Configure ISE 3.1 ISE GUI Admin Log in Flow via SAML SSO Integration with Azure AD

Introduction

This document describes how to configure Cisco ISE 3.1 SAML SSO Integration with an External Identity Provider such as Azure Active Directory (AD).

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

1. Cisco ISE 3.1
2. SAML SSO deployments
3. Azure AD

Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

1. Cisco ISE 3.1
2. Azure AD

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Background Information

Identity Provider (IdP)

It is the authority Azure AD in this case, that verifies and asserts a user identity and access privileges to a requested resource (the "Service Provider").

Service Provider (SP)

The hosted resource or service that the user intends to access, the ISE Application Server in this case.

SAML

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an open standard that allows IdP in order to pass authorization credentials to SP.

SAML transactions use Extensible Markup Language (XML) for standardized communications between the identity provider and service providers.

SAML is the link between the authentication of a user identity and the authorization in order to use a service.

SAML Assertion

A SAML Assertion is the XML document that the identity provider sends to the service provider that contains the user authorization.

There are three different types of SAML Assertions – authentication, attribute, and authorization decision.

• Authentication assertions prove the identification of the user and provide the time the user logged in and what method of authentication they used (Kerberos, two-factor, as examples)
• The attribution assertion passes the SAML attributes, specific pieces of data that provide information about the user, to the service provider.
• An authorization decision assertion declares if the user is authorized to use the service or if the identify provider denied their request due to a password failure or lack of rights to the service.

High-Level Flow Diagram

SAML works by passing information about users, logins, and attributes between the identity provider, Azure AD, and the service provider, ISE.

Each user logs in once to a Single Sign-On (SSO) with the identity provider, then the Azure AD provider passes the SAML attributes to ISE when the user attempts to access those services.

ISE requests authorization and authentication from Azure AD as shown in the image.

Configure SAML SSO Integration with Azure AD

Step 1. Configure SAML Identity Provider on ISE

1. Configure Azure AD as External SAML Identity Source

On ISE, navigate to Administration > Identity Management > External Identity Sources > SAML Id Providers and click the Add button.

Enter the Id Provider Name and click Submit in order to save it. The Id Provider Name is significant only for ISE as shown in the image.

2. Configure ISE Authentication Method

Navigate to Administration >System > Admin Access > Authentication > Authentication Method and select the Password Based radio button.

Select the required Id Provider Name created earlier from the Identity Source drop-down list as shown in the image.

3. Export Service Provider Information

Navigate to Administration > Identity Management > External Identity Sources > SAML Id Providers > [Your SAML Provider].

Switch the tab to Service Provider Info. and click the Export button as shown in the image.

Download the .xml file and save it. Make a note of the Location URL and entityID value.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<md:EntityDescriptor entityID="http://CiscoISE/0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd" xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata"><md:SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned="false" WantAssertionsSigned="true" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
<md:SPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" WantAssertionsSigned="true" AuthnRequestsSigned="false">
<md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
<ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
<ds:X509Data>
<ds:X509Certificate>
MIIFTjCCAzagAwIBAgINAg2amSlL6NAE8FY+tzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQwFADAlMSMwIQYDVQQDExpT 
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</ds:X509Certificate>
</ds:X509Data>
</ds:KeyInfo>
</md:KeyDescriptor>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:WindowsDomainQualifiedName</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:kerberos</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:X509SubjectName</md:NameIDFormat>
<md:AssertionConsumerService index="0" Location="https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action" Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"/>
<md:AssertionConsumerService index="1" Location="https://ise3-1-19.onmicrosoft.com:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action" Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"/>

</md:SPSSODescriptor>
</md:EntityDescriptor>

Attributes of interest from the XML file:

entityID="http://CiscoISE/100d02da-9457-41e8-87d7-0965b0714db2"

AssertionConsumerService Location="https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action"

AssertionConsumerService Location="https://ise3-1-19.onmicrosoft.com:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action"

Step 2. Configure Azure AD IdP Settings

1. Create an Azure AD User

Log in to the Azure Active Directory admin center dashboard and select your AD as shown in the image.

Select Users, click on New User, configure User name, Name and Initial Password as required. Click on Create as shown in the image.

2. Create an Azure AD Group

Select Groups. Click New Group.

Keep Group type as Security. Configure the Group name as shown in the image.

