On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Marvin Addison <marvin.addi...@gmail.com>wrote:

> > So, would if be fair to state something like this:
> >
> > "When you configure Attribute Release as documented in the Services
> > Management section of the CAS User Manual you will not see these
> attributes
> > in the default CAS 1.0 or 2.0 response, only in the SAML validation
> > response."
>
> That is a correct statement, with emphasis on "default" CAS response.
> This is actually a point of some confusion in the userbase; many folks
> have come here trying to hack the 2.0 protocol jsps to put attributes
> in there not knowing SAML provides attributes out of the box.  I think
> anything we can do to make it clear that SAML is the easiest way to
> get attribute release to work would be worthwhile.  While not all
> clients support SAML, a growing number do support it.
>
>
>
Yeah, I just spotted that this is very clearly laid out on the main page of
the manual, but as usual I was skipping ahead and going straight to the page
with the "stuff I wanted."   I still may try and drop some kind of "this is
for SAML only" note on the Attributes page.

Pat

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