Thank you Carl. I think this is just what confuses me. I was expecting the
same behaviour in php and java but this is probably not the case. Anyway,
I'll study SAML protocol again to get a deeper insight ;)

Thanks very much for the info.

2014-09-05 15:31 GMT+02:00 Waldbieser, Carl <[email protected]>:

> Baldur,
>
> The PHP client is the behavior I would expect--  Only the /samlValidate
> endpoint expects a TARGET parameter as per the spec [1].  The /login
> endpoint expects a "service" parameter if you want a ST issued for a
> particular service.
>
> I am guessing that the way SAML1.1 [2] is baked into the CAS server,
> /login will accept a TARGET parameter.  The response to redirect with the
> TARGET parameter intact may be appropriate for a SAML1.1 client (based on
> my brief review of the Wikipedia article).
>
> I think there are 2 scenarios:
> 1) The CAS server can actually support the SAML1.1 protocol for the entire
> conversation (this is what the Java client is doing).
> 2) The CAS server can speak the CAS protocol to the user-agent, but still
> speak SAML1.1 during validation (this is what the PHP client is doing).
>
> The overlap is somewhat confusing, and this is mostly guesswork on my part.
>
> Thanks,
> Carl
>
>
> [1]
> https://github.com/Jasig/cas/blob/master/cas-server-protocol/3.0/cas_protocol_3_0.md#42-samlvalidate-cas-30
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAML_1.1
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Baldur Dae" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 3:02:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [cas-user] How to remove TARGET parameter
>
> Thank you Carl ;)
> I've mentioned php cas client because I get a different behaviour in
> comparison to java cas client. In php I get the following redirections
> ("portal" is the client webapp):
> Request:https://localhost/portal/
> Response: (Status Code 302)
>
> https://cas-server/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Fportal%2F&gateway=true
> Request URL:
>
> https://cas-server/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Fportal%2F&gateway=true
> Response: (Status Code 302) https://localhost/portal/
>
> And with java cas client:
> Request URL:https://localhost:8043/portal/
> Response: (Status Code 302)
>
> https://cas-server/cas/login?TARGET=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8043%2Fportal%2F&gateway=true
> Request URL:
>
> https://cas-server/cas/login?TARGET=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8043%2Fportal%2F&gateway=true
> Response: (Status Code 302)
>
> https://localhost:8043/portal?TARGET=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8043%2Fportal
>
> Both applications are configured to use SAML protocol. My doubt is that I
> always get TARGET parameter with java cas client, and I expected this would
> be transparent to the user, without TARGET parameter in subsequent
> requests.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
>
>
> 2014-09-04 15:07 GMT+02:00 Waldbieser, Carl <[email protected]>:
>
> > Baldur,
> >
> > If you want to use the CAS protocol (no TARGET) and not SAML (uses
> > TARGET), then initialize your client like:
> >
> >   // Initialize phpCAS
> >   #phpCAS::client(SAML_VERSION_1_1, $cas_host, $cas_port, $cas_uri); #
> > This uses SAML - TARGET param
> >   phpCAS::client(CAS_VERSION_3_0, $cas_host, $cas_port, $cas_uri);   #
> > This uses CAS protocol v3.0 - No TARGET
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Baldur Dae" <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 2:44:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [cas-user] How to remove TARGET parameter
> >
> > Thanks for the response
> >
> > At first glance it seems to be that. But I've followed this guide to code
> > my php cas client (
> >
> >
> https://github.com/Jasig/phpCAS/blob/master/docs/examples/example_advanced_saml11.php
> > ):
> >
> > ...
> > // Initialize phpCAS
> > phpCAS::client(*SAML_VERSION_1_1*, $cas_host, $cas_port, $cas_context);
> > // Force CAS authentication on any page that includes this file
> //phpCAS::
> > forceAuthentication();
> > ....
> >
> > So I'm stuck :(
> >
> > I'd really appreciate if you can shed some light on this
> >
> > Thnx very much
> >
> >
> >
> > 2014-09-03 15:12 GMT+02:00 Waldbieser, Carl <[email protected]>:
> >
> > > Baldur,
> > >
> > > It sounds like when you are using the .NET client you are using the
> SAML
> > > protocol [1], and when you are using the PHP client you are using the
> CAS
> > > protocol [2][3].
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Carl Waldbieser
> > > Systems Programmer
> > > Lafayette College
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/Jasig/cas/blob/master/cas-server-protocol/3.0/cas_protocol_3_0.md#421-parameters
> > > [2]
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/Jasig/cas/blob/master/cas-server-protocol/3.0/cas_protocol_3_0.md#24-validate-cas-10
> > > [3]
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/Jasig/cas/blob/master/cas-server-protocol/3.0/cas_protocol_3_0.md#251-parameters
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Baldur Dae" <[email protected]>
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 3:53:14 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [cas-user] How to remove TARGET parameter
> > >
> > > Thanks very much for the answer :)
> > >
> > > However, it's really curious the difference between php and java. As
> > noted
> > > here (https://wiki.jasig.org/display/casc/.net+cas+client) the last
> > > comment
> > > indicates: "...the query string passed to the CAS logon page is
> different
> > > when using the .NET client; the redirect URL query string parameter
> has a
> > > name of TARGET, whereas when using the php CAS client it has a name of
> > > service". This is just my case. Currently I use php cas client in
> gateway
> > > mode and I don't get redirected with the TARGET parameter in the URL.
> So
> > > I'm trying to do the same thing replacing php with java.
> > >
> > > Is that posible? or is just a feature of the java client?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 2014-09-02 15:02 GMT+02:00 Marvin Addison <[email protected]>:
> > >
> > > > > I always get the TARGET parameter in the url until the
> > > > > user authenticates. How can I remove this TARGET parameter?
> > > >
> > > > TARGET == ticket for the SAML feature in CAS, so it's naturally
> > > > present until you authenticate. That's to say you can't and shouldn't
> > > > remove it.
> > > >
> > > > M
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