RFC7522

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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) B. Campbell Request for Comments: 7522 Ping Identity Category: Standards Track C. Mortimore ISSN: 2070-1721 Salesforce

                                                            M. Jones
                                                           Microsoft
                                                            May 2015
     Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 Profile
  for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants

Abstract

This specification defines the use of a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 Bearer Assertion as a means for requesting an OAuth 2.0 access token as well as for client authentication.

Status of This Memo

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

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 8.1.  Sub-Namespace Registration of
 8.2.  Sub-Namespace Registration of
       urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:saml2-bearer   13

Introduction

The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 [OASIS.saml-core-2.0-os] is an XML-based framework that allows identity and security information to be shared across security domains. The SAML specification, while primarily targeted at providing cross domain Web browser single sign-on (SSO), was also designed to be modular and extensible to facilitate use in other contexts.

The Assertion, an XML security token, is a fundamental construct of SAML that is often adopted for use in other protocols and specifications. (Some examples include [OASIS.WSS-SAMLTokenProfile] and [OASIS.WS-Fed].) An Assertion is generally issued by an Identity Provider and consumed by a Service Provider that relies on its content to identify the Assertion's subject for security-related purposes.

The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework RFC6749 provides a method for making authenticated HTTP requests to a resource using an access token. Access tokens are issued to third-party clients by an authorization server (AS) with the (sometimes implicit) approval of

the resource owner. In OAuth, an authorization grant is an abstract term used to describe intermediate credentials that represent the resource owner authorization. An authorization grant is used by the client to obtain an access token. Several authorization grant types are defined to support a wide range of client types and user experiences. OAuth also allows for the definition of new extension grant types to support additional clients or to provide a bridge between OAuth and other trust frameworks. Finally, OAuth allows the definition of additional authentication mechanisms to be used by clients when interacting with the authorization server.

"Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants" RFC7521 is an abstract extension to OAuth 2.0 that provides a general framework for the use of assertions as client credentials and/or authorization grants with OAuth 2.0. This specification profiles the OAuth Assertion Framework RFC7521 to define an extension grant type that uses a SAML 2.0 Bearer Assertion to request an OAuth 2.0 access token as well as for use as client credentials. The format and processing rules for the SAML Assertion defined in this specification are intentionally similar, though not identical, to those in the Web Browser SSO profile defined in the SAML Profiles [OASIS.saml-profiles-2.0-os] specification. This specification is reusing, to the extent reasonable, concepts and patterns from that well-established profile.

This document defines how a SAML Assertion can be used to request an access token when a client wishes to utilize an existing trust relationship, expressed through the semantics of the SAML Assertion, without a direct user approval step at the authorization server. It also defines how a SAML Assertion can be used as a client authentication mechanism. The use of an Assertion for client authentication is orthogonal to and separable from using an Assertion as an authorization grant. They can be used either in combination or separately. Client assertion authentication is nothing more than an alternative way for a client to authenticate to the token endpoint, and it must be used in conjunction with some grant type to form a complete and meaningful protocol request. Assertion authorization grants may be used with or without client authentication or identification. Whether or not client authentication is needed in conjunction with an assertion authorization grant, as well as the supported types of client authentication, are policy decisions at the discretion of the authorization server.

The process by which the client obtains the SAML Assertion, prior to exchanging it with the authorization server or using it for client authentication, is out of scope.

Notational Conventions

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 RFC2119.

Unless otherwise noted, all the protocol parameter names and values are case sensitive.

Terminology

All terms are as defined in the following specifications: "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework" RFC6749, the OAuth Assertion Framework RFC7521, and "Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0" [OASIS.saml-core-2.0-os].

HTTP Parameter Bindings for Transporting Assertions

The OAuth Assertion Framework RFC7521 defines generic HTTP parameters for transporting assertions during interactions with a token endpoint. This section defines specific parameters and treatments of those parameters for use with SAML 2.0 Bearer Assertions.

Using SAML Assertions as Authorization Grants

To use a SAML Bearer Assertion as an authorization grant, the client uses an access token request as defined in Section 4 of the OAuth Assertion Framework RFC7521 with the following specific parameter values and encodings.

The value of the "grant_type" parameter is "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:saml2-bearer".

