy policy in italiano...</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>

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IDP-MD08 - Logo

<mdui:Logo>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain at least a URL protected by SSL (https://) pointing to the logo of the organisation.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the logo is in PNG format on transparent background;
to publish two logos:
- 16x16 pixel (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio)
- 80x60 pixel (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio).

Example:

<mdui:Logo width="16" height="16">https://...favicon_16x16.png...</mdui:Logo>
<mdui:Logo width="80" height="60">https://...logo_80x60.png...</mdui:Logo>

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IDP-MD09 - KeyDescriptor

The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <md:KeyDescriptor> element with the following requirements:

with no further attributes or only the attribute use="signing";
contain an X.509 certificate in PEM format as reported into IDP-FED05.

Example:

<md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
   <ds:KeyInfo>
      <ds:X509Data>
         <ds:X509Certificate>
         MII[..]
         </ds:X509Certificate>
      </ds:X509Data>
   </ds:KeyInfo>
</md:KeyDescriptor>

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IDP-MD10 - SingleSignOnService

<md:SingleSignOnService> MUST:

be defined with the attribute Binding='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect' (required by AuthnRequest);
be defined with the attribute Binding='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST' (required by AuthnResponse);
always contain a Location attribute valued with a URL protected by SSL (https://).

Example:

<SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://..."/>
<SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://..."/>

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IDP-MD11 - SingleLogoutService

<md:SingleLogoutService> MUST:

be defined with the attribute Binding='urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect' (required by LogoutRequest);
always contain a Location attribute valued with a URL protected by SSL (https://).

Example:

<SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://..."/>

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IDP-MD12 - OrganizationName

<md:OrganizationName> , defined in the element <md:Organization>, MUST:

contain the name of the organisation to which the service belongs;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed

Example:

<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="en">Example University</md:OrganizationName> 
<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">Università di Esempio</md:OrganizationName>

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IDP-MD13 - OrganizationDisplayName

<md:OrganizationDisplayName> , defined in the element <md:Organization>, MUST:

contain the name of the organisation that will be shown in the user inteface;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed

Example:

<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="en">Example University</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">Università di Esempio</md:OrganizationDisplayName>

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IDP-MD14 - OrganizationURL

<md:OrganizationURL>, defined in the element <md:Organization>, MUST:

contain the URL of the main site of organisation to which the service belongs;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

Example:

<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="en">https://...institutional site in english...</md:OrganizationURL> 
<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">https://...sito istituzionale in italiano...</md:OrganizationURL>

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IDP-MD15 - ContactPerson

The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <md:ContactPerson> element with the following requirements:

contain the e-mail address of the technical contact of the service in the mailto: format;
contain the attribute contactType="technical".

It is RECOMMENDED to use an impersonal e-mail address (for example a mailing-list).

Example:

<ContactPerson contactType="technical">mailto:mailing-list@domain</md:ContactPerson>

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Federation (IDP-FED)

The requirements listed below are dictated by IDEM Federation and are intended for Identity Providers.

IDP-FED01 - Data to be released

An Identity Provider in IDEM MUST be able to release the following information:

a unique, persistent identifier, different for each service and transmissible in one of the following forms:
- within the xml element <NameID> with property Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent" if required by a Service Provider in its metadata;
- as an attribute named eduPersonTargetedID if required by a Service Provider in its metadata within the xml element <md:RequestedAttribute> .
the attribute eduPersonScopedAffiliation, which is the affiliation of the user followed by the idp scope.

Example of idp data released to the Service Provider sp.aai-test.garr.it:

affiliation = member@aai-test.garr.it;staff@aai-test.garr.it
persistent = https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/idp/shibboleth!https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/shibboleth!eYfN....Q1rU=

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IDP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users

Every Identity Provider MUST publish a web page in Italian and English language containing:

a reference/pointer to the user support service (for example: an email address, a web page, a web form, etc)
a pointer to the page about the processing of personal data as indicated by <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL> (IDP-MD07)

A Web page for Information to the users MAY include the IDEM Logo and a link to the IDEM Web site:

IDEM Web site: https://www.idem.garr.it
IDEM Logo: https://idem.garr.it/en/tutti-i-documenti/idem-archivio/banner-e-loghi

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IDP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data

A Web page about the processing of personal data MUST contains all the information required as per articles 13 and 14 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

As a useful example of document about the processing of personal data, IDEM GARR AAI team has provided a template available in:InformativaDatiPersonaliIdP.

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IDP-FED04 - Login page

Every Identity Provider in IDEM MUST deploy a Login page for users containing:

a pointer to the url included in the IdP metadata tag <mdui:InformationURL> and whose content abeys the requirement stated in (IDP-MD06)

It is RECOMMENDED for a Login Web page to contain:

a pointer to the url included in the IdP metadata tag <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL> and whose content abeys the requirement stated in (IDP-MD07)

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IDP-FED05 - Requirements for Certificates used in Metadata

Certificates included in Metadata of the entity MUST obey the following properties:

long-term validity (expiration in 30 years);
self-signed;
be valid, not yet expired;
exclude the usage of signing algorithms based on deprecated hashing methods MD5 o SHA1
use a private key of at least 3072 bit

In any case, Private Key MUST NOT be less than 2048 bit.

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Example of Identity Provider Metadata

