Allow configuring SAML private attributes #133154
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This PR is twofold: - it adds a new `secure_attributes` setting to the SAML realm, and - introduces extension point that allows providing a custom `SamlAuthenticateResponseHandler` The `secure_attributes` setting can be used to define which SAML attributes should be treated as secure. This implies that these attributes should not be logged, or returned as part of user's metadata when `populate_user_metadata` is set to `true`.
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…ure-attrtibutes # Conflicts: # x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
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| public static final Function<String, Setting.AffixSetting<List<String>>> SECURE_ATTRIBUTES = (type) -> Setting.affixKeySetting( | ||
| RealmSettings.realmSettingPrefix(type), | ||
| "secure_attributes", |
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Is secure the right word? It implies that other attributes are "insecure".
Maybe private or confidential?
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Thanks for the callout. I was on the fence between secure, private and secret. Went with secure as it seemed like a better fit (at least implementation wise). I'm okay with private. Technically, the main goal is to allow hiding certain attributes and treating them as private only.
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This PR is twofold: - adds a new `private_attributes` setting to the SAML realm, and - introduces extension point that allows providing a custom `SamlAuthenticateResponseHandler` The `private_attributes` setting can be used to define which SAML attributes should be treated as private. This implies that these attributes will not be logged or returned as part of user's metadata when `populate_user_metadata` is set to `true`.
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This PR is twofold:
private_attributessetting to the SAML realm, andSamlAuthenticateResponseHandlerThe
private_attributessetting can be used to define which SAML attributes should be treated as private. This implies that these attributes will not be logged or returned as part of user's metadata whenpopulate_user_metadatais set totrue.