Re: [saml-dev] returning multiple IdP entityIDs to the SP

From
Tom Scavo <>
Date
2012-08-18T00:23:14+00:00
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Re: [saml-dev] returning multiple IdP entityIDs to the SP
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Cantor, Scott <> wrote:
> On 8/17/12 8:11 PM, "Tom Scavo" <> wrote:
>
>>which also suggests that multiple IdP entityIDs may be stored. In
>>section 2.4.3, however, it suggests that the value of the entityID
>>parameter is a single IdP entityID. Is this true? Is the intent of the
>>protocol/profile to return a single IdP entityID to the SP? If so,
>>why?
>
> Because in all existing scenarios, that's the only useful outcome, so the
> "default" policy behavior was specified to match that outcome.

Sorry, I still don't understand. Why couldn't the SP present multiple
hot links to the user, one for every IdP entityID returned from the
DS?

Tom