<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:shibmd="urn:mace:shibboleth:metadata:1.0" xmlns:mdui="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:metadata:ui" entityID="https://idp.example.org/idp/shibboleth">
 <md:IDPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
  <md:Extensions>
   <shibmd:Scope regexp="false">example.org</shibmd:Scope>
   <mdui:UIInfo>
    <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="en">ENG IDP DISPLAYNAME</mdui:DisplayName>
    <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="it">ITA IDP DISPLAYNAME</mdui:DisplayName>
    <mdui:Description xml:lang="en">ENG IDP DESCRIPTION</mdui:Description>
    <mdui:Description xml:lang="it">ITA IDP DESCRIPTION</mdui:Description>
    <mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="en">HTTPS URL ENG INFO PAGE</mdui:InformationURL>
    <mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="it">HTTPS URL ITA INFO PAGE</mdui:InformationURL>
    <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="en">URL ENG PRIVACY POLICY PAGE</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>
    <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="it">URL ITA PRIVACY POLICY PAGE</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>
    <mdui:Logo width="80" height="60">HTTPS URL LOGO</mdui:Logo>
    <mdui:Logo width="16" height="16">HTTPS URL FAVICON</mdui:Logo>
   </mdui:UIInfo>
  </md:Extensions>
  <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
   <ds:KeyInfo>
    <ds:X509Data>
     <ds:X509Certificate>
        MII...
     </ds:X509Certificate>
    </ds:X509Data>
   </ds:KeyInfo>
  </md:KeyDescriptor>
  <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://idp.example.org/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SLO"/>
  <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient</md:NameIDFormat>
  <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</md:NameIDFormat>
  <md:SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://idp.example.org/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO"/>
  <md:SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://idp.example.org/idp/profile/SAML2/POST/SSO"/>
 </md:IDPSSODescriptor>
 <md:Organization>
  <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">ITA IDP ORGANIZATION NAME</md:OrganizationName>
  <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="en">ENG IDP ORGANIZATION NAME</md:OrganizationName>
  <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">ITA IDP DISPLAYNAME ORGANIZATION</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
  <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="en">ENG IDP DISPLAYNAME ORGANIZATION</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
  <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">https://example.org/it</md:OrganizationURL>
  <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="en">https://example.org/en</md:OrganizationURL>
 </md:Organization>
 <md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
  <md:GivenName>EXAMPLE CONTACT NAME</md:GivenName>
  <md:SurName>EXAMPLE CONTACT SURNAME</md:SurName>
  <md:EmailAddress>mailto:technical.contact@example.org</md:EmailAddress>
 </md:ContactPerson>
</md:EntityDescriptor>

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Service Provider

Metadata (SP-MD)

The following requirements are related to the metadata of an Service Provider (SP).

SP-MD01 - validUntil

validUntil, attribute defined in the element <md:EntityDescriptor>, MUST be removed along with it's value as it will be replaced by the IDEM Federation.

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SP-MD02 - entityID

entityID, attribute defined in the element <md:EntityDescriptor>, MUST be a URI with a maximum length of 256 characters.

If the entityID URI is a URL it SHOULD return the entity metadata.

Example:

entityID="https://sp.example.org/shibboleth"

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SP-MD03 - DisplayName & ServiceName

<mdui:DisplayName>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, and <md:ServiceName>, defined in the element <md:AttributeConsumingService> MUST:

contain the name of the service that will be displayed to the users. WARNING: the name MUST NOT contain either the reserved words "IDEM" or "eduGAIN";
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed

Example:

<mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="en">Resource provided by Example Organization</mdui:DisplayName>
<mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="it">Risorsa erogata da Organizzazione di Esempio</mdui:DisplayName>

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SP-MD04 - Description & ServiceDescription

<mdui:Description>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, and <md:ServiceDescription>, defined in the element <md:AttributeConsumingService> MUST:

contain a bried description of the service;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 1024 characters is not exceed

Example:

<mdui:Description xml:lang="en">The resource allow you to ...</mdui:Description> 
<mdui:Description xml:lang="it">La risorsa ti permette di ...</mdui:Description>

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SP-MD05 - InformationURL

<mdui:InformationURL>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain the URL of the Information page of the service;

be available in both Italian and English languages.

For the actual content of the page refer to SP-FED02.

Example:

<mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="en">https://...info page in english...</mdui:InformationURL> 
<mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="it">https://...informativa in italiano...</mdui:InformationURL>

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SP-MD06 - PrivacyStatementURL

<mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain the URL of the Privacy Policy of the service;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

For the actual content of the page refer to SP-FED03.

Example:

<mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="en">https://...privacy policy in english...</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>  
<mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="it">https://...privacy policy in italiano...</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>

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SP-MD07 - Logo

<mdui:Logo>, defined in the element <mdui:UIInfo>, MUST:

contain at least a URL protected by SSL (https://) pointing to the logo of the organisation.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the logo is in PNG format (on transparent background).

to publish two logos:
- 16x16 pixel (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio)
- 80x60 pixel (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio)

Esempio:

<mdui:Logo width="64" height="64">https://...logo.png</mdui:Logo>

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SP-MD08 - KeyDescriptor

The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <md:KeyDescriptor> element with the following requirements:

with no further attributes or only the attribute use="encryption"
contain an X.509 certificate in PEM format as reported into SP-FED05;

<md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
   <ds:KeyInfo> 
      <ds:X509Data> 
         <ds:X509Certificate>
            MII[..]
         </ds:X509Certificate>
      </ds:X509Data>
   </ds:KeyInfo>
</md:KeyDescriptor>

If "Single Logout" is supported by the Service Provider a further <md:KeyDescriptor> element with attribute use="signing" MUST be present.

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SP-MD09 - RequestedAttribute

<md:RequestedAttribute> , defined in the element <md:AttributeConsumingService>, MUST:

contain the set of SAML attributes required by the resource to work properly
define attributes that are required to get access to the resourse with the property isRequired="true"
define attributes that are desired when accessing the resourse with the property isRequired="false"

Example:

<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="givenName" Name="urn:oid:2.5.4.42" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="displayName" Name="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.241" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>

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SP-MD10 - OrganizationName

<md:OrganizationName> , defined in the element <md:Organization>, MUST:

contain the name of the organisation to which the service belongs;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed

Example:

<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="en">Example Organization</md:OrganizationName> 
<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">Organizzazione di Esempio</md:OrganizationName>

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SP-MD11 - OrganizationDisplayName

<md:OrganizationDisplayName> , defined in the element <md:Organization>, MUST:

contain the name of the organisation that will be shown in the user inteface;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

It is RECOMMENDED that:

the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed

Example:

<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="en">Resource provided by Example University</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">Risorsa erogata da Università di Esempio</md:OrganizationDisplayName>

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SP-MD12 - OrganizationURL

<md:OrganizationURL>, defined in the element <md:Organization>, MUST:

contain the URL of the main site of the Organisation to which the service belongs;
be available in both Italian and English languages.

Example:

<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="en">https://...institutional site in english...</md:OrganizationURL> 
<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">https://...sito istituzionalein italiano...</md:OrganizationURL>

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SP-MD13 - ContactPerson

The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <md:ContactPerson> element with the following requirements:

contain the e-mail address of the technical contact of the service in the mailto: format;
contain the attribute contactType="technical".

It is RECOMMENDED to use an impersonal e-mail address (for example a mailing-list).

Example:

<ContactPerson contactType="technical">mailto:mailing-list@domain</md:ContactPerson>

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Federation (SP-FED)

The requirements listed below are dictated by IDEM Federation and are intended for Service Providers.

