Identity Provider metadata - Fluid Topics - 4.3

Fluid Topics Configuration and Administration Guide

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The SAML 2.0 provider shares information about its configuration in an XML file.

In the Identity provider metadata section of the New realm drawer, it is necessary to upload this file.

Fluid Topics parses the file to extract and display the following information in the New realm drawer, as shown in the following example:

Identity provider metadata in Fluid Topics

Where:

  • Entity identifier is the URL to access the identity provider's metadata.

  • Fluid Topics lists the name and expiration date of each certificate contained in the file.

  • After uploading an Identity provider metadata XML file in the UI, two new sections become available in the New realm drawer: SAML protocol settings and Profile mappers.
  • When a certificate expires, Fluid Topics displays a warning in the New realm drawer. The user must generate a new certificate in order to continue using the realm. Generating a new certificate consists in doing whatever the IdP requires to generate the certificate, exporting the new IDP metadata.xml file, and uploading this file in the Realms tab of the Authentication administration interface.

ADFS is known to have a SAML behavior that is not compatible by default with Fluid Topics. Users who choose ADFS as a SAML provider should refer to ADFS troubleshooting.