3. Assign Azure AD User to the Group

Click on No members selected. Choose the user and click on Select. Click Create in order to create the group with a User assigned to it.

Make a note of Group Object id, in this screen, it is 576c60ec-c0b6-4044-a8ec-d395b1475d6e for ISE Admin Group as shown in the image.

4. Create an Azure AD Enterprise Application

Under AD, select Enterprise Applications and click New application.

Select the Create your own application.

Enter the name of your application and select the Integrate any other application you do not find in the gallery (Non-gallery) radio button and click on the Create button as shown in the image.

5. Add Group to the Application

Select Assign users and groups.

Click Add user/group.

Click Users and groups.

Choose the Group configured previously and click Select.

Note: Select the right set of users or groups who get access as intended as the users and groups mentioned here get access to the ISE once the setup is complete.

Once the Group is selected, click Assign.

As a result, the Users and groups Menu for the configured application is populated with the selected Group.

6. Configure an Azure AD Enterprise Application

Navigate back to your Application and click Set up single sign on.

Select SAML on the next screen.

Click Edit next to Basic SAML Configuration.

Populate Identifier (Entity ID) with the value of entityID from the XML file from step Export Service Provider Information. Populate Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) with the value of Locations from AssertionConsumerService. Click Save.

Note: Reply URL acts as a pass list, which allows certain URLs to act as a source when redirected to the IdP page.

7. Configure Active Directory Group Attribute

In order to return the group attribute value configured previously, click Edit next to the User Attributes & Claims.

Click Add a group claim.

Select Security groups and click Save. Select Group ID under the Source attribute drop-down menu. Select the checkbox to customize the name of the group claim and enter the name Groups.

Make a note of the Claim name for the group. In this case, it is Groups.

8. Download Azure Federation Metadata XML File

Click Download against Federation Metadata XML in SAML Signing Certificate.

Step 3. Upload MetaData from Azure Active Directory to ISE

Navigate to Administration > Identity Management > External Identity Sources > SAML Id Providers > [Your SAML Provider].

Switch the tab to Identity Provider Config. and click Browse. Select Federation Metadata XML file from step Download Azure Federation Metadata XML and click Save.

Step 4. Configure SAML Groups on ISE

Switch to tab Groups and paste the value of Claim name from Configure Active Directory Group attribute into Group Membership Attribute.

Click on Add. Populate Name in Assertion with the value of Group Object id of ISE Admin Group captured in Assign Azure Active Directory User to the Group.

Configure Name in ISE with the drop-down and select the appropriate group on ISE. In this example, the group used is Super Admin. Click OK. Click Save. 

This creates a mapping between Group in Azure and Group name on ISE.

(Optional) Step 5. Configure RBAC Policies

From the previous step, there are many different types of user access levels that can be configured on ISE.

To edit Role Based Access Control Policies (RBAC) navigate to Administration > System > Admin Access > Authorization > Permissions > RBAC Policies and configure as needed.

This image is a reference to the sample configuration.

Verify

Confirm that your configuration works properly.

Note: SAML SSO Login test from the Azure test functionality does not work. The SAML request must be initiated by ISE for the Azure SAML SSO to work properly.

Open the ISE GUI Login prompt screen. You are presented with a new option to Log In with SAML.

1. Access your ISE GUI Login page and click Log In with SAML.

2. You are redirected to the Microsoft login screen. Enter your Username credentials of an account in a group mapped to ISE as shown here and click Next as shown in the image.

3. Enter your Password for the user and click Sign In.

4. You are now be redirected to the ISE application dashboard with the appropriate permissions configured based on the ISE group configured previously as shown in the image.

Troubleshoot

This section provides information you can use to troubleshoot your configuration.

Common Issues

It is vital to understand that SAML authentication is handled between the browser and the Azure Active Directory. Hence, you can get authentication-related errors directly from the Identity Provider (Azure) where ISE engagement has not started yet.

Issue 1. "Your account or password is incorrect" error is seen after you enter the credentials. Here, user data is not yet received by ISE and the process at this point still stays with IdP (Azure).

The most likely reason is that the account information is incorrect or the password is not correct. In order to fix: reset the password or provide the correct password for that account as shown in the image.

Issue 2. The user is not part of the group which is supposed to be allowed to access SAML SSO. Similar to the previous case, user data is not yet received by ISE and the process at this point still stays with IdP (Azure).