SP-FED01 - Data received from IdPs

in IDEM every Service Provider receives by default the following data by every Identity Provider:

A unique persistent targeted id of the user:
- persistent-id (persistent NameID) (or the attribute eduPersonTargetedID if the Idp cannot release a NameID)
The scoped affiliation of the user:
- affiliation (eduPersonScopedAffiliation) (take a look to Attributo Affiliazione)

Example of idp data released to sp.aai-test.garr.it:

affiliation = member@aai-test.garr.it;staff@aai-test.garr.it
persistent-id = https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/idp/shibboleth!https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/shibboleth!eYfN....Q1rU=

Any further attribute required to access a Service Provider has to be properly motivated by sending an e-mail to idem-help@garr.it.

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SP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users

Every Service Provider MUST publish a web page in Italian and English language containing:

the description of the service
the intended audience
the Name of the Organization providing the service
a reference/pointer to the user support service (for example: an email address, a web page, a web form, etc)
a reference/pointer to the page about the processing of personal data as indicated by <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL> (SP-MD06), if possible, referenced with the same URL.

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SP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data

A Web page about the processing of personal data MUST contains all the information required as per articles 13 and 14 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

It is strongly suggested to use REFEDS guidelines for Service Provider:

https://wiki.refeds.org/display/CODE/Privacy+policy+guidelines+for+Service+Providers

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SP-FED04 - Login Page / Discovery Service

The access page to a federated resource in IDEM MUST contain:

the list of eligible IdP coming from IDEM Federation and eduGAIN;
a reference/pointer to the page about the Information to the users (SP-MD05)

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SP-FED05 - Requirements for Certificates used in Metadata

Certificates included in Metadata of the entity MUST obey the following requirements:

long-term validity (expiration in 30 years);
self-signed;
be valid, not yet expired;
exclude the usage of signing algorithms based on deprecated hashing methods MD5 o SHA1
use a private key of at least 3072 bit

In any case, Private Key MUST NOT be less than 2048 bit.

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Example of Service Provider Metadata

<md:EntityDescriptor entityID="https://sp.example.com/shibboleth"
                     xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
                     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                     xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata"
                     xmlns:mdui="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:metadata:ui">
   <md:SPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
      <md:Extensions>
         <init:RequestInitiator
            xmlns:init="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init"
            Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init"
            Location="https://sp.example.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login" />
         <idpdisc:DiscoveryResponse
            xmlns:idpdisc="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:idp-discovery-protocol"
            Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:idp-discovery-protocol"
            Location="https://sp.example.com/Shibboleth.sso/DS" index="1" />
         <mdui:UIInfo>
            <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="en">ENG DISPLAY NAME</mdui:DisplayName>
            <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="it">ITA DISPLAY NAME</mdui:DisplayName>
            <mdui:Description xml:lang="en">ENG DESCRIPTION</mdui:Description>
            <mdui:Description xml:lang="it">ITA DESCRIPTION</mdui:Description>
            <mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="en">HTTPS ENG INFORMATION PAGE URL</mdui:InformationURL>
            <mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="it">HTTPS ITA INFORMATION PAGE URL</mdui:InformationURL>
            <mdui:Logo height="64" width="64">HTTPS RESOURCE LOGO PNG</mdui:Logo>
            <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="en">HTTPS ENG PRIVACY POLICY PAGE URL</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>
            <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="it">HTTPS ITA PRIVACY POLICY PAGE URL</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>
         </mdui:UIInfo>
      </md:Extensions>
      <md:KeyDescriptor>
         <ds:KeyInfo>
            <ds:X509Data>
               <ds:X509Certificate>
                  MII...
               </ds:X509Certificate>
            </ds:X509Data>
         </ds:KeyInfo>
      </md:KeyDescriptor>
      <md:SingleLogoutService
         Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect"
         Location="https://sp.example.com/Shibboleth.sso/SLO/Redirect" />
      <md:SingleLogoutService
         Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"
         Location="https://sp.example.com/Shibboleth.sso/SLO/POST" />
      <md:AssertionConsumerService
         Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"
         Location="https://sp.example.com/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST"
         index="1" />
      <md:AttributeConsumingService index="1">
         <!-- example for the required attribute: mail -->
         <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="mail"
            Name="urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3"
            NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri"
            isRequired="true" />
         <!-- example for the desired attribute: eduPersonPrincipalName -->
         <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="eppn"
            Name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6"
            NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri"
            isRequired="false" />
      </md:AttributeConsumingService>
   </md:SPSSODescriptor>
   <md:Organization>
      <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="en">ENG ORGANIZATION NAME</md:OrganizationName>
      <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">ITA ORGANIZATION NAME</md:OrganizationName>
      <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="en">ENG ORGANIZATION DISPLAY NAME</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
      <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">ITA ORGANIZATION DISPLAY NAME</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
      <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="en">ENG ORGANIZATION URL</md:OrganizationURL>
      <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">ITA ORGANIZATION URL</md:OrganizationURL>
   </md:Organization>
   <md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
      <md:EmailAddress>mailto:technical.contact.mailing.list@example.org</md:EmailAddress>
   </md:ContactPerson> 
</md:EntityDescriptor>

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References:

