Howto create a custom filter showing SAML2 traffic

  • 7002199
  • 16-Dec-2008
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell Access Manager 3 Linux Novell Identity Server
Novell Access Manager 3 Support Pack 4 applied

Situation

SAML2 setup configured on Novell Access Manager's Identity Server. In order to trap all the SAML traffic in the Identity server log files, a custom filter was required. The following filter will capture all SAML2 traffic provided and consumed when a SAML2 relationship is setup between Acecss Manager and a 3rd Party SAML provider or server.

<Trace flushFrequency="immediate">
<Classes>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.assertion</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.authentication</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.profile</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.protocol</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.provider</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.provider.metadata</Class>
  <Class>com.novell.nidp.saml2.provider.policy</Class>
</Classes>
</Trace>

Resolution

use above script.