ITfoxtec SAML with load balanced web servers
We are using the ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2 library to authenticate with our SSO
service.
The problem is we are using this on a load balanced servers. If we turn sticky sessions off, the application no longer functions.
I've tried setting isPersistent= true when we create the session but it has had no affect. I've seen similar issues posted related to storing SAML state across a web farm with suggestions ranging from:
Changing the configuration so all servers on the webfarm use the same machine key
Creating what amounts to a state service to store authentication.
I would think there would be a way to natively store user state in a cookie that would be reusable regardless if load balancing is being used or not.
Any suggestions on how to attack this?
load-balancing saml-2.0 web-farm itfoxtec-identity-saml2
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We are using the ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2 library to authenticate with our SSO
service.
The problem is we are using this on a load balanced servers. If we turn sticky sessions off, the application no longer functions.
I've tried setting isPersistent= true when we create the session but it has had no affect. I've seen similar issues posted related to storing SAML state across a web farm with suggestions ranging from:
Changing the configuration so all servers on the webfarm use the same machine key
Creating what amounts to a state service to store authentication.
I would think there would be a way to natively store user state in a cookie that would be reusable regardless if load balancing is being used or not.
Any suggestions on how to attack this?
load-balancing saml-2.0 web-farm itfoxtec-identity-saml2
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We are using the ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2 library to authenticate with our SSO
service.
The problem is we are using this on a load balanced servers. If we turn sticky sessions off, the application no longer functions.
I've tried setting isPersistent= true when we create the session but it has had no affect. I've seen similar issues posted related to storing SAML state across a web farm with suggestions ranging from:
Changing the configuration so all servers on the webfarm use the same machine key
Creating what amounts to a state service to store authentication.
I would think there would be a way to natively store user state in a cookie that would be reusable regardless if load balancing is being used or not.
Any suggestions on how to attack this?
load-balancing saml-2.0 web-farm itfoxtec-identity-saml2
We are using the ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2 library to authenticate with our SSO
service.
The problem is we are using this on a load balanced servers. If we turn sticky sessions off, the application no longer functions.
I've tried setting isPersistent= true when we create the session but it has had no affect. I've seen similar issues posted related to storing SAML state across a web farm with suggestions ranging from:
Changing the configuration so all servers on the webfarm use the same machine key
Creating what amounts to a state service to store authentication.
I would think there would be a way to natively store user state in a cookie that would be reusable regardless if load balancing is being used or not.
Any suggestions on how to attack this?
load-balancing saml-2.0 web-farm itfoxtec-identity-saml2
load-balancing saml-2.0 web-farm itfoxtec-identity-saml2
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Using ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2.Mvc and ASP.NET MVC the isPersitent
is a parameter on the CreateSession
method. The CreateSession method used in the
ASP.NET sample application.
The method is called after the SAML 2.0 response is accepted to create the user identity cookie handled by the SessionAuthenticationModule
.
Default the user identity cookies is not persistent. Setting the isPersitent=true
result in creating persistent user identity cookies.
It should not be a problem to use load balancing unless the isReferenceMode=true
. Reference mode change the user identity cookies from being self contained to being a pointer.
In reference mode, a simple artifact is produced during serialization and the token material is stored in the token cache that is associated with the token handler. The token cache is an instance of a class that derives from SessionSecurityTokenCache. For Web Farm scenarios, the token cache must operate across all nodes in the farm.
Maybe you need to implement a token cache.
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Using ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2.Mvc and ASP.NET MVC the isPersitent
is a parameter on the CreateSession
method. The CreateSession method used in the
ASP.NET sample application.
The method is called after the SAML 2.0 response is accepted to create the user identity cookie handled by the SessionAuthenticationModule
.
Default the user identity cookies is not persistent. Setting the isPersitent=true
result in creating persistent user identity cookies.
It should not be a problem to use load balancing unless the isReferenceMode=true
. Reference mode change the user identity cookies from being self contained to being a pointer.
In reference mode, a simple artifact is produced during serialization and the token material is stored in the token cache that is associated with the token handler. The token cache is an instance of a class that derives from SessionSecurityTokenCache. For Web Farm scenarios, the token cache must operate across all nodes in the farm.
Maybe you need to implement a token cache.
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Using ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2.Mvc and ASP.NET MVC the isPersitent
is a parameter on the CreateSession
method. The CreateSession method used in the
ASP.NET sample application.
The method is called after the SAML 2.0 response is accepted to create the user identity cookie handled by the SessionAuthenticationModule
.
Default the user identity cookies is not persistent. Setting the isPersitent=true
result in creating persistent user identity cookies.
It should not be a problem to use load balancing unless the isReferenceMode=true
. Reference mode change the user identity cookies from being self contained to being a pointer.
In reference mode, a simple artifact is produced during serialization and the token material is stored in the token cache that is associated with the token handler. The token cache is an instance of a class that derives from SessionSecurityTokenCache. For Web Farm scenarios, the token cache must operate across all nodes in the farm.
Maybe you need to implement a token cache.
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Using ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2.Mvc and ASP.NET MVC the isPersitent
is a parameter on the CreateSession
method. The CreateSession method used in the
ASP.NET sample application.
The method is called after the SAML 2.0 response is accepted to create the user identity cookie handled by the SessionAuthenticationModule
.
Default the user identity cookies is not persistent. Setting the isPersitent=true
result in creating persistent user identity cookies.
It should not be a problem to use load balancing unless the isReferenceMode=true
. Reference mode change the user identity cookies from being self contained to being a pointer.
In reference mode, a simple artifact is produced during serialization and the token material is stored in the token cache that is associated with the token handler. The token cache is an instance of a class that derives from SessionSecurityTokenCache. For Web Farm scenarios, the token cache must operate across all nodes in the farm.
Maybe you need to implement a token cache.
Using ITfoxtec.Identity.Saml2.Mvc and ASP.NET MVC the isPersitent
is a parameter on the CreateSession
method. The CreateSession method used in the
ASP.NET sample application.
The method is called after the SAML 2.0 response is accepted to create the user identity cookie handled by the SessionAuthenticationModule
.
Default the user identity cookies is not persistent. Setting the isPersitent=true
result in creating persistent user identity cookies.
It should not be a problem to use load balancing unless the isReferenceMode=true
. Reference mode change the user identity cookies from being self contained to being a pointer.
In reference mode, a simple artifact is produced during serialization and the token material is stored in the token cache that is associated with the token handler. The token cache is an instance of a class that derives from SessionSecurityTokenCache. For Web Farm scenarios, the token cache must operate across all nodes in the farm.
Maybe you need to implement a token cache.
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