The value of the "assertion" parameter contains a single SAML 2.0 Assertion. It MUST NOT contain more than one SAML 2.0 Assertion. The SAML Assertion XML data MUST be encoded using base64url, where the encoding adheres to the definition in Section 5 of RFC 4648 RFC4648 and where the padding bits are set to zero. To avoid the need for subsequent encoding steps (by "application/x-www-form- urlencoded" [W3C.REC-html401-19991224], for example), the base64url- encoded data MUST NOT be line wrapped and pad characters ("=") MUST NOT be included.

The "scope" parameter may be used, as defined in the OAuth Assertion Framework RFC7521, to indicate the requested scope.

Authentication of the client is optional, as described in Section 3.2.1 of OAuth 2.0 RFC6749 and consequently, the "client_id" is only needed when a form of client authentication that relies on the parameter is used.

The following example demonstrates an access token request with an Assertion as an authorization grant (with extra line breaks for display purposes only):

 POST /token.oauth2 HTTP/1.1
 Host: as.example.com
 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 grant_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Agrant-type%3Asaml2-bearer&
 assertion=PHNhbWxwOl...[omitted for brevity]...ZT4

Using SAML Assertions for Client Authentication

To use a SAML Bearer Assertion for client authentication, the client uses the following parameter values and encodings.

The value of the "client_assertion_type" parameter is "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:saml2-bearer".

The value of the "client_assertion" parameter MUST contain a single SAML 2.0 Assertion. The SAML Assertion XML data MUST be encoded using base64url, where the encoding adheres to the definition in Section 5 of RFC 4648 RFC4648 and where the padding bits are set to zero. To avoid the need for subsequent encoding steps (by "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" [W3C.REC-html401-19991224], for example), the base64url-encoded data SHOULD NOT be line wrapped and pad characters ("=") SHOULD NOT be included.

The following example demonstrates a client authenticating using an Assertion during the presentation of an authorization code grant in an access token request (with extra line breaks for display purposes only):

 POST /token.oauth2 HTTP/1.1
 Host: as.example.com
 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 grant_type=authorization_code&
 code=n0esc3NRze7LTCu7iYzS6a5acc3f0ogp4&
 client_assertion_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth
 %3Aclient-assertion-type%3Asaml2-bearer&
 client_assertion=PHNhbW...[omitted for brevity]...ZT

Assertion Format and Processing Requirements

In order to issue an access token response as described in OAuth 2.0 RFC6749 or to rely on an Assertion for client authentication, the authorization server MUST validate the Assertion according to the criteria below. Application of additional restrictions and policy are at the discretion of the authorization server.

1. The Assertion's <Issuer> element MUST contain a unique

    identifier for the entity that issued the Assertion.  In the
    absence of an application profile specifying otherwise,
    compliant applications MUST compare Issuer values using the
    Simple String Comparison method defined in Section 6.2.1 of RFC
    3986 RFC3986.

2. The Assertion MUST contain a <Conditions> element with an

    <AudienceRestriction> element with an <Audience> element that
    identifies the authorization server as an intended audience.
    Section 2.5.1.4 of "Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS
    Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0"
    [OASIS.saml-core-2.0-os] defines the <AudienceRestriction> and
    <Audience> elements and, in addition to the URI references
    discussed there, the token endpoint URL of the authorization
    server MAY be used as a URI that identifies the authorization
    server as an intended audience.  The authorization server MUST
    reject any Assertion that does not contain its own identity as
    the intended audience.  In the absence of an application profile
    specifying otherwise, compliant applications MUST compare the
    Audience values using the Simple String Comparison method
    defined in Section 6.2.1 of RFC 3986 RFC3986.  As noted in
    Section 5, the precise strings to be used as the Audience for a
    given authorization server must be configured out of band by the
    authorization server and the issuer of the Assertion.

3. The Assertion MUST contain a <Subject> element identifying the

    principal that is the subject of the Assertion.  Additional
    information identifying the subject/principal MAY be included in
    an <AttributeStatement>.
    A.  For the authorization grant, the Subject typically
        identifies an authorized accessor for which the access token
        is being requested (i.e., the resource owner or an
        authorized delegate), but in some cases, it may be a
        pseudonymous identifier or other value denoting an anonymous
        user.
    B.  For client authentication, the Subject MUST be the
        "client_id" of the OAuth client.

4. The Assertion MUST have an expiry that limits the time window

    during which it can be used.  The expiry can be expressed either
    as the NotOnOrAfter attribute of the <Conditions> element or as
    the NotOnOrAfter attribute of a suitable
    <SubjectConfirmationData> element.

