spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-security

No session is created during IdP initiated SSO.

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Description

Expected Behavior

The session must be created during IdP initiated SSO.

Current Behavior

During IdP initiated SSO no session is created and because of this even after successful authorization, Spring Security initializes SP initiated SSO.

Context

With SP initiated SSO, a session is created in the HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository#saveAuthenticationRequest method, which creates a cookie and saves all authorization data after successful authorization.

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Research direction

Start by tracing IdP-initiated SSO alongside HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository#saveAuthenticationRequest, which the issue identifies as the SP-initiated session path. Determine where the IdP-initiated flow should create its session and verify that successful authorization no longer initializes SP-initiated SSO.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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