Sp-Requirements Archive

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20231130

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical must reach rough consensus/no opposition among SAFIRE’s service advisory group. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 30 November 2023. The following describes the technical and administrative checks made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile. It also serves as a checklist for service provider operators for assessing their readiness to participate.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20210303

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical must reach rough consensus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 31 March 2021. The following describes the technical and administrative checks made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile. It also serves as a checklist for service provider operators for assessing their readiness to participate.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20200826 (Draft)

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 18 Sept 2018, and was subsequently amended to incorporate updates from the MRPS. The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20180918 (Draft)

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on …. The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20180319 (Draft)

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on …. The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20160916 (Draft)

The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile. It also serves as a checklist for service provider operators for assessing their readiness to participate. Metadata MUST1 have an entityID that is a URL (well-known location). The URL SHOULD use the https scheme and it is RECOMMENDED that valid metadata be available at this URL.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers

This page documents the history of SAFIRE’s Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers and will display the most recent version. You should always reference this page when linking to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers, unless you intend to link to a specific, versioned document. Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers that are purely technical must reach rough consensus/no opposition among SAFIRE’s service advisory group. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement.

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