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Re: standalone authentication request to the Identity provider

From: Tom Scavo <>
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Subject: Re: standalone authentication request to the Identity provider
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:43:32 -0500
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On 12/15/05, Manuel Sánchez Cuenca
<>
wrote:
>
> I want to make some tests with
> the identity provider. I'm interested in make an authentication request
> to the Identity Provider from my own java program, not from the Service
> Provider. Is it possible?

Well, a Shibboleth Authentication Request is just a GET request so you
don't need a lot of high-powered machinery.

> How?

Not sure I understand...you want to intercept the Response at the SP?
If so, fiddle with the Assertion Consumer Service component of the
Java SP.

> What is the Identity Provider servlet
> which have to receive this authentication request?

See
http://anoncvs.internet2.edu/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/shibboleth/java/src/edu/internet2/middleware/shibboleth/idp/provider/ShibbolethV1SSOHandler.java

Hope this helps,
Tom

standalone authentication request to the Identity provider, Manuel Sánchez Cuenca, 12/15/2005
- Re: standalone authentication request to the Identity provider, Tom Scavo, 12/15/2005
  - Re: standalone authentication request to the Identity provider, Manuel Sánchez Cuenca, 12/15/2005
    - RE: standalone authentication request to the Identity provider, Scott Cantor, 12/15/2005

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