Re: Re: [security-services] Some questions about saml assurance profile

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Re: Re: [security-services] Some questions about saml assurance profile
On 2014-03-20, 22:55, Cantor, Scott <> wrote:

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>On 3/19/14, 10:43 PM, "" <>

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>>Here are some questions about assurance profile.

>> In draft 

>>(http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-assurance-prof

>>ile-draft-02.html),

 

>That is not the published version, FWIW.

 

Yes, i know. But where can i get the latest file?

>>However, there is another usecase that loa is for attribute in

>>authorization phase. When requests addtional attributes for

>>authorization, RP expresses its expected loa for attribute(s). On

>>received the request, IdP can response attribute(s) that meet the

>> loa requirement or response error. Is the profile for the usecase?

 

>No. There are no proposed schemes for talking about attribute assurance

>and there is little evidence that real applications are going to be able

>to handle per-attribute qualifiers of any kind, let alone for a concept as

>poorly defined as assurance.

 

yeah, maybe assurance is not a good concept. But, I think the truth of attribute is required for services. For example, the truth level of attribute(s) that SP requires for a bank transaction typically is different from that for a social network. 

Juan Wei

Shenzhen University, China

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