In order to fix this: verify that the Add group to the Application configuration step is correctly executed as shown in the image.

Issue 3. ISE Application Server is unable to handle SAML login requests. This issue occurs when the SAML request is initiated from the Identity Provider, Azure, instead of the Service Provider, ISE. Testing SSO Login from Azure AD does not work as ISE does not support Identity Provider initiated SAML requests.

Issue 4. ISE displays "Access Denied" error after a login attempt. This error occurs when the claim name of the group created earlier in the Azure Enterprise Application does not match in ISE.

To fix this: ensure the group claim name in Azure andISE under the SAML Identity Provider Groups tab are the same. Refer to steps 2.7. and 4. under the Configure SAML SSO with Azure AD section of this document for more details.

Troubleshoot ISE

Log Level of the components here must be changed on ISE. Navigate to Operations > Troubleshoot > Debug Wizard > Debug Log Configuration.

Component Name	Log Level	Log Filename
portal	DEBUG	guest.log
opensaml	DEBUG	ise-psc.log
saml	DEBUG	ise-psc.log

Logs with SAML Login and Mismatched Group Claim Names

Set of debugs displaying claim name mismatch troubleshooting scenario at the time of flow execution (ise-psc.log).

Note: Keep an eye out for items in Bold. Logs have been shortened down for clarity purposes.

1. User is redirected to IdP URL from ISE Admin Page.

2021-07-29 13:48:20,709 INFO   [admin-http-pool46][] api.services.persistance.dao.DistributionDAO -::::- In DAO getRepository method for HostConfig Type: PDP
2021-07-29 13:48:20,712 INFO   [admin-http-pool46][] cpm.admin.infra.spring.ISEAdminControllerUtils -::::- Empty or null forwardStr for: https://10.201.232.19/admin/LoginAction.do
2021-07-29 13:48:20,839 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAMLUtils::isLoadBalancerConfigured() - LB NOT configured for: Azure
2021-07-29 13:48:20,839 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAMLUtils::isOracle() - checking whether IDP URL indicates that its OAM. IDP URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/182900ec-e960-4340-bd20-e4522197ecf8/saml2
2021-07-29 13:48:20,839 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SPProviderId for Azure is: http://CiscoISE/0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd
2021-07-29 13:48:20,839 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML request - providerId (as found in IdP configuration):http://CiscoISE/0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd
2021-07-29 13:48:20,839 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML request - returnToId (relay state):_0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_DELIMITERportalId_EQUALS0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_SEMIportalSessionId_EQUALS8d41c437-1fe8-44e3-a954-e3a9a66af0a6_SEMItoken_EQUALSLEXIXO5CDPQVDV8OZWOLLEVYJK9FYPOT_SEMI_DELIMITER10.201.232.19
2021-07-29 13:48:20,839 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML request - spUrlToReturnTo:https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action
2021-07-29 13:48:20,844 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML Request:
2021-07-29 13:48:20,851 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-7][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?><samlp:AuthnRequest AssertionConsumerServiceURL="https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action" ForceAuthn="false"

2. SAML response is received from the browser.

2021-07-29 13:48:27,172 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML response - Relay State:_0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_DELIMITERportalId=0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd;portalSessionId=8d41c437-1fe8-44e3-a954-e3a9a66af0a6;token=LEXIXO5CDPQVDV8OZWOLLEVYJK9FYPOT;_DELIMITER10.201.232.19
2021-07-29 13:48:27,172 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML flow initiator PSN's Host name is:10.201.232.19
2021-07-29 13:48:27,172 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- Is redirect requiered: InitiatorPSN:10.201.232.19 This node's host name:ise3-1-19 LB:null request Server Name:10.201.232.19
2021-07-29 13:48:27,172 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- This node is the initiator (10.201.232.19) this node host name is:10.201.232.19

-::::- Decoded SAML relay state of: _0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_DELIMITERportalId_EQUALS0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_SEMIportalSessionId_EQUALS8d41c437-1fe8-44e3-a954-e3a9a66af0a6_SEMItoken_EQUALSLEXIXO5CDPQVDV8OZWOLLEVYJK9FYPOT_SEMI_DELIMITER10.201.232.19

