nextcloud / nextcloud/user_saml
Not returning to issuer after login
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Go to the SP to login
- Enter username and password on the IdP login page.
Expected behaviour
After the account is verified, the user should be returned to the SP.
Actual behaviour
After the account is verified, the user stays at the IdP.
Server configuration
Operating system: Centos 7
Web server: Apache/2.4.29
Database: 5.5.5-10.0.34-MariaDB
PHP version: 7.1.14
Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page) 13.0.0
Where did you install Nextcloud from:
List of activated apps:
If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ app:list
from within your Nextcloud installation folder
Nextcloud configuration:
{
"system": {
"instanceid": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"passwordsalt": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"secret": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"trusted_domains": [
"localhost",
"bestanden.covs-de-scheidsrechter.nl"
],
"datadirectory": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"overwrite.cli.url": "https://bestanden.covs-de-scheidsrechter.nl",
"dbtype": "mysql",
"version": "13.0.0.14",
"dbname": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"dbhost": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"dbtableprefix": "ownc_",
"dbuser": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"dbpassword": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"logtimezone": "Europe/Amsterdam",
"installed": true,
"maintenance": false,
"theme": "",
"loglevel": 2,
"htaccess.RewriteBase": "/",
"redis": {
"host": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"port": 6379
},
"memcache.locking": "\OC\Memcache\Redis",
"mail_from_address": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"mail_smtpmode": "php",
"mail_domain": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE",
"updater.release.channel": "stable",
"enable_previews": true,
"enabledPreviewProviders": [
"OC\Preview\PNG",
"OC\Preview\JPEG",
"OC\Preview\GIF",
"OC\Preview\BMP",
"OC\Preview\XBitmap",
"OC\Preview\Markdown",
"OC\Preview\MP3",
"OC\Preview\TXT",
"OC\Preview\Illustrator",
"OC\Preview\Movie",
"OC\Preview\MSOffice2003",
"OC\Preview\MSOffice2007",
"OC\Preview\MSOfficeDoc",
"OC\Preview\OpenDocument",
"OC\Preview\PDF",
"OC\Preview\Photoshop",
"OC\Preview\Postscript",
"OC\Preview\StarOffice",
"OC\Preview\SVG",
"OC\Preview\TIFF",
"OC\Preview\Font"
],
"updater.secret": "REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE"
}
}
If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ config:list system
from within your Nextcloud installation folder
or
Insert your config.php content here
Make sure to remove all sensitive content such as passwords. (e.g. database password, passwordsalt, secret, smtp password, …)
Client configuration
Browser:
Operating system:
Logs
Nextcloud log (data/owncloud.log)
Insert your Nextcloud log here
Feb 25 14:53:00 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Session: 'admin' not valid because we are not authenticated.
Feb 25 14:53:00 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Session: 'login-admin' not valid because we are not authenticated.
Feb 25 14:53:01 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Localization: using old system
Feb 25 14:53:01 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Template: Reading [/var/simplesamlphp/modules/core/dictionaries/frontpage]
Feb 25 14:53:01 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Template: Reading [/var/simplesamlphp/modules/core/dictionaries/frontpage]
Feb 25 14:53:01 simplesamlphp WARNING [3a974c854f] Deprecated use of new SimpleSAML\Locale\Translate::t(...) at /var/simplesamlphp/lib/SimpleSAML/XHTML/Template.php:716. The $tag-parameter can only be a string in 2.0.
Feb 25 14:53:02 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Session: 'admin' not valid because we are not authenticated.
Feb 25 14:53:02 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Session: 'login-admin' not valid because we are not authenticated.
Feb 25 14:53:02 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Localization: using old system
Feb 25 14:53:02 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Template: Reading [/var/simplesamlphp/modules/core/dictionaries/frontpage]
Feb 25 14:53:02 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Template: Reading [/var/simplesamlphp/modules/core/dictionaries/frontpage]
Feb 25 14:53:04 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Session: 'admin' not valid because we are not authenticated.
Feb 25 14:53:04 simplesamlphp DEBUG [3a974c854f] Session: 'login-admin' not valid because we are not authenticated.
Browser log
Insert your browser log here, this could for example include:
a) The javascript console log
b) The network log
c) ...
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the login flow described in the issue using the listed Nextcloud, PHP, Apache, CentOS, and MariaDB versions, then inspect the supplied SimpleSAMLphp log output and server configuration. Done means that after credentials are verified by the IdP, the user returns to the Nextcloud service provider instead of remaining at the IdP.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100