NAME

Net::SAML - Perl extension for using SAML SSO

SYNOPSIS

  use Net::SAML;

  $cf = Net::SAML::new_conf("/var/zxid/");
  Net::SAML::url_set($cf, $url);
  Net::SAML::set_opt($cf, 1 ,1);  # Turn on libzxid level debugging

  $cgi = Net::SAML::new_cgi($cf, $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'});
  Net::SAML::parse_cgi($cgi, $qs);
  $op = Net::SAML::zxid_cgi::swig_op_get($cgi);
  $sid = Net::SAML::zxid_cgi::swig_sid_get($cgi);

  $ses = Net::SAML::fetch_ses($cf, $sid);
  $ses = Net::SAML::fetch_ses($cf, "");  # Just allocate an empty one
  Net::SAML::del_ses($cf, $ses);
  $sid = Net::SAML::zxid_ses::swig_sid_get($ses);
  $nid = Net::SAML::zxid_ses::swig_nid_get($ses);

  Net::SAML::lecp_check($cf, $cgi);
  Net::SAML::cdc_read($cf, $cgi);

  $url = Net::SAML::start_sso_url($cf, $cgi);
  $ret = Net::SAML::sp_deref_art($cf, $cgi, $ses);

  $req = Net::SAML::zxid_cgi::swig_saml_req_get($cgi);
  $res = Net::SAML::zxid_cgi::swig_saml_resp_get($cgi);
  $ret = Net::SAML::sp_dispatch($cf, $cgi, $ses, $res);

  Net::SAML::send_sp_meta($cf, $cgi);
  $idp = Net::SAML::load_cot_cache($cf);
  $eid = Net::SAML::zxid_entity::swig_eid_get($idp);
  $eid_len = Net::SAML::zxid_entity::swig_eid_len_get($idp);
  $idp = Net::SAML::zxid_entity::swig_n_get($idp);

  Net::SAML::sp_slo_redir($cf, $cgi, $ses);
  Net::SAML::sp_slo_soap($cf, $cgi, $ses);

  Net::SAML::sp_nireg_redir($cf, $cgi, $ses, 0);
  Net::SAML::sp_nireg_soap($cf, $cgi, $ses, 0);

  Net::SAML::OK;
  Net::SAML::REDIR_OK;

DESCRIPTION

See zxid/zxid.pl for example use of this module.

Consult zxid/README.zxid for detailed API descriptions. This pod is only a place holder - real documentation is in the README.zxid file.

ZXID

The above synopsis is just a tip of the iceberg. Net::SAML is part of a bigger project called ZXID. The code for the Net::SAML module was automagically generated from schema grammar sources and C header files of that project using SWIG.

See http://zxid.org and zxid/README.zxid for further information.

DIAGNOSTICS

"Random number generator not seeded!!!" This warning indicates that randomize() was not able to read /dev/random or /dev/urandom, possibly because your system does not have them or they are differently named. You can still use SSL, but the encryption will not be as strong. Investigate setting up EGD (entropy gathering daemon) or PRNG (Pseudo Random Number Generator). Both are available on the net.

"msg 123: 1 - error:140770F8:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown proto" SSLeay error string. First (123) number is PID, second number (1) indicates the position of the error message in SSLeay error stack. You often see a pile of these messages as errors cascade.

"msg 123: 1 - error:02001002::lib(2) :func(1) :reason(2)" The same as above, but you didn't call load_error_strings() so SSLeay couldn't verbosely explain the error. You can still find out what it means with this command:

     /usr/local/ssl/bin/ssleay errstr 02001002

Password is being asked for private key This is normal behaviour if your private key is encrypted. Either you have to supply the password or you have to use unencrypted private key. Scan OpenSSL.org for the FAQ that explains how to do this.

AUTHOR

Sampo Kellomäki <sampo@iki.fi>

Please send well researched bug reports to the above address. General questions should be sent to me as well.

VERSION

This page documents version 0.5, as of 14.9.2006.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006 Sampo Kellomäki <sampo@symlabs.com> All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

While the source distribution of this perl module does not contain SSLeay or OpenSSL code, if you use this module you will use OpenSSL library. Please give Eric Young and OpenSSL team credit (as required by their licenses).

And remember, you, and nobody else but you, are responsible for auditing this module and OpenSSL library for security problems, backdoors, and general suitability for your application.

SEE ALSO

  Net::WSF  -  Related perl module for ID Web Services Framework
  <http://zxid.org/>  - ZXID Project home
  <http://www.openssl.org/>                - OpenSSL source, documentation, etc
  <http://www.w3c.org>                     - HTTP specifications
  <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2617.txt>    - How to send password
  <http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/>     - Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD)
  <http://www.aet.tu-cottbus.de/personen/jaenicke/postfix_tls/prngd.html>
                           - pseudo-random number generating daemon (PRNGD)