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Rohit_Singla_17
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Sep 28, 2017

RelayState Parameter Value for F5 (as IDP) initiated connection to Google Apps/Mail

Hello Experts,

 

I am trying to create a SAML SSO. Below are the details

 

F5 is acting as IDP Google GSuite is acting as SP (we intent to use gmail, drive etc from google with Auth by F5 APM) When I try IDP initiated connection, i.e. Click on the SAML SSO link published in Webtop, I am getting an error from google, which says "The required response parameter RelayState was missing" I have not configured any relaystate parameter in F5 under SAML SP Connector configuration. (rather i dont know what to configure) I tried to search a lot but not getting a definitive working parameter to be used as relay state.

 

Anyone got that working, please let me know how we can get this working or what relay state parameter shall i use when using F5 as IDP and google as SP, and the