5. The <Subject> element MUST contain at least one

    <SubjectConfirmation> element that has a Method attribute with a
    value of "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:cm:bearer".  If the
    Assertion does not have a suitable NotOnOrAfter attribute on the
    <Conditions> element, the <SubjectConfirmation> element MUST
    contain a <SubjectConfirmationData> element.  When present, the
    <SubjectConfirmationData> element MUST have a Recipient
    attribute with a value indicating the token endpoint URL of the
    authorization server (or an acceptable alias).  The
    authorization server MUST verify that the value of the Recipient
    attribute matches the token endpoint URL (or an acceptable
    alias) to which the Assertion was delivered.  The
    <SubjectConfirmationData> element MUST have a NotOnOrAfter
    attribute that limits the window during which the Assertion can
    be confirmed.  The <SubjectConfirmationData> element MAY also
    contain an Address attribute limiting the client address from
    which the Assertion can be delivered.  Verification of the
    Address is at the discretion of the authorization server.

6. The authorization server MUST reject the entire Assertion if the

    NotOnOrAfter instant on the <Conditions> element has passed
    (subject to allowable clock skew between systems).  The
    authorization server MUST reject the <SubjectConfirmation> (but
    MAY still use the rest of the Assertion) if the NotOnOrAfter
    instant on the <SubjectConfirmationData> has passed (subject to
    allowable clock skew).  Note that the authorization server may
    reject Assertions with a NotOnOrAfter instant that is
    unreasonably far in the future.  The authorization server MAY
    ensure that Bearer Assertions are not replayed, by maintaining
    the set of used ID values for the length of time for which the
    Assertion would be considered valid based on the applicable
    NotOnOrAfter instant.

7. If the Assertion issuer directly authenticated the subject, the

    Assertion SHOULD contain a single <AuthnStatement> representing
    that authentication event.  If the Assertion was issued with the
    intention that the client act autonomously on behalf of the
    subject, an <AuthnStatement> SHOULD NOT be included and the
    client presenting the Assertion SHOULD be identified in the
    <NameID> or similar element in the <SubjectConfirmation>
    element, or by other available means like "SAML V2.0 Condition
    for Delegation Restriction" [OASIS.saml-deleg-cs].

8. Other statements, in particular <AttributeStatement> elements,

    MAY be included in the Assertion.

9. The Assertion MUST be digitally signed or have a Message

    Authentication Code (MAC) applied by the issuer.  The
    authorization server MUST reject Assertions with an invalid
    signature or MAC.

10. Encrypted elements MAY appear in place of their plaintext

    counterparts as defined in [OASIS.saml-core-2.0-os].

11. The authorization server MUST reject an Assertion that is not

    valid in all other respects per [OASIS.saml-core-2.0-os], such
    as (but not limited to) all content within the Conditions
    element including the NotOnOrAfter and NotBefore attributes,
    unknown condition types, etc.

Authorization Grant Processing

Assertion authorization grants may be used with or without client authentication or identification. Whether or not client authentication is needed in conjunction with an Assertion authorization grant, as well as the supported types of client authentication, are policy decisions at the discretion of the authorization server. However, if client credentials are present in the request, the authorization server MUST validate them.

If the Assertion is not valid (including if its subject confirmation requirements cannot be met), the authorization server constructs an error response as defined in OAuth 2.0 RFC6749. The value of the "error" parameter MUST be the "invalid_grant" error code. The authorization server MAY include additional information regarding the reasons the Assertion was considered invalid using the "error_description" or "error_uri" parameters.

For example:

 HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
 Content-Type: application/json
 Cache-Control: no-store
 {
   "error":"invalid_grant",
   "error_description":"Audience validation failed"
 }

Client Authentication Processing

If the client Assertion is not valid (including if its subject confirmation requirements cannot be met), the authorization server constructs an error response as defined in OAuth 2.0 RFC6749. The value of the "error" parameter MUST be the "invalid_client" error code. The authorization server MAY include additional information regarding the reasons the Assertion was considered invalid using the "error_description" or "error_uri" parameters.

Authorization Grant Example

The following examples illustrate what a conforming Assertion and an access token request would look like.

The example shows an assertion issued and signed by the SAML Identity Provider identified as "https://saml-idp.example.com". The subject of the Assertion is identified by email address as "[email protected]", who authenticated to the Identity Provider by means of a digital signature where the key was validated as part of an X.509 Public Key Infrastructure. The intended audience of the Assertion is "https://saml-sp.example.net", which is an identifier for a SAML Service Provider with which the authorization server identifies itself. The Assertion is sent as part of an access token request to the authorization server's token endpoint at "https://authz.example.net/token.oauth2".

