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[role="xpack"]
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[[configuring-saml-realm]]
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=== Configuring a SAML realm
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The {stack} supports Security Assertion Markup Language Single Sign On (SAML SSO)
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into {kib} with {es} as a backend service. In particular, the {stack} supports
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the SAML 2.0 Web Browser SSO and the SAML 2.0 Single Logout profiles. It can
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integrate with any identity provider (IdP) that supports at least the SAML 2.0
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Web Browser SSO Profile.
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In SAML terminology, the {stack} is operating as a _service provider_ (SP). For more
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information, see {stack-ov}/saml-realm.html[SAML authentication] and
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{stack-ov}/saml-guide.html[Configuring SAML SSO on the {stack}].
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[NOTE]
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--
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* If you configure a SAML realm for use in {kib}, you should also configure
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another realm, such as the native realm in your authentication chain.
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* These instructions assume that you have an existing SAML identity provider.
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--
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To enable SAML authentication in {es} and add the {stack} as a service provider:
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. Enable SSL/TLS for HTTP.
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--
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If your {es} cluster is operating in production mode, you must
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configure the HTTP interface to use TLS before you can enable SAML
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authentication.
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See <<tls-http>>.
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--
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. Enable the Token Service.
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--
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The {es} SAML implementation makes use of the {es} Token Service. This service
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is automatically enabled if you configure TLS on the HTTP interface. You can
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explicitly enable it by including the following setting in your
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`elasticsearch.yml` file:
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[source, yaml]
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xpack.security.authc.token.enabled: true
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------------------------------------------------------------
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--
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. Configure a SAML IdP metadata file.
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The {stack} uses a standard SAML metadata document in XML format, which defines
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the capabilities and features of your identity provider. You should be able to
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download or generate such a document within your IdP administration interface.
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Most IdPs will provide an appropriate metadata file with all the features that
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the {stack} requires. For more information, see
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{stack-ov}/saml-guide-idp.html[The identity provider].
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--
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.. Download the IdP metadata document and store it within the `config` directory
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on each {es} node. For example, store it as `config/saml/idp-metadata.xml`.
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.. Get the identifier for your identity provider.
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The IdP will have been assigned an identifier (_EntityID_ in SAML terminology),
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which is most commonly expressed in Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) form. Your
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admin interface might tell you what this is or you might need to read the
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metadata document to find it. Look for the `entityID` attribute on the
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`EntityDescriptor` element.
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--
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. Create one or more SAML realms.
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SAML authentication is enabled by configuring a SAML realm within the
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authentication chain for {es}.
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This realm has a few mandatory settings, and a number of optional settings.
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The available settings are described in detail in the
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<<ref-saml-settings>>. The following settings (in the `elasticsearch.yml`
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configuration file) are the most common settings:
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[source, yaml]
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xpack.security.authc.realms.saml1: <1>
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type: saml <2>
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order: 2 <3>
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idp.metadata.path: saml/idp-metadata.xml <4>
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idp.entity_id: "https://sso.example.com/" <5>
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sp.entity_id: "https://kibana.example.com/" <6>
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sp.acs: "https://kibana.example.com/api/security/v1/saml" <7>
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sp.logout: "https://kibana.example.com/logout" <8>
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<1> This setting defines a new authentication realm named "saml1". For an
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introduction to realms, see {stack-ov}/realms.html[Realms].
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<2> The `type` must be `saml`.
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<3> You should define a unique order on each realm in your authentication chain.
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It is recommended that the SAML realm be at the bottom of your authentication
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chain (that is, it has the _highest_ order).
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<4> This is the path to the metadata file that you saved for your identity provider.
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The path that you enter here is relative to your `config/` directory. {security}
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automatically monitors this file for changes and reloads the configuration
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whenever it is updated.
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<5> This is the identifier (SAML EntityID) that your IdP uses. It should match
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the `entityID` attribute within the metadata file.
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<6> This is a unique identifier for your {kib} instance, expressed as a URI.
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You will use this value when you add {kib} as a service provider within your IdP.
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We recommend that you use the base URL for your {kib} instance as the entity ID.