2021-07-29 13:48:27,177 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.ws.message.decoder.BaseMessageDecoder -::::- Parsing message stream into DOM document

-::::- Decoded SAML message

2021-07-29 13:48:27,182 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.saml2.binding.decoding.BaseSAML2MessageDecoder -::::- Extracting ID, issuer and issue instant from status response
2021-07-29 13:48:27,183 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.ws.message.decoder.BaseMessageDecoder -::::- No security policy resolver attached to this message context, no security policy evaluation attempted
2021-07-29 13:48:27,183 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.ws.message.decoder.BaseMessageDecoder -::::- Successfully decoded message.
2021-07-29 13:48:27,183 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.common.binding.decoding.BaseSAMLMessageDecoder -::::- Checking SAML message intended destination endpoint against receiver endpoint
opensaml.common.binding.decoding.BaseSAMLMessageDecoder -::::- Intended message destination endpoint: https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action
2021-07-29 13:48:27,183 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.common.binding.decoding.BaseSAMLMessageDecoder -::::- Actual message receiver endpoint: https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action
2021-07-29 13:48:27,183 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML decoder's URIComparator - [https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action] vs. [https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action]
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] opensaml.common.binding.decoding.BaseSAMLMessageDecoder -::::- SAML message intended destination endpoint matched recipient endpoint
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML Response: statusCode:urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success

3. Attribute (assertion) parsing is started.

2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Found attribute name : http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/tenantid
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Found attribute name : http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/displayname
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Delimeter not configured, Attribute=<http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/displayname> add value=<mck>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Set on IdpResponse object  - attribute<http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/displayname> value=<mck>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Found attribute name : http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/groups
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Delimeter not configured, Attribute=<http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/groups> add value=<576c60ec-c0b6-4044-a8ec-d395b1475d6e>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Set on IdpResponse object  - attribute<http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/groups> value=<576c60ec-c0b6-4044-a8ec-d395b1475d6e>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Found attribute name : http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/identityprovider
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Delimeter not configured, Attribute=<http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/identityprovider> add value=<https://sts.windows.net/182900ec-e960-4340-bd20-e4522197ecf8/>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Set on IdpResponse object  - attribute<http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/identityprovider> value=<https://sts.windows.net/182900ec-e960-4340-bd20-e4522197ecf8/>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Found attribute name : http://schemas.microsoft.com/claims/authnmethodsreferences
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Delimeter not configured, Attribute=<http://schemas.microsoft.com/claims/authnmethodsreferences> add value=<http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/authenticationmethod/password>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Set on IdpResponse object  - attribute<http://schemas.microsoft.com/claims/authnmethodsreferences> value=<http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/authenticationmethod/password>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Found attribute name : http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Delimeter not configured, Attribute=<http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name> add value=<email>
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLAttributesParser -::::- [parseAttributes] Set on IdpResponse object  - attribute<http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name> value=(email)
2021-07-29 13:48:27,184 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAMLUtils::getUserNameFromAssertion: IdentityAttribute is set to Subject Name

