On 1/30/12 8:16 PM, David Yu wrote:
> Dear SAML experts,
> I have a question regarding Assertion and EncryptedAssertion.
> I think I need either Assertion or EncryptedAssertion in the
> SAMLResponse but not both for it to work.
> Correct me if I am wrong.
> However, I did not see in the document that a response can only have
> exactly one Assertion or EncryptedAssertion.
> Is it defined in the schema?
Yes, it is defined. A SAML 2 ResponseType can contain 0 to unbounded
Assertion and/or EncryptedAssertion elements. It is not limited to 1 and
the multiple Assertions and EncryptedAssertions can appear in any order,
since it's an unbounded choice.
The schema snippet:
> <element name="Response" type="samlp:ResponseType"/>
> <complexType name="ResponseType">
> <complexContent>
> <extension base="samlp:StatusResponseType">
> <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
> <element ref="saml:Assertion"/>
> <element ref="saml:EncryptedAssertion"/>
> </choice>
> </extension>
> </complexContent>
> </complexType>
