On 3/13/06, prasanta behera <> wrote:
> SAML 2.0 Binding document ("Artifact Format" - line 1046) defines artifact
> to be:
>
> Artifact = [TypeCode(2) EndPointIndex(2) SourceID(20) MessageHandle(20)]
>
> Length is denoted in brackets.
>
> Does SAML 2.0 compliant server MUST follow the above format?
It must *support* the above format, yes (although I can't find
explicit wording to this effect in the conformance doc).
> How can I extend it?
> Artifact = [TypeCode(2) EndPointIndex(2) SourceID(20) MessageHandle(20)
> FOOBAR(nn)]
Sure, you are free to define your own artifacts types and, hence, your
own bindings, why not? (Type codes 0x0001 thru 0x0004 are taken,
however.)
> Is this allowed? Any issue/restriction/issues? etc.
Other than the fact you won't interoperate with anybody else, no. :-)
Tom