4. Group attribute is received with the value of 576c60ec-c0b6-4044-a8ec-d395b1475d6e, signing validation.

2021-07-29 13:48:27,185 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML Response: email attribute value:
2021-07-29 13:48:27,185 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML response - Relay State:_0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_DELIMITERportalId=0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd;portalSessionId=8d41c437-1fe8-44e3-a954-e3a9a66af0a6;token=LEXIXO5CDPQVDV8OZWOLLEVYJK9FYPOT;_DELIMITER10.201.232.19
2021-07-29 13:48:27,185 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML flow initiator PSN's Host name is:10.201.232.19
2021-07-29 13:48:27,185 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAMLUtils::isLoadBalancerConfigured() - LB NOT configured for: Azure
2021-07-29 13:48:27,185 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAMLUtils::isOracle() - checking whether IDP URL indicates that its OAM. IDP URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/182900ec-e960-4340-bd20-e4522197ecf8/saml2
2021-07-29 13:48:27,185 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SPProviderId for Azure is: http://CiscoISE/0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- ResponseValidationContext:
        IdP URI: https://sts.windows.net/182900ec-e960-4340-bd20-e4522197ecf8/
        SP URI: http://CiscoISE/0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd
        Assertion Consumer URL: https://10.201.232.19:8443/portal/SSOLoginResponse.action
        Request Id: _0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_DELIMITERportalId_EQUALS0049a2fd-7047-4d1d-8907-5a05a94ff5fd_SEMIportalSessionId_EQUALS8d41c437-1fe8-44e3-a954-e3a9a66af0a6_SEMItoken_EQUALSLEXIXO5CDPQVDV8OZWOLLEVYJK9FYPOT_SEMI_DELIMITER10.201.232.19
        Client Address: 10.24.226.171
        Load Balancer: null
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.SAMLSignatureValidator -::::- no signature in response
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.SAMLSignatureValidator -::::- Validating signature of assertion
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.BaseSignatureValidator -::::- Determine the signing certificate
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.BaseSignatureValidator -::::- Validate signature to SAML standard with cert:CN=Microsoft Azure Federated SSO Certificate serial:49393248893701952091070196674789114797
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.security.SAMLSignatureProfileValidator -::::- Saw Enveloped signature transform
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.security.SAMLSignatureProfileValidator -::::- Saw Exclusive C14N signature transform
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.BaseSignatureValidator -::::- Validate signature againsta signing certificate
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.xml.signature.SignatureValidator -::::- Attempting to validate signature using key from supplied credential
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.xml.signature.SignatureValidator -::::- Creating XMLSignature object
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.xml.signature.SignatureValidator -::::- Validating signature with signature algorithm URI: http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256
2021-07-29 13:48:27,186 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.xml.signature.SignatureValidator -::::- Validation credential key algorithm 'RSA', key instance class 'sun.security.rsa.RSAPublicKeyImpl'
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] org.opensaml.xml.signature.SignatureValidator -::::- Signature validated with key from supplied credential
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.SAMLSignatureValidator -::::- Assertion signature validated succesfully
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.WebSSOResponseValidator -::::- Validating response
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.WebSSOResponseValidator -::::- Validating assertion
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.AssertionValidator -::::- Assertion issuer succesfully validated
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.AssertionValidator -::::- Authentication statements succesfully validated
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.AssertionValidator -::::- Subject succesfully validated
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.validators.AssertionValidator -::::- Conditions succesfully validated
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML Response: validation succeeded for (email)
2021-07-29 13:48:27,188 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML Response: found signature on the assertion
2021-07-29 13:48:27,189 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- Retrieve [CN=Microsoft Azure Federated SSO Certificate] as signing certificates
2021-07-29 13:48:27,189 DEBUG  [https-jsse-nio-10.201.232.19-8443-exec-10][] cpm.saml.framework.impl.SAMLFacadeImpl -::::- SAML Response: loginInfo:SAMLLoginInfo: (email), format=urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress, sessionIndex=_7969c2df-f4c8-4734-aab4-e69cf25b9600, time diff=17475, attributeValues=null
2021-07-29 13:48:27,358 INFO   [admin-http-pool50][] ise.rbac.evaluator.impl.MenuPermissionEvaluatorImpl -::::-

5. RBAC authorization validation.

*************************Rbac Log Summary for user samlUser*************************
2021-07-29 13:48:27,360 INFO   [admin-http-pool50][] com.cisco.ise.util.RBACUtil -::::- Populating cache for external to internal group linkage.
2021-07-29 13:48:27,368 ERROR  [admin-http-pool50][] cpm.admin.infra.utils.PermissionEvaluationUtil -::::- Exception in login action
java.lang.NullPointerException
2021-07-29 13:48:27,369 INFO   [admin-http-pool50][] cpm.admin.infra.action.LoginAction -::::- In Login Action user has Menu Permission: false
2021-07-29 13:48:27,369 INFO   [admin-http-pool50][] cpm.admin.infra.action.LoginAction -::::- In Login action, user has no menu permission
2021-07-29 13:48:27,369 ERROR  [admin-http-pool50][] cpm.admin.infra.action.LoginAction -::::- Can't save locale. loginSuccess: false
2021-07-29 13:48:27,369 INFO   [admin-http-pool50][] cpm.admin.infra.action.LoginActionResultHandler -::::- Redirected to: /admin/login.jsp?mid=access_denied
2021-07-29 13:48:27,369 INFO   [admin-http-pool50][] cpm.admin.infra.spring.ISEAdminControllerUtils -::::- Empty or null forwardStr for: https://10.201.232.19/admin/LoginAction.do