~~NOTOC~~ ====== Scenario 9.3: SSO Integration ====== **Category:** [[.:start|Authentication]] \\ **Complexity:** **** (High) \\ **Prerequisites:** Identity Provider, Client Certificates \\ **Estimated Time:** 30-45 minutes ---- ===== Description ===== This scenario describes the **integration of certificate-based authentication into Single Sign-On (SSO) systems**. Certificates can be used as a primary or additional authentication factor. **Supported Protocols:** * **SAML 2.0** - X.509 Certificate Holder Assertion * **OIDC** - mTLS Client Credentials * **WS-Federation** - X.509 Token * **Kerberos PKINIT** - Certificate-to-Kerberos ---- ===== Workflow: OIDC with mTLS ===== sequenceDiagram participant User participant App participant IdP as Identity Provider participant API User->>App: Access App->>IdP: Authorization Request IdP->>User: Request client certificate User->>IdP: Present certificate IdP->>IdP: Validate certificate IdP->>App: ID Token + Access Token App->>API: Request + Access Token API->>App: Response ---- ===== Code Example: OIDC with Certificate Auth ===== using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate; var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args); // Certificate authentication for IdP communication builder.Services.AddAuthentication(options => { options.DefaultScheme = "Cookies"; options.DefaultChallengeScheme = OpenIdConnectDefaults.AuthenticationScheme; }) .AddCookie("Cookies") .AddOpenIdConnect(options => { options.Authority = "https://idp.example.com"; options.ClientId = "my-app"; options.ClientSecret = "secret"; // Or client cert // mTLS for token endpoint options.BackchannelHttpHandler = CreateMtlsHandler(); options.ResponseType = "code"; options.SaveTokens = true; // Certificate claim mapping options.ClaimActions.MapJsonKey("certificate_thumbprint", "x5t"); options.ClaimActions.MapJsonKey("certificate_subject", "x5t#S256"); options.Events = new OpenIdConnectEvents { OnTokenValidated = context => { // Additional validation var cert = context.HttpContext.Connection.ClientCertificate; if (cert != null) { // Link certificate with token var identity = context.Principal.Identity as ClaimsIdentity; identity?.AddClaim(new Claim("client_cert_subject", cert.Subject)); } return Task.CompletedTask; } }; }); static HttpClientHandler CreateMtlsHandler() { var handler = new HttpClientHandler(); handler.ClientCertificates.Add( new X509Certificate2("client.pfx", "Password!") ); return handler; } ---- ===== Code Example: SAML with X.509 Holder-of-Key ===== using ComponentSpace.Saml2; public class SamlCertificateAuthService { private readonly ISamlServiceProvider _samlServiceProvider; public async Task AuthenticateWithCertificate( HttpContext httpContext, X509Certificate2 clientCert) { // Certificate as holder-of-key subject confirmation var samlResponse = await _samlServiceProvider.ReceiveSSOAsync(); // Check subject confirmation method if (samlResponse.SubjectConfirmationMethod != "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:cm:holder-of-key") { throw new SecurityException("Holder-of-Key confirmation required"); } // Compare certificate from SAML assertion with presented one var assertionCert = ExtractCertificateFromAssertion(samlResponse); if (assertionCert.Thumbprint != clientCert.Thumbprint) { throw new SecurityException("Certificate does not match assertion"); } return samlResponse.ClaimsPrincipal; } private X509Certificate2 ExtractCertificateFromAssertion(SamlResponse response) { // Extract X.509 certificate from SubjectConfirmationData var keyInfoXml = response.SubjectConfirmationDataKeyInfo; // Parse X509Data from KeyInfo // ... return null; } } ---- ===== Active Directory Certificate Mapping ===== public class AdCertificateMappingService { private readonly string _ldapPath; public AdCertificateMappingService(string ldapPath) { _ldapPath = ldapPath; // e.g. "LDAP://dc.example.com" } public DirectoryEntry FindUserByCertificate(X509Certificate2 cert) { using var searcher = new DirectorySearcher(new DirectoryEntry(_ldapPath)); // Option 1: UPN from SAN var upn = GetUpnFromCertificate(cert); if (upn != null) { searcher.Filter = $"(userPrincipalName={upn})"; return