[RFC 2119] Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt

[IDEM-META] IDEM METADATA PROFILE v1.0

https://wiki.idem.garr.it/w/images/8/81/IDEM_METADATA_PROFILE_V1.1-ita-eng.pdf

[SAML2Core] Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0

http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-core-2.0-os.pdf

[SAML2Bind] Bindings for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0

http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-bindings-2.0-os.pdf

[SAML2Meta] Metadata for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0

http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-metadata-2.0-os.pdf

[SAML2MDIOP] SAML V2.0 Metadata Interoperability Profile Version 1.0

http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-metadata-iop-os.pdf

[SAML2Int] SAML V2.0 Deployment Profile for Federation Interoperability

https://kantarainitiative.github.io/SAMLprofiles/saml2int.html

[REFEDS-DISCO] REFEDS - Discovery Best Practice

https://wiki.refeds.org/display/FBP/Discovery+Best+Practice

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@@ Riga 1: / Riga 1: @@
-<big>Versione 1.0.3</big>
+<big>Version 1.1.0</big>
-<big>31 Agosto 2021</big>
+<big>19 January 2024</big>
-===Revisioni===
+===Revisions===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+
@@ Riga 11: / Riga 11: @@
 !Autore
 |-
-|1.0
+|1.0.4
-|01-06-2021
+|21-10-2021
-|Prima versione completa
+|Translated from the Italian version
 |Marco Malavolti
 Barbara Monticini
 Davide Vaghetti
+Mario Di Lorenzo
+|-
+|1.0.5
+|16-02-2022
+|IDP-FED03 - Removed Privacy Policy examples
+|Davide Vaghetti
 |-
-|1.0.1
+|1.0.6
-|07-06-2021
+|06-09-2022
-|Modifica IDP-MD08 e SP-MD07
+|Added links to IDP-FED05 e SP-FED05 into IDP-MD09 & SP-MD08
 |Marco Malavolti
-Barbara Monticini
+|-
+|1.1.0
+|19-01-2024
+|SEC03 - Ban on using references to SAML v1.x deprecated protocol added
+IDP-MD04, IDP-MD12, IDP-MD13, SP-MD03, SP-MD10, SP-MD11 - Added recommendation on maximum 256 character limit
+IDP-MD05, SP-MD04 - Added recommendation on the maximum limit of 1024 characters
+IDP-FED02 - Removed the sample references
+IDP-MD08 - Removed the sample references
+IDP-MD15, SP-MD13 - Added the prefix specification "mailto:"
-Davide Vaghetti
+SP-FED01 - Reference to eduPersonScopedAffiliation specific documentation added
-|-
-|1.0.2
-|10-06-2021
-|SEC02 trasformato in raccomandazione dato che SEC01 copre già i casi di chain-issue piu' gravi
-|Marco Malavolti
-Barbara Monticini
+SP-FED02 - Added reference to the service provider’s Privacy Policy
-Davide Vaghetti
+SP-MD03, SP-MD04 - Added ServiceName and ServiceDescription checked elements
-|-
-|1.0.3
-|31-08-2021
-|IDP-MD04 - DisplayName e SP-MD03 - DisplayName: inserito il divieto di utilizzo delle parole "IDEM" ed "eduGAIN" perchè riservate
 |Marco Malavolti
 Barbara Monticini
@@ Riga 69: / Riga 79: @@
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
+====SEC03 - No SAML v1====
+The entity metadata MUST contain ONLY SAML 2.x protocol references.
+[[Profilo Tecnico Operativo#top|[TOP]]]
 ==Identity Provider==
 ===Metadata (IDP-MD)===
@@ Riga 74: / Riga 90: @@
 ====IDP-MD01 - validUntil====
-<code>validUntil</code>, attribute defined in the element <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, MUST be removed along with it's value as it will be replaced by the IDEM Federation.
+<code>validUntil</code>, attribute defined in the element <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, MUST be removed along with its value as it will be replaced by the IDEM Federation.
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====IDP-MD02 - entityID====
-<code>entityID</code>, attribute defined in the element <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, MUST be a URI with a maximum lenght of 256 charaters.
+<code>entityID</code>, attribute defined in the element <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, MUST be a URI with a maximum length of 256 characters.
-If the enttyID URI is a URL it SHOULD return the entity metadata.
+If the entityID URI is a URL it SHOULD return the entity metadata.
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 94: / Riga 111: @@
 <code><mdui:DisplayName></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
-*contain the name of the service that will be displayed to the users. '''WARNING''': the name MUST not contain either the words "IDEM" or "eduGAIN".
+*contain the name of the service that will be displayed to the users. '''WARNING''': the name MUST NOT contain either the words "IDEM" or "eduGAIN".
 *be available in both Italian and English languages.
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
+*the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 101: / Riga 122: @@
 <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="it">Università di Esempio</mdui:DisplayName>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====IDP-MD05 - Description====
 <code><mdui:Description></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
-*contain a bried description of the service;
+*contain a brief description of the service;
 *be available in both Italian and English languages.
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
+*the maximum limit of 1024 characters is not exceed
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 114: / Riga 140: @@
 <code><mdui:InformationURL></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
-*conatain the URL of the Information page of the service.
+*contain the URL of the Information page of the service;
 *be available in both Italian and English languages.
-For the actual content of the page refer to [[Profilo_Tecnico_Operativo#IDP-FED02 - Informazioni|IDP-FED02]].
+For the actual content of the page refer to [[Technical Profile#IDP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users|IDP-FED02]].
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 126: / Riga 152: @@
 <code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
-*contain the URL of the Privacy Policy of the service.
+*contain the URL of the Privacy Policy of the service;
 *be available in both Italian and English languages.
-For the actual content of the page refer to [[Profilo_Tecnico_Operativo#IDP-FED03 - Trattamento dati personali|IDP-FED03]].
+For the actual content of the page refer to [[Technical Profile#IDP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data|IDP-FED03]].
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 142: / Riga 168: @@
 It is RECOMMENDED that:
-*the logo is in PNG format on transparent background.
+*the logo is in PNG format on transparent background;
 *to publish two logos:
-**'''16x16 pixel''' (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio) - [https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/it/favicon.png Example].
+**'''16x16 pixel''' (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio)
-**'''80x60 pixel''' (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio) - [https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/it/logo.png Example].
+**'''80x60 pixel''' (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio).
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 154: / Riga 180: @@
 ====IDP-MD09 - KeyDescriptor====
 The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <code><md:KeyDescriptor></code> element with the following requirements:
-* contain an X.509 certificate in PEM format.
 *with no further attributes or only the attribute <code>use="signing"</code>;
+*contain an X.509 certificate in PEM format as reported into [[Technical Profile#IDP-FED05%20-%20Requirements%20for%20Certificates%20used%20in%20Metadata|IDP-FED05]].
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 171: / Riga 196: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====IDP-MD10 - SingleSignOnService====
 <code><md:SingleSignOnService></code> MUST:
-*be defined with the attribute <code>Binding='<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect'</nowiki></code> (for<code>AuthnRequest</code>.
+*be defined with the attribute <code>Binding='<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect'</nowiki></code> (required by <code>AuthnRequest</code>);
-*be defined with the attribute <code>Binding='<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST'</nowiki></code> (for <code>AuthnResponse</code>).
+*be defined with the attribute <code>Binding='<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST'</nowiki></code> (required by <code>AuthnResponse</code>);
 *always contain a <code>Location</code> attribute valued with a URL protected by SSL (<code>https://</code>).
@@ Riga 183: / Riga 209: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====IDP-MD11 - SingleLogoutService====
 <code><md:SingleLogoutService></code> MUST:
-*be defined with the attribute <code>Binding='<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect'</nowiki></code>  (for <code>LogoutRequest</code>)
+*be defined with the attribute <code>Binding='<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect'</nowiki></code>  (required by <code>LogoutRequest</code>);
 *always contain a <code>Location</code> attribute valued with a URL protected by SSL (<code>https://</code>).