Below is an example SAML 2.0 Assertion (whitespace formatting is for display purposes only):

 <Assertion IssueInstant="2010-10-01T20:07:34.619Z"
   ID="ef1xsbZxPV2oqjd7HTLRLIBlBb7"
   Version="2.0"
   xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">
  <Issuer>https://saml-idp.example.com</Issuer>
  <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
   [...omitted for brevity...]
  </ds:Signature>
  <Subject>
   <NameID
    Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress">
    [email protected]
   </NameID>
   <SubjectConfirmation
     Method="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:cm:bearer">
    <SubjectConfirmationData
      NotOnOrAfter="2010-10-01T20:12:34.619Z"
      Recipient="https://authz.example.net/token.oauth2"/>
    </SubjectConfirmation>
   </Subject>
   <Conditions>
     <AudienceRestriction>
       <Audience>https://saml-sp.example.net</Audience>
     </AudienceRestriction>
   </Conditions>
   <AuthnStatement AuthnInstant="2010-10-01T20:07:34.371Z">
     <AuthnContext>
       <AuthnContextClassRef>
         urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:X509
       </AuthnContextClassRef>
     </AuthnContext>
   </AuthnStatement>
 </Assertion>
               Figure 1: Example SAML 2.0 Assertion

To present the Assertion shown in the previous example as part of an access token request, for example, the client might make the following HTTPS request (with extra line breaks for display purposes only):

 POST /token.oauth2 HTTP/1.1
 Host: authz.example.net
 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 grant_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Agrant-type%3Asaml2-
 bearer&assertion=PEFzc2VydGlvbiBJc3N1ZUluc3RhbnQ9IjIwMTEtMDU
 [...omitted for brevity...]aG5TdGF0ZW1lbnQ-PC9Bc3NlcnRpb24-
                     Figure 2: Example Request

Interoperability Considerations

Agreement between system entities regarding identifiers, keys, and endpoints is required in order to achieve interoperable deployments of this profile. Specific items that require agreement are as follows: values for the Issuer and Audience identifiers, the location of the token endpoint, the key used to apply and verify the digital signature over the Assertion, one-time use restrictions on Assertions, maximum Assertion lifetime allowed, and the specific Subject and attribute requirements of the Assertion. The exchange of such information is explicitly out of scope for this specification, and typical deployment of it will be done alongside existing SAML Web SSO deployments that have already established a means of exchanging such information. "Metadata for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0" [OASIS.saml-metadata-2.0-os] specifies one common method of exchanging SAML-related information about system entities.

The RSA-SHA256 algorithm, from RFC6931, is a mandatory-to-implement XML signature algorithm for this profile.

Security Considerations

The security considerations described within the following specifications are all applicable to this document: "Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants" RFC7521, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework" RFC6749, and "Security and Privacy Considerations for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0" [OASIS.saml-sec-consider-2.0-os].

The specification does not mandate replay protection for the SAML Assertion usage for either the authorization grant or for client authentication. It is an optional feature, which implementations may employ at their own discretion.

Privacy Considerations

A SAML Assertion may contain privacy-sensitive information and, to prevent disclosure of such information to unintended parties, should only be transmitted over encrypted channels, such as Transport Layer Security (TLS). In cases where it is desirable to prevent disclosure of certain information to the client, the Subject and/or individual attributes of a SAML Assertion should be encrypted to the authorization server.

Deployments should determine the minimum amount of information necessary to complete the exchange and include only that information in an Assertion (typically by limiting what information is included in an <AttributeStatement> or by omitting it altogether). In some cases, the Subject can be a value representing an anonymous or pseudonymous user, as described in Section 6.3.1 of the OAuth Assertion Framework RFC7521.

IANA Considerations

Sub-Namespace Registration of

  urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:saml2-bearer

This section registers the value "grant-type:saml2-bearer" in the IANA "OAuth URI" registry established by "An IETF URN Sub-Namespace for OAuth" RFC6755.

o URN: urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:saml2-bearer

o Common Name: SAML 2.0 Bearer Assertion Grant Type Profile for

  OAuth 2.0

o Change Controller: IESG

o Specification Document: RFC 7522

Sub-Namespace Registration of

  urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:saml2-bearer

This section registers the value "client-assertion-type:saml2-bearer" in the IANA "OAuth URI" registry established by "An IETF URN Sub- Namespace for OAuth" RFC6755.

o URN: urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:saml2-bearer

o Common Name: SAML 2.0 Bearer Assertion Profile for OAuth 2.0

  Client Authentication

o Change Controller: IESG

o Specification Document: RFC 7522

References

Normative References

[OASIS.saml-core-2.0-os]

          Cantor, S., Kemp, J., Philpott, R., and E. Maler,
          "Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS Security Assertion
          Markup Language (SAML) V2.0", OASIS Standard
          saml-core-2.0-os, March 2005, <http://docs.oasis-open.org/
          security/saml/v2.0/saml-core-2.0-os.pdf>.

