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Incorrect HTTP Redirect binding signature

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php

Research direction

Start by reviewing commit 7b785a83a552e225c34adc84040a9268bbc3d4dd and the HTTP Redirect binding signature implementation, then compare the signature input with the SAML binding requirements. Done means the implementation signs the correct combined query parameters and a regression check demonstrates the corrected behavior.

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Description

The signature of the HTTP Redirect binding appears to be incorrect since this commit: https://github.com/simplesamlphp/saml2/commit/7b785a83a552e225c34adc84040a9268bbc3d4dd#diff-6a2c4640d940f28e0b49947ffbafd6d2726f92c9fba5fdad8202234083daff57

The signature is now set to the value of signature in the AuthnRequest, but (please correct me if I'm wrong) the signature should be based on the combined query parameters (As it was before the above commit)

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