@@ Riga 193: / Riga 220: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====IDP-MD12 - OrganizationName====
 <code><md:OrganizationName></code> , defined in the element <code><md:Organization></code>, MUST:
-*contain the name of the organisation to which the service belongs.
+*contain the name of the organisation to which the service belongs;
-*be available in both Italian and English languages.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
+*the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 206: / Riga 238: @@
 <code><md:OrganizationDisplayName></code> , defined in the element <code><md:Organization></code>, MUST:
-*contain the name of the organisation that will be shown in the user inteface.
+*contain the name of the organisation that will be shown in the user inteface;
-*be available in both Italian and English languages.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
+*the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 216: / Riga 252: @@
 <code><md:OrganizationURL></code>, defined in the element <code><md:Organization></code>, MUST:
-*contain the URL of the main site of organisation to which the service belongs.
+*contain the URL of the main site of organisation to which the service belongs;
-*be available in both Italian and English languages.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 226: / Riga 262: @@
 The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <code><md:ContactPerson></code> element with the following requirements:
-*containt the e-mail address of the technical contact of the service.
+*contain the e-mail address of the technical contact of the service in the <code>mailto:</code> format;
-*contain the attribute <code>contactType="technical"</code>;
+*contain the attribute <code>contactType="technical".</code>
-It is RECOMMENDED to use an impersonal e-mail address (for example a mailing-list).
+It is RECOMMENDED to use an <u>impersonal</u> e-mail address (for example a mailing-list).
 ''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 235: / Riga 271: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ===Federation (IDP-FED)===
-I requisiti di seguito elencati sono dettati dalla Federazione e destinati agli Identity Provider.
+The requirements listed below are dictated by IDEM Federation and are intended for Identity Providers.
-====IDP-FED01 - Data====
+====IDP-FED01 - Data to be released====
-Un Identity Provider in IDEM DEVE essere in grado di rilasciare le seguenti informazioni:
+An Identity Provider in IDEM MUST be able to release the following information:
-#un identificativo univoco, persistente, diverso per ogni servizio e trasmissibile in una delle seguenti forme:
+#a unique, persistent identifier, different for each service and transmissible in one of the following forms:
-#*nell'elemento <code><NameID></code> con attributo <code>Format="<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</nowiki>"</code> se indicato nei metadata del  Service Provider;
+#*within the xml element <code><NameID></code> with property  <code>Format="<nowiki>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</nowiki>"</code> if required by a Service Provider in its metadata;
-#*nell'attributo <code>eduPersonTargetedID</code> per i Service Provider che lo richiedono nell'elemento <code><md:RequestedAttribute></code>.
+#*as an attribute named <code>eduPersonTargetedID</code> if required by a Service Provider in its metadata within the xml element <code><md:RequestedAttribute></code> .
-#l'attributo <code>eduPersonScopedAffiliation</code>, ovvero l'affiliazione dell'utente con l'aggiunta dello <code>scope</code>.<br />
+#the attribute <code>eduPersonScopedAffiliation</code>, which is the affiliation of the user followed by the idp <code>scope</code>.
-''Esempio con [https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/secure sp.aai-test.garr.it]:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example of idp data released to the Service Provider [https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/secure sp.aai-test.garr.it]:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 affiliation = member@aai-test.garr.it;staff@aai-test.garr.it
 persistent = https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/idp/shibboleth!https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/shibboleth!eYfN....Q1rU=
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
-====IDP-FED02 - Informazioni====
+====IDP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users====
-La pagina informativa esposta in lingua <u>italiana</u> e in lingua <u>inglese</u> DEVE contenere:
+Every Identity Provider MUST publish a web page in Italian and English language containing:
-#un riferimento per il supporto agli utenti (ad esempio un indirizzo di posta, o un web form, ecc.);
+#a reference/pointer to the user support service (for example: an email address, a web page, a web form, etc)
-#un collegamento alla pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali;
+#a pointer to the page about the processing of personal data as indicated by <code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code> ([[Technical Profile#IDP-MD07 - PrivacyStatementURL|IDP-MD07]])
-#il Logo di IDEM e il link al Sito di IDEM.
-''Esempi:''
+A Web page for Information to the users MAY include the IDEM Logo and a link to the IDEM Web site:
-*IT: https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/it/info.html
+*IDEM Web site: https://www.idem.garr.it
-*EN: https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/en/info.html
+*IDEM Logo: https://idem.garr.it/en/tutti-i-documenti/idem-archivio/banner-e-loghi
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
-====IDP-FED03 - Trattamento dati personali====
+====IDP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data====
-La pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali DEVE contenere tutte le informazioni previste dagli artt. 13 e 14 del Regolamento UE 679/2016.
+A Web page about the processing of personal data MUST contains all the information required as per articles 13 and 14 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
-A titolo esemplificativo, Il Servizio IDEM GARR AAI rende disponibile il seguente modello: [[InformativaDatiPersonaliIdP|InformativaDatiPersonaliIdP.]]
+As a useful example of document about the processing of personal data, IDEM GARR AAI team has provided a template available in:[[InformativaDatiPersonaliIdP|InformativaDatiPersonaliIdP.]]
-''Esempi:''
+[[#top|[TOP]]]
+====IDP-FED04 - Login page====
+Every Identity Provider in IDEM MUST deploy a Login page for users containing:
-*IT: https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/it/privacy.html
+*a pointer to the url included in the IdP metadata tag <code><mdui:InformationURL></code> and whose content abeys the requirement stated in ([[Technical Profile#IDP-MD06 - InformationURL|IDP-MD06]])
-*EN: https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/en/privacy.html
-[[#top|[TOP]]]
+It is RECOMMENDED for a Login Web page to contain:
-====IDP-FED04 - Login====
-La pagina di login di un Identity Provider federato in IDEM DEVE contenere:
-*il collegamento alla pagina informativa indicata da <code><mdui:InformationURL></code> ([[Profilo_Tecnico_Operativo#IDP-MD06%20-%20InformationURL|IDP-MD06]]);
+*a pointer to the url included in the IdP metadata tag <code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code> and whose content abeys the requirement stated in ([[Technical Profile#IDP-MD07 - PrivacyStatementURL|IDP-MD07]])
-*il collegamento alla pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali indicata da <code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code> ([[Profilo_Tecnico_Operativo#IDP-MD07%20-%20PrivacyStatementURL|IDP-MD07]]);
-*il logo di IDEM ([https://idem.garr.it/tutti-i-documenti/idem-archivio/banner-e-loghi Logo IDEM]);
-*il riferimento al <u>Contatto Tecnico</u> o al <u>Contatto di Supporto</u> per la risoluzione delle problematiche legate all'accesso alle risorse da parte degli utenti.
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
-====IDP-FED05 - Certificati metadata====
+====IDP-FED05 - Requirements for Certificates used in Metadata====
-Il certificato o i certificati utilizzati per <u>firmare e cifrare</u> le asserzioni dell'IdP DOVREBBERO essere:
+Certificates included in Metadata of the entity MUST obey the following properties:
-*di lunga durata (30 anni);
+*long-term validity (expiration in 30 years);
-*auto firmati (self-signed);
+*self-signed;
-*validi (non scaduti);
+*be valid, not yet expired;
-*non firmati con algoritmi di firma basati su MD5 o SHA1;
+*exclude the usage of signing algorithms based on deprecated hashing methods MD5 o SHA1
-*corrispondenti ad una chiave privata di almeno 3072 bit.
+*use a private key of at least 3072 bit
-In ogni caso la chiave privata corrispondente NON DEVE avere una lunghezza minore di 2048 bit.
+In any case, Private Key MUST NOT be less than 2048 bit.
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
-===Esempio IdP Metadata===
+===Example of Identity Provider Metadata===
