Bug ID 436489: Session variables defined within the "Relay State" parameter of an SP initiated SSO session may fail.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.4.0, 11.4.1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.3, 11.5.6, 11.4.1 HF9

Opened: Nov 04, 2013

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Session variables, such as, %{session.server.landinguri}, are not processes as part of Relay State parameter in BIG-IP SP service configuration.

Impact

Session variables are not processed

Conditions

Session variable configured as part of Relay State parameter in BIG-IP SP service configuration and SP initiated SAML SSO is used.

Workaround

Do not use session variables inside Relay State configuration for BIG-IP SP service.

Fix Information

The BIG-IP system SAML Service Provider (SP) service now supports and processes session variables as part of the RelayState parameter.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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