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ym-careers/saml2
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SAML2 PHP library from SimpleSAMLphp

v2.0.0(3y ago)013.3k↓33.3%11LGPL-2.1PHPPHP >=5.4

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SimpleSAMLphp SAML2 library
===========================

[](#simplesamlphp-saml2-library)

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A PHP library for SAML2 related functionality. Extracted from [SimpleSAMLphp](https://www.simplesamlphp.org), used by [OpenConext](https://www.openconext.org). This library started as a collaboration between [UNINETT](https://www.uninett.no) and [SURFnet](https://www.surfnet.nl) but everyone is invited to contribute.

Before you use it
-----------------

[](#before-you-use-it)

**DO NOT USE THIS LIBRARY UNLESS YOU ARE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE SAML2 SPECIFICATION.**

If you are not familiar with the SAML2 specification and are simply looking to connect your application using SAML2, you should probably use [SimpleSAMLphp](https://www.simplesamlphp.org).

Note that the **HTTP Artifact Binding and SOAP client do not work** outside of SimpleSAMLphp.

Which version to pick?
----------------------

[](#which-version-to-pick)

The latest released version (`3.x` range) is the *only supported version*.

All other branches (`2.x` and earlier) are no longer supported and will not receive any maintenance or (security) fixes. Do not use these versions.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- Install with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md), run the following command in your project:

```
composer require simplesamlphp/saml2:^3.0
```

- Provide the required external dependencies by extending and implementing the `SAML2\Compat\AbstractContainer`then injecting it in the ContainerSingleton (see example below).
- **Make sure you've read the security section below**.
- Use at will. Example:

```
    // Use Composers autoloading
    require 'vendor/autoload.php';

    // Implement the Container interface (out of scope for example)
    require 'container.php';
    SAML2\Compat\ContainerSingleton::setContainer($container);

    // Set up an AuthnRequest
    $request = new SAML2\AuthnRequest();
    $request->setId($container->generateId());
    $request->setIssuer('https://sp.example.edu');
    $request->setDestination('https://idp.example.edu');

    // Send it off using the HTTP-Redirect binding
    $binding = new SAML2\HTTPRedirect();
    $binding->send($request);
```

Security
--------

[](#security)

- Should you need to create a DOMDocument instance, use the `SAML2\DOMDocumentFactory` to create DOMDocuments from either a string (`SAML2\DOMDocumentFactory::fromString($theXmlAsString)`), a file (`SAML2\DOMDocumentFactory::fromFile($pathToTheFile)`) or just a new instance (`SAML2\DOMDocumentFactory::create()`). This in order to protect yourself against the [XXE Processing Vulnerability](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing), as well as [XML Entity Expansion](https://phpsecurity.readthedocs.org/en/latest/Injection-Attacks.html#defenses-against-xml-entity-expansion) attacks

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is licensed under the LGPL license version 2.1. For more details see [LICENSE](https://raw.github.com/simplesamlphp/saml2/master/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1569 days

Total

2

Last Release

1362d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02022-08-26

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![ymcareers](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39136146?v=4)](https://github.com/ymcareers "ymcareers (2 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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