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