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<7> The Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) endpoint is the URL within {kib} that
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accepts authentication messages from the IdP. This ACS endpoint supports the
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SAML HTTP-POST binding only. It must be a URL that is accessible from the web
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browser of the user who is attempting to login to {kib}; it does not need to be
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directly accessible by {es} or the IdP. The correct value can vary depending on
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how you have installed {kib} and whether there are any proxies involved, but it
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is typically +$\{kibana-url}/api/security/v1/saml+ where _$\{kibana-url}_ is the
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base URL for your {kib} instance.
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<8> This is the URL within {kib} that accepts logout messages from the IdP.
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Like the `sp.acs` URL, it must be accessible from the web browser, but does
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not need to be directly accessible by {es} or the IdP. The correct value can
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vary depending on how you have installed {kib} and whether there are any
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proxies involved, but it will typically be +$\{kibana-url}/logout+ where
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_$\{kibana-url}_ is the base URL for your {kib} instance.
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IMPORTANT: SAML is used when authenticating via {kib}, but it is not an
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effective means of authenticating directly to the {es} REST API. For this reason
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we recommend that you include at least one additional realm such as the
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native realm in your authentication chain for use by API clients.
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For more information, see
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{stack-ov}/saml-guide-authentication.html#saml-create-realm[Create a SAML realm].
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--
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. Add attribute mappings.
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When a user connects to {kib} through the identity provider, the IdP supplies a
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SAML assertion that includes attributes for the user. You can configure the SAML
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realm to map these attributes to properties on the authenticated user.
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The recommended steps for configuring these SAML attributes are as follows:
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.. Consult your IdP to see what user attributes it can provide. This varies
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greatly between providers, but you should be able to obtain a list from the
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documentation or from your local admin.
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.. Read through the list of user properties that {es} supports and decide which
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of them are useful to you and can be provided by your IdP. At a minimum, the
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`principal` attribute is required. The `groups` attribute is recommended.
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.. Configure your IdP to release those attributes to your {kib} SAML service
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provider.
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This process varies by provider - some provide a user interface for this, while
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others might require that you edit configuration files. Usually the IdP (or your
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local administrator) have suggestions about what URI to use for each attribute.
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You can simply accept those suggestions, as the {es} service is entirely
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configurable and does not require that any specific URIs are used.
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--
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.. Configure the SAML realm to associate the {es} user properties to the URIs
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that you configured in your IdP.
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--
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For example, add the following settings to the `elasticsearch.yml` configuration
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file:
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[source, yaml]
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xpack.security.authc.realms.saml1:
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...
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attributes.principal: "urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1"
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attributes.groups: "urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.5.1."
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For more information, see
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{stack-ov}/saml-guide-authentication.html#saml-attribute-mapping[Attribute mapping].
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--
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. (Optional) Configure logout services.
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The SAML protocol supports the concept of Single Logout (SLO). The level of
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support for SLO varies between identity providers.
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For more information, see
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{stack-ov}/saml-guide-authentication.html#saml-logout[SAML logout].
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--
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. (Optional) Configure encryption and signing.
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The {stack} supports generating signed SAML messages (for authentication and/or
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logout), verifying signed SAML messages from the IdP (for both authentication
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and logout), and processing encrypted content.
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You can configure {es} for signing, encryption, or both, with the same or
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separate keys. For more information, see
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{stack-ov}/saml-guide-authentication.html#saml-enc-sign[Encryption and signing].
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--
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. (Optional) Generate service provider metadata.
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There are some extra configuration steps that are specific to each identity
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provider. If your identity provider can import SP metadata, some of those steps
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can be automated or expedited. You can generate SP metadata for the {stack} by
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using the <<saml-metadata,`elasticsearch-saml-metadata` command>>.
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--
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. Configure role mappings.
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When a user authenticates using SAML, they are identified to the {stack},
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but this does not automatically grant them access to perform any actions or
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access any data.
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Your SAML users cannot do anything until they are mapped to {security}
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roles. See {stack-ov}/saml-role-mapping.html[Configuring role mappings].
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--
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. {stack-ov}/saml-kibana.html[Configure {kib} to use SAML SSO].
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