Not compliant with specs for encrypted elements

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php
Domain
security

Research direction

Start by locating the handling of xenc:EncryptedKey elements and compare it with the encrypted-element requirements quoted in the issue and the referenced XMLEnc and SAML specifications. Done means the implementation complies with the stated cardinality and Recipient guidance, with coverage for the corrected behavior.

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Description

This needs fixing

<xenc:EncryptedKey> [Zero or More]

Wrapped decryption keys, as defined by [XMLEnc]. Each wrapped key SHOULD include a
Recipient attribute that specifies the entity for whom the key has been encrypted. The value of
the Recipient attribute SHOULD be the URI identifier of a SAML system entity, as defined by
Section 8.3.6
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PHP
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