searcher.FindOne()?.GetDirectoryEntry(); } // Option 2: altSecurityIdentities (Explicit Mapping) var issuerSerial = $"X509:{cert.Issuer}{cert.SerialNumber}"; searcher.Filter = $"(altSecurityIdentities={issuerSerial})"; var result = searcher.FindOne(); if (result != null) return result.GetDirectoryEntry(); // Option 3: Subject + Issuer var subjectIssuer = $"X509:{cert.Subject}{cert.Issuer}"; searcher.Filter = $"(altSecurityIdentities={subjectIssuer})"; return searcher.FindOne()?.GetDirectoryEntry(); } public void MapCertificateToUser(string userDn, X509Certificate2 cert, CertMappingType type) { using var user = new DirectoryEntry($"{_ldapPath}/{userDn}"); string mapping = type switch { CertMappingType.IssuerSerial => $"X509:{cert.Issuer}{cert.SerialNumber}", CertMappingType.SubjectIssuer => $"X509:{cert.Subject}{cert.Issuer}", CertMappingType.SubjectOnly => $"X509:{cert.Subject}", CertMappingType.IssuerSubjectHash => $"X509:{cert.GetCertHashString()}", _ => throw new ArgumentException("Unknown mapping type") }; var altSecIds = user.Properties["altSecurityIdentities"]; altSecIds.Add(mapping); user.CommitChanges(); Console.WriteLine($"Mapping created: {mapping}"); } private string GetUpnFromCertificate(X509Certificate2 cert) { // UPN OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.3 var sanExt = cert.Extensions["2.5.29.17"]; if (sanExt == null) return null; // Parse SAN for UPN... return null; } } public enum CertMappingType { IssuerSerial, SubjectIssuer, SubjectOnly, IssuerSubjectHash } ---- ===== Azure AD Certificate-Based Auth ===== // Azure AD App Registration for CBA public class AzureAdCbaService { private readonly IConfidentialClientApplication _app; public AzureAdCbaService(string tenantId, string clientId, X509Certificate2 clientCert) { _app = ConfidentialClientApplicationBuilder .Create(clientId) .WithAuthority($"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}") .WithCertificate(clientCert) // Client certificate instead of secret .Build(); } public async Task AcquireTokenForClient(string[] scopes) { return await _app.AcquireTokenForClient(scopes).ExecuteAsync(); } public async Task AcquireTokenOnBehalfOf( string[] scopes, string userToken) { var userAssertion = new UserAssertion(userToken); return await _app.AcquireTokenOnBehalfOf(scopes, userAssertion).ExecuteAsync(); } } // Azure AD B2C with certificate auth builder.Services.AddAuthentication(JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme) .AddMicrosoftIdentityWebApi(builder.Configuration) .EnableTokenAcquisitionToCallDownstreamApi() .AddInMemoryTokenCaches(); ---- ===== Keycloak X.509 Authenticator ===== { "alias": "x509-auth", "providerId": "auth-x509-client-username-form", "enabled": true, "config": { "x509-cert-auth.mapping-source-selection": "Subject's Common Name", "x509-cert-auth.regular-expression": "CN=(.*?)(?:,|$)", "x509-cert-auth.user-mapping-method": "Username or Email", "x509-cert-auth.crl-checking-enabled": "true", "x509-cert-auth.ocsp-checking-enabled": "true", "x509-cert-auth.ocsp-responder-uri": "http://ocsp.example.com", "x509-cert-auth.timestamp-validation-enabled": "true", "x509-cert-auth.keyusage": "digitalSignature", "x509-cert-auth.extendedkeyusage": "id-kp-clientAuth" } } ---- ===== Industry-Specific SSO Scenarios ===== ^ Industry ^ IdP ^ Protocol ^ Certificate Requirement ^ | **Enterprise** | Azure AD / Okta | OIDC | UPN in SAN | | **Government** | ADFS / PIV | SAML HoK | PIV Auth Cert | | **Healthcare** | gematik IdP | OIDC | HBA/SMC-B | | **Financial** | Own PKI | SAML | Qualified | ---- ===== Related Scenarios ===== ^ Relationship ^ Scenario ^ Description ^ | **Prerequisite** | [[.:mtls_client_auth|9.1 mTLS Client Auth]] | TLS level | | **Related** | [[.:smartcard_login|9.2 Smartcard Login]] | Hardware auth | | **Related** | [[en:int:pqcrypt:szenarien:zertifikate:client_cert|3.2 Client Certificate]] | Create cert | ---- << [[.:smartcard_login|<- 9.2 Smartcard Login]] | [[.:start|^ Authentication Overview]] | [[en:int:pqcrypt:szenarien:start|-> All Scenarios]] >> {{tag>scenario authentication sso saml oidc azure-ad}} ---- //Wolfgang van der Stille @ EMSR DATA d.o.o. - Post-Quantum Cryptography Professional//