pysaml2 7.5.4
Python implementation of SAML Version 2 Standard
Requires Python: >=3.9
Keywords: saml, saml2, standard, federation, identity, idpy, IdentityPython

# PySAML2 - SAML2 for Python

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PySAML2 is a pure python implementation of SAML Version 2 Standard.
It contains all necessary pieces for building a SAML2 service provider
or an identity provider. The distribution contains examples of both.
Originally written to work in a WSGI environment
there are extensions that allow you to use it with other frameworks.

**Website**: https://idpy.org/

**Documentation**: https://pysaml2.readthedocs.io/

**Contribution guidelines**: [CONTRIBUTING.md][contributing]

**Security policies**: [SECURITY.md][sec]

**Source code**: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/

**Developer guidelines**: [DEVELOPERS.md][dev]

**PyPI project**: https://pypi.org/project/pysaml2/

**License**: [LICENSE][license]


## Specifications

Retrieved from https://wiki.oasis-open.org/security/FrontPage

#### SAML V2.0 Standard

- SAML2 Core (aka Assertions and Protocols): http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/56776/sstc-saml-core-errata-2.0-wd-07.pdf
  - Assertion schema: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-schema-assertion-2.0.xsd
  - Protocols schema: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-schema-protocol-2.0.xsd
- Bindings: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/56779/sstc-saml-bindings-errata-2.0-wd-06.pdf
- Profiles: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/56782/sstc-saml-profiles-errata-2.0-wd-07.pdf
- Metadata: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/56785/sstc-saml-metadata-errata-2.0-wd-05.pdf
  - Metadata schema: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-schema-metadata-2.0.xsd
- Authentication Context: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-authn-context-2.0-os.pdf
- Conformance Requirements: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-conformance-2.0-os.pdf
- Security and Privacy Considerations: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-sec-consider-2.0-os.pdf
- Glossary: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-glossary-2.0-os.pdf

#### Profiles and extensions

- Metadata Extension for SAML V2.0 and V1.x Query Requesters: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-metadata-ext-query-os.pdf
- SAML V2.0 Metadata Interoperability Profile: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-metadata-iop-os.pdf
- SAML V2.0 Metadata Extensions for Login and Discovery User Interface Version 1.0: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-metadata-ui/v1.0/os/sstc-saml-metadata-ui-v1.0-os.pdf
- SAML V2.0 LDAP/X.500 Attribute Profile: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/28042/sstc-saml-attribute-x500-cs-01.pdf
- SAML V2.0 Enhanced Client or Proxy Profile Version 2.0: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/saml-ecp/v2.0/cs01/saml-ecp-v2.0-cs01.pdf

#### Committee Specifications

- SAML V2.0 Subject Identifier Attributes Profile Version 1.0: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml-subject-id-attr/v1.0/cs01/saml-subject-id-attr-v1.0-cs01.pdf


## Installation

You can install PySAML2 through pip:

```shell
pip install pysaml2
```

### External dependencies

PySAML2 works with the [`xmlsec`][xmlsec] binary.
Notice that support for xmlsec `1 1.3` was added with `v7.4.2`.

`xmlsec` should be readily available in most Linux distributions:

```shell
$ apt-get install xmlsec1
$ dnf install xmlsec1-openssl
$ yum install xmlsec1-openssl
$ pacman -S xmlsec
...
```

and on MacOS through [`homebrew`][brew]

```shell
$ brew install libxmlsec1
```


## Changelog

See the [CHANGELOG][clog] to learn about the latest developments.


## Contributing

We've set up a separate document for our [contribution guidelines][contributing].


## Community

[IdentityPython][idpy] is a community around
a collection of libraries and tools to manage identity related concepts with Python code.
You can interact with the community though the [mailing list](https://lists.sunet.se/postorius/lists/idpy-discuss.lists.sunet.se/)
or on the [Slack workspace](https://identity-python.slack.com/) ([invitation](https://join.slack.com/t/identity-python/shared_invite/enQtNzEyNjU1NDI1MjUyLTM2MWI5ZGNhMTk1ZThiOTIxNWY2OTY1ODVmMWNjMzUzMTYxNTY5MzE5N2RlYjExZTIyM2MwYjBjZGE4MGVlMTM)).


## Development

We've set up a separate document for [developers][dev].


### Releasing

We've set up a separate document for our [release process][rel].


### Pre-commit

(TODO)


  [idpy]: https://idpy.org/
  [docs]: https://pysaml2.readthedocs.io/
  [contributing]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
  [sec]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/blob/master/SECURITY.md
  [repo]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/
  [dev]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/blob/master/DEVELOPERS.md
  [pypi]: https://pypi.org/project/pysaml2/
  [license]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/blob/master/LICENSE
  [clog]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  [rel]: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/blob/master/RELEASE.md
  [xmlsec]: http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/
  [brew]: https://brew.sh/