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@@ -741,20 +741,25 @@ SAML authentication in {kib} is also subject to the
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`xpack.security.sessionTimeout` setting that is described in the {kib} security
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documentation, and you may wish to adjust this timeout to meet your local needs.
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-The two additional settings that are required for SAML support are shown below:
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+The three additional settings that are required for SAML support are shown below:
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[source, yaml]
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-xpack.security.authProviders: [saml]
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+xpack.security.authc.providers: [saml]
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+xpack.security.authc.saml.realm: saml1
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server.xsrf.whitelist: [/api/security/v1/saml]
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The configuration values used in the example above are:
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-`xpack.security.authProviders`::
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+`xpack.security.authc.providers`::
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Set this to `[ saml ]` to instruct {kib} to use SAML SSO as the authentication
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method.
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+`xpack.security.authc.saml.realm`::
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+Set this to the name of the SAML realm that you have used in your <<saml-create-realm,
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+Elasticsearch realm configuration>>, for instance: `saml1`
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+
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`server.xsrf.whitelist`::
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{kib} has in-built protection against _Cross Site Request Forgery_ attacks which
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are designed to prevent the {kib} server from processing requests that
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@@ -763,47 +768,18 @@ In order to support SAML authentication messages that originate from your
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Identity Provider, we need to explicitly _whitelist_ the SAML authentication URL
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within {kib}, so that the {kib} server will not reject these external messages.
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-If your {kib} instance is behind a proxy, you may also need to add configuration
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-to tell {kib} how to form its public URL. This is needed because all SAML
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-messages are exchanged via the user's web browser, so {kib} needs to know what
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-URLs are used within the browser. In this case, the following settings should be
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-added to your `kibana.yml` configuration file:
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-[source, yaml]
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-xpack.security.public:
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- protocol: https
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- hostname: kibana.proxy.com
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- port: 443
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-`xpack.security.public.protocol`::
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-This is the protocol that the user's web browser uses to connect to the proxy.
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-Must be one of `http` or `https`. It is strongly recommended that you use the
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-`https` protocol for all access to {kib}.
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-
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-`xpack.security.public.hostname`::
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-The fully qualified hostname that your users use to connect to the proxy server.
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-
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-`xpack.security.public.port`::
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-The port number that your users use to connect to the proxy server (e.g. `80`
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-for `http` or `443` for `https`).
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-
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-These values must be aligned with the URLs used in the {es} configuration for
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-`sp.acs` and `sp.logout`.
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-
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[[saml-kibana-basic]]
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==== Supporting SAML and basic authentication in {kib}
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The SAML support in {kib} is designed on the expectation that it will be the
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primary (or sole) authentication method for users of that {kib} instance.
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However, it is possible to support both SAML and Basic authentication within a
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-single {kib} instance by setting `xpack.security.authProviders` as per the
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+single {kib} instance by setting `xpack.security.authc.providers` as per the
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example below:
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[source, yaml]
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-xpack.security.authProviders: [saml, basic]
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+xpack.security.authc.providers: [saml, basic]
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The order is important - this will _initiate_ SAML authentication for
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