[OASIS.saml-deleg-cs]

          Cantor, S., Ed., "SAML V2.0 Condition for Delegation
          Restriction Version 1", Committee Specification 01,
          November 2009, <http://docs.oasis-open.org/
          security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-delegation-cs-01.html>.

[OASIS.saml-sec-consider-2.0-os]

          Hirsch, F., Philpott, R., and E. Maler, "Security and
          Privacy Considerations for the OASIS Security Assertion
          Markup Language (SAML) V2.0", OASIS Standard
          saml-sec-consider-2.0-os, March 2005,
          <http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/
          saml-sec-consider-2.0-os.pdf>.

RFC2119 Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate

          Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
          DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
          <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

RFC3986 Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R., and L. Masinter, "Uniform

          Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax", STD 66,
          RFC 3986, DOI 10.17487/RFC3986, January 2005,
          <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3986>.

RFC4648 Josefsson, S., "The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data

          Encodings", RFC 4648, DOI 10.17487/RFC4648, October 2006,
          <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4648>.

RFC6749 Hardt, D., Ed., "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework",

          RFC 6749, DOI 10.17487/RFC6749, October 2012,
          <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6749>.

RFC6931 Eastlake 3rd, D., "Additional XML Security Uniform

          Resource Identifiers (URIs)", RFC 6931,
          DOI 10.17487/RFC6931, April 2013,
          <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6931>.

RFC7521 Campbell, B., Mortimore, C., Jones, M., and Y. Goland,

          "Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication
          and Authorization Grants", RFC 7521, DOI 10.17487/RFC7521,
          May 2015, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7521>.

Informative References

[OASIS.WS-Fed]

          Goodner, M. and A. Nadalin, "Web Services Federation
          Language (WS-Federation) Version 1.2", OASIS Standard, May
          2009, <http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsfed/
          federation/v1.2/os/ws-federation-1.2-spec-os.html>.

[OASIS.WSS-SAMLTokenProfile]

          Monzillo, R., Kaler, C., Nadalin, T., Hallam-Baker, P.,
          and C. Milono, "Web Services Security SAML Token Profile
          Version 1.1.1", OASIS Standard, May 2012,
          <http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss-m/wss/v1.1.1/
          wss-SAMLTokenProfile-v1.1.1.html>.

[OASIS.saml-metadata-2.0-os]

          Cantor, S., Moreh, J., Philpott, R., and E. Maler,
          "Metadata for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language
          (SAML) V2.0", OASIS Standard saml-metadata-2.0-os, March
          2005, <http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/
          saml-metadata-2.0-os.pdf>.

[OASIS.saml-profiles-2.0-os]

          Hughes, J., Cantor, S., Hodges, J., Hirsch, F., Mishra,
          P., Philpott, R., and E. Maler, "Profiles for the OASIS
          Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0", OASIS
          Standard OASIS.saml-profiles-2.0-os, March 2005,
          <http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/
          saml-profiles-2.0-os.pdf>.

RFC6755 Campbell, B. and H. Tschofenig, "An IETF URN Sub-Namespace

          for OAuth", RFC 6755, DOI 10.17487/RFC6755, October 2012,
          <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6755>.

[W3C.REC-html401-19991224]

          Raggett, D., Hors, A., and I. Jacobs, "HTML 4.01
          Specification", World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation
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Acknowledgements

The following people contributed wording and concepts to this document: Paul Madsen, Patrick Harding, Peter Motykowski, Eran Hammer, Peter Saint-Andre, Ian Barnett, Eric Fazendin, Torsten Lodderstedt, Susan Harper, Scott Tomilson, Scott Cantor, Hannes Tschofenig, David Waite, Phil Hunt, and Mukesh Bhatnagar.

Authors' Addresses

Brian Campbell Ping Identity

EMail: [email protected]

Chuck Mortimore Salesforce.com

EMail: [email protected]

Michael B. Jones Microsoft

EMail: [email protected] URI: http://self-issued.info/