 <syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:EntityDescriptor xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:shibmd="urn:mace:shibboleth:metadata:1.0" xmlns:mdui="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:metadata:ui" entityID="https://idp.example.org/idp/shibboleth">
@@ Riga 345: / Riga 376: @@
 ==Service Provider==
 ===Metadata (SP-MD)===
-I requisiti di seguito elencati sono relativi ai metadata che descrivono un Service Provider (SP).
+The following requirements are related to the metadata of an Service Provider (SP).
 ====SP-MD01 - validUntil====
-<code>validUntil</code> , attributo contenuto nell'elemento <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, DEVE essere <u>rimosso</u> assieme al suo valore in quanto verrà inserito dalla Federazione.
+<code>validUntil</code>, attribute defined in the element <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, MUST be removed along with it's value as it will be replaced by the IDEM Federation.
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD02 - entityID====
-<code>entityID</code> , attributo contenuto nell'elemento <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, DEVE essere una URL di lunghezza massima 256 caratteri.
+<code>entityID</code>, attribute defined in the element <code><md:EntityDescriptor></code>, MUST be a URI with a maximum length of 256 characters.
-La URL dell'entityID DOVREBBE restituire i metadata dell'entità.
+If the entityID URI is a URL it SHOULD return the entity metadata.
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 entityID="https://sp.example.org/shibboleth"
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
-====SP-MD03 - DisplayName====
+====SP-MD03 - DisplayName & ServiceName====
-<code><mdui:DisplayName></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, DEVE:
+<code><mdui:DisplayName></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, and <code><md:ServiceName></code>, defined in the element <code><md:AttributeConsumingService></code> MUST:
+*contain the name of the service that will be displayed to the users. '''WARNING''': the name MUST NOT contain either the reserved words "IDEM" or "eduGAIN";
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
-*contenere il nome della risorsa da mostrare all'utente. '''Attenzione''': il nome <u>non deve usare</u> la parola "IDEM" perchè riservata al [https://idem.garr.it/federazione-idem/la-federazione#servizio Servizio] o la parola "eduGAIN" perchè riservata a [https://edugain.org/about-edugain/what-is-edugain/ eduGAIN];
+*the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="en">Resource provided by Example Organization</mdui:DisplayName>
 <mdui:DisplayName xml:lang="it">Risorsa erogata da Organizzazione di Esempio</mdui:DisplayName>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
-====SP-MD04 - Description====
+====SP-MD04 - Description & ServiceDescription====
-<code><mdui:Description></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, DEVE:
+<code><mdui:Description></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, and <code><md:ServiceDescription></code>, defined in the element <code><md:AttributeConsumingService></code> MUST:
-*contenere una breve descrizione del servizio;
+*contain a bried description of the service;
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
+*the maximum limit of 1024 characters is not exceed
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <mdui:Description xml:lang="en">The resource allow you to ...</mdui:Description>
 <mdui:Description xml:lang="it">La risorsa ti permette di ...</mdui:Description>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD05 - InformationURL====
-<code><mdui:InformationURL></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, DEVE:
+<code><mdui:InformationURL></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
+*contain the URL of the Information page of the service;
-*contenere la URL della pagina informativa del servizio;
+*be available in both Italian and English languages.
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
-Per il contenuto della pagina informativa vedere [[Profilo_Tecnico_Operativo#SP-FED02%20-%20Informazioni|SP-FED02]].
+For the actual content of the page refer to [[Technical Profile#SP-FED02 - Informazioni|SP-FED02]].
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="en">https://...info page in english...</mdui:InformationURL>
 <mdui:InformationURL xml:lang="it">https://...informativa in italiano...</mdui:InformationURL>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD06 - PrivacyStatementURL====
-<code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code>, contenuto nell'elemento <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, DEVE:
+<code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
-*contenere la URL della pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali del servizio;
+*contain the URL of the Privacy Policy of the service;
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
-Per il contenuto della pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali vedere [[Profilo_Tecnico_Operativo#SP-FED03%20-%20Trattamento%20dati|SP-FED03]].
+For the actual content of the page refer to [[Technical Profile#SP-FED03 - Trattamento dati|SP-FED03]].
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="en">https://...privacy policy in english...</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>
 <mdui:PrivacyStatementURL xml:lang="it">https://...privacy policy in italiano...</mdui:PrivacyStatementURL>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD07 - Logo====
-<code><mdui:Logo></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, DEVE:
+<code><mdui:Logo></code>, defined in the element <code><mdui:UIInfo></code>, MUST:
-*contenere almeno una URL protetta da SSL (<code>https://</code>) del logo dell'organizzazione.
+*contain at least a URL protected by SSL (<code>https://</code>) pointing to the logo of the organisation.
-Si RACCOMANDA:
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
-*di pubblicare in formato '''PNG''' (con sfondo trasparente)
+*the logo is in '''PNG''' format (on transparent background).
-*un logo con:
+*to publish two logos:
-**''base'': dai 64 px ai 350 px;
+**'''16x16 pixel''' (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio)
-**''altezza'': dai 64px ai 146px;
+**'''80x60 pixel''' (or bigger but respecing the same aspect-ratio)
 ''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
@@ Riga 419: / Riga 459: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD08 - KeyDescriptor====
-I metadata DEVONO contenere <u>almeno</u> un elemento <code><md:KeyDescriptor></code> con le seguenti caratteristiche:
+The metadata of the entity MUST define at least one <code><md:KeyDescriptor></code> element with the following requirements:
-*privo di ulteriori attributi o con il solo attributo <code>use="encryption"</code>;
+*with no further attributes or only the attribute <code>use="encryption"</code>
-*contenente un certificato X.509 in formato PEM.
+*contain an X.509 certificate in PEM format as reported into [[Technical Profile#SP-FED05%20-%20Requirements%20for%20Certificates%20used%20in%20Metadata|SP-FED05;]]
 <syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
@@ Riga 433: / Riga 473: @@
     </ds:KeyInfo>
 </md:KeyDescriptor>
-</syntaxhighlight>Se il Service Provider supporta il Single Logout, DEVE essere presente un <u>ulteriore</u> elemento <code><md:KeyDescriptor></code> con l'attributo <code>use="signing"</code>.
+</syntaxhighlight>If "Single Logout" is supported by the Service Provider a further <code><md:KeyDescriptor></code> element with attribute <code>use="signing"</code>  MUST be present.
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 ====SP-MD09 - RequestedAttribute====
-<code><md:RequestedAttribute></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><md:AttributeConsumingService></code>, DEVE:
+<code><md:RequestedAttribute></code> , defined in the element <code><md:AttributeConsumingService></code>, MUST:
-*contenere tutti e soli gli attributi SAML richiesti dalla risorsa;
+*contain the set of SAML attributes required by the resource to work properly
-*indicare gli attributi <u>indispensabili</u> all'accesso e all'utilizzo della risorsa con il parametro <code>isRequired="true"</code>
+*define attributes that are required to get access to the resourse with the property  <code>isRequired="true"</code>
-*indicare gli attributi <u>non indispensabili</u> all'accesso e all'utilizzo della risorsa con il parametro <code>isRequired="false"</code>
+*define attributes that are desired when accessing the resourse with the property <code>isRequired="false"</code>
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="givenName" Name="urn:oid:2.5.4.42" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
 <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="displayName" Name="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.241" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
@@ Riga 449: / Riga 489: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD10 - OrganizationName====
-<code><md:OrganizationName></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><md:Organization></code>, DEVE:
+<code><md:OrganizationName></code> , defined in the element <code><md:Organization></code>, MUST:
-*contenere il nome dell'organizzazione che offre il servizio;
+*contain the name of the organisation to which the service belongs;
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
+*the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="en">Example Organization</md:OrganizationName>
 <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">Organizzazione di Esempio</md:OrganizationName>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD11 - OrganizationDisplayName====
-<code><md:OrganizationDisplayName></code> , contenuto nell'elemento <code><md:Organization></code>, DEVE:
+<code><md:OrganizationDisplayName></code> , defined in the element <code><md:Organization></code>, MUST:
+*contain the name of the organisation that will be shown in the user inteface;
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
+It is RECOMMENDED that:
-*contenere il nome dell'organizzazione che offre il servizio da mostrare all'utente;
+*the maximum limit of 256 characters is not exceed
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="en">Resource provided by Example University</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
 <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">Risorsa erogata da Università di Esempio</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD12 - OrganizationURL====
-<code><md:OrganizationURL></code>, contenuto nell'elemento <code><md:Organization></code>, DEVE:
+<code><md:OrganizationURL></code>, defined in the element <code><md:Organization></code>, MUST:
-*contenere la URL del sito principale dell'organizzazione che offre il servizio;
+*contain the URL of the main site of the Organisation to which the service belongs;
-*essere definito sia per la lingua <u>italiana</u>, sia per la lingua <u>inglese</u>.
+*be available in both <u>Italian</u> and <u>English</u> languages.
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="en">https://...institutional site in english...</md:OrganizationURL>
 <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">https://...sito istituzionalein italiano...</md:OrganizationURL>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ====SP-MD13 - ContactPerson====
-I metadata DEVONO contenere <u>almeno</u> un elemento <code><md:ContactPerson></code> con le seguenti caratteristiche:
+The metadata of the entity MUST define <u>at least</u> one <code><md:ContactPerson></code> element with the following requirements:
-*contenere l'indirizzo email del contatto tecnico del servizio;
+*contain the e-mail address of the technical contact of the service in the <code>mailto:</code> format;
-*contenere l'attributo <code>contactType="technical"</code>;
+*contain the attribute <code>contactType="technical".</code>
-Si RACCOMANDA di utilizzare un indirizzo <u>impersonale</u> (ad esempio una mailing-list).
+It is RECOMMENDED to use an <u>impersonal</u> e-mail address (for example a mailing-list).
-''Esempio:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <ContactPerson contactType="technical">mailto:mailing-list@domain</md:ContactPerson>
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
 ===Federation (SP-FED)===
-I requisiti di seguito elencati sono dettate dalla Federazione e destinate ai Service Provider.
+The requirements listed below are dictated by IDEM Federation and are intended for Service Providers.
-====SP-FED01 - Data====
+====SP-FED01 - Data received from IdPs====
-un Service Provider in IDEM riceve ''automaticamente'' le seguenti informazioni:
+in IDEM every Service Provider receives ''by default'' the following data by every Identity Provider:
-#Un identificativo univoco persistente e targhettizzato dell'utente:
+#A unique persistent targeted id of the user:
-#*<code>persistent-id</code> '''(persistent NameID)'''  (o ''eduPersonTargetedID'' se non è possibile rilasciarlo)
+#*<code>persistent-id</code> '''(persistent NameID)'''  (or the attribute ''eduPersonTargetedID'' if the Idp cannot release a NameID)
-#L'affiliazione dell'utente con scopo:
+#The scoped affiliation of the user:
-#*<code>affiliation</code> '''(eduPersonScopedAffiliation)'''
+#*<code>affiliation</code> '''(eduPersonScopedAffiliation)''' (take a look to [[Attributo Affiliazione]])
-''Esempio con [https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/secure sp.aai-test.garr.it]:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
+''Example of idp data released to [https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/secure sp.aai-test.garr.it]:''<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 affiliation = member@aai-test.garr.it;staff@aai-test.garr.it
 persistent-id = https://garr-idp-test.irccs.garr.it/idp/shibboleth!https://sp.aai-test.garr.it/shibboleth!eYfN....Q1rU=
-</syntaxhighlight><u>Ogni informazione aggiuntiva richiesta</u> per l'utilizzo della/e risorsa/e protetta/e dal Service Provider <u>va motivata adeguatamente</u> via mail a <code>idem-help@garr.it</code>.
+</syntaxhighlight><u>Any further attribute required to access</u> a Service Provider has to be properly motivated by sending an e-mail to <code>idem-help@garr.it</code>.
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-====SP-FED02 - Informazioni====
+====SP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users====
-La pagina informativa esposta in lingua <u>italiana</u> e in lingua <u>inglese</u> DEVE contenere:
+Every Service Provider MUST publish a web page in Italian and English language containing:
-#la descrizione del servizio;
+#the description of the service
-#il pubblico a cui si rivolge il servizio;
+#the intended audience
-#la denominazione dell'organizzazione che lo gestisce;
+#the Name of the Organization providing the service
-#il riferimento al supporto utenti;
+#a reference/pointer to the user support service (for example: an email address, a web page, a web form, etc)
-#il collegamento alla pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali.
+#a reference/pointer to the page about the processing of personal data as indicated by <code><mdui:PrivacyStatementURL></code> ([[Technical Profile#SP-MD06 - PrivacyStatementURL|SP-MD06]]), if possible, referenced with the same URL.
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-====SP-FED03 - Trattamento dati====
+====SP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data====
-La pagina sul trattamento dei dati personali DEVE contenere tutte le informazioni previste dagli artt. 13 e 14 del Regolamento UE 679/2016.
+A Web page about the processing of personal data MUST contains all the information required as per articles 13 and 14 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
-Per la stesura della privacy policy IDEM suggerisce di seguire le linee guida di REFEDS:
+It is strongly suggested to use REFEDS guidelines for Service Provider:
 https://wiki.refeds.org/display/CODE/Privacy+policy+guidelines+for+Service+Providers
@@ Riga 525: / Riga 573: @@
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 ====SP-FED04 - Login Page / Discovery Service====
-La pagina di accesso ad una risorsa federata in IDEM DEVE contenere:
+The access page to a federated resource in IDEM MUST contain:
-*l'elenco degli IdP abilitati provenienti da IDEM ed eduGAIN;
+*the list of eligible IdP coming from IDEM Federation and eduGAIN;
-*un riferimento alla pagina informativa del servizio ([[Profilo Tecnico Operativo#SP-MD05 - InformationURL|SP-MD05]])
+*a reference/pointer to the page about the Information to the users ([[Technical Profile#SP-MD05 - InformationURL|SP-MD05]])
-Il Servizio suggerisce di consultare le linee guida ''REFEDS Best Practices'' per l'implementazione del login federato'':'' https://discovery.refeds.org/
+<!-- It is strongly suggested to follow ''REFEDS Best Practices'' when implementing federated access to a resource'':'' https://discovery.refeds.org/ -->
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
-====SP-FED05 - Certificati metadata====
+====SP-FED05 - Requirements for Certificates used in Metadata====
-Il certificato o i certificati utilizzati per firmare e cifrare le asserzioni del SP DOVREBBERO essere:
+Certificates included in Metadata of the entity MUST obey the following requirements:
-*di lunga durata (30 anni);
+*long-term validity (expiration in 30 years);
-*auto firmati (self-signed);
+*self-signed;
-*validi (non scaduti);
+*be valid, not yet expired;
-*non firmati con algoritmi di firma basati su MD5 o SHA1;
+*exclude the usage of signing algorithms based on deprecated hashing methods MD5 o SHA1
-*corrispondenti ad una chiave privata di almeno 3072 bit.
+*use a private key of at least 3072 bit
-In ogni caso la chiave privata corrispondente NON DEVE avere una lunghezza minore di 2048 bit.
+In any case, Private Key MUST NOT be less than 2048 bit.
 [[#top|[TOP]]]
-===Esempio Metadata Service Provider===
+===Example of Service Provider Metadata===
 <syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <md:EntityDescriptor entityID="https://sp.example.com/shibboleth"
@@ Riga 620: / Riga 668: @@
 </syntaxhighlight>[[#top|[TOP]]]
-===Riferimenti===
+===References:===
 [RFC 2119]  Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels

Differenze tra le versioni di "Technical Profile"

Versione attuale delle 10:54, 12 giu 2024

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Technical Profile for the entities of the IDEM Federation

Definitions

Security (SEC) - Identity Provider & Service Provider

SEC01 - SSL robustness level

SEC02 - Chain issue

SEC03 - No SAML v1

Identity Provider

Metadata (IDP-MD)

IDP-MD01 - validUntil

IDP-MD02 - entityID

IDP-MD03 - Scope

IDP-MD04 - DisplayName

IDP-MD05 - Description

IDP-MD06 - InformationURL

IDP-MD07 - PrivacyStatementURL

IDP-MD08 - Logo

IDP-MD09 - KeyDescriptor

IDP-MD10 - SingleSignOnService

IDP-MD11 - SingleLogoutService

IDP-MD12 - OrganizationName

IDP-MD13 - OrganizationDisplayName

IDP-MD14 - OrganizationURL

IDP-MD15 - ContactPerson

Federation (IDP-FED)

IDP-FED01 - Data to be released

IDP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users

IDP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data

IDP-FED04 - Login page

IDP-FED05 - Requirements for Certificates used in Metadata

Example of Identity Provider Metadata

Service Provider

Metadata (SP-MD)

SP-MD01 - validUntil

SP-MD02 - entityID

SP-MD03 - DisplayName & ServiceName

SP-MD04 - Description & ServiceDescription

SP-MD05 - InformationURL

SP-MD06 - PrivacyStatementURL

SP-MD07 - Logo

SP-MD08 - KeyDescriptor

SP-MD09 - RequestedAttribute

SP-MD10 - OrganizationName

SP-MD11 - OrganizationDisplayName

SP-MD12 - OrganizationURL

SP-MD13 - ContactPerson

Federation (SP-FED)

SP-FED01 - Data received from IdPs

SP-FED02 - Web page for Information to the users

SP-FED03 - Web page about the processing of personal data

SP-FED04 - Login Page / Discovery Service

SP-FED05 - Requirements for Certificates used in Metadata

Example of Service Provider Metadata

References:

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