4 Fix for secadv 20050901
9 See http://shibboleth.internet2.edu for details of this
15 This release is a fully compatible minor update
16 to the Shibboleth 1.2.1 release. It addesses problems
17 and small functional gaps identified since the release
18 of the previous version.
22 Support for the target software on Mac OS X
24 Improved target RequestMap handling of web sites
25 running on both http and https.
29 Target build scripts better detect and handle threading
32 Variety of target race conditions and exceptions in RPC
35 Bugs in assertion condition handling.
37 Target RequestMap should ignore query strings.
39 Fixed the library path in Windows resolvertest batch
42 Fixed a crash in extkeytool program.
44 Fixed a file descriptor leak in the IdP.
46 Fixed a bug that prevented the HS from supporting
47 multiple SAML Name Identifier formats.
49 The attribute resolver now retains the order of attribute
50 values obtained from data connectors.
52 The JDBC Data Connector ignores case when mapping
53 sourceName to the attribute name.
55 Minor udpates to documentation.
57 Rev'd dependant java libraries (Xerces, Commons Pool,
65 This release represents a fully compatible minor update
66 to the Shibboleth 1.0 release, and is considered to be
67 ready for production use.
74 Multi-federation support. Most origin configuration,
75 including signing credentials and identifiers, can be
76 overriden depending on the recipient of the assertions.
78 Simplified application architecture. Both origins
79 and targets now reference each other using a single
80 identifier called a "provider id".
82 The Attribute Authority can be configured to answer
83 requests with multiple SAML Subject formats,
84 increasing interoperability with other SAML-based
87 Signing credentials can now be loaded from a variety
88 of formats, including those commonly used with OpenSSL.
90 The origin now validates all requests from 1.2+ targets
91 against federation metadata.
93 Compatibility with 1.1 targets using a "legacy" or
94 "default" configuration.
96 Separate logs are created for errors and transaction
99 Easier logging configuration.
101 Support is included for pulling attribute data from SQL
102 databases using JDBC. The JDBC Data Connector includes
103 support for conection pooling and prepared statements.
105 Mechanism for throttling requests to the Handle Service.
106 This improves performance by preventing the server from
107 becoming saturated with signing requests. Throttle can
108 be adjusted based for servers with more than two CPUs.
110 Support for signatures on all SAML Assertions and
111 Responses, which allows for more interoperability
112 with other SAML-based software and profiles.
114 Attribute Release Policies can contain match functions
115 on attribute values. This allows the release of specific
116 values based on regular expression.
118 Support has been added to the Attribute Authority for
119 using alternate data connectors in the event of a
122 The resolvertest program can now process and enforce
123 Attribute Release Policies.
125 Updated library dependencies, including OpenSAML and XML
126 Security, with substantial performance improvements when
129 Many important bug fixes
135 New XML-based configuration system supporting runtime
136 adjustment of many settings and better integration with
137 supplemental configuration files
139 Ability to partition deployment into "Applications" at the
140 vhost, path, or document level
142 "Lazy" sessions allow applications to redirect browser
143 to initiate a session, allowing content to decide it
144 needs authentication or attributes at runtime
146 Flexible support for multi-federation deployment, including
147 selection of credentials and authorities based on the request
148 and the origin site or federation
150 Support for more types of key and certificate formats
152 Improved pluggability for many aspects of system, including
153 access control modules
155 Clearer trace logging and support for a transaction/audit log
157 Pooling and caching of HTTP and TLS connections to origins
159 Support for alternative SAML name formats for intra-enterprise
160 deployments and better interoperability with SAML products
162 Support for tailoring attribute query behavior, particularly
163 non-fatal failure modes for intelligent applications prepared
164 to deal with missing information
166 Updated library dependencies, including OpenSAML, Xerces parser,
167 XML Security, and support for all GCC 3.x compiler versions
169 Support for Apache 2.0 as well as Apache 1.3 and IIS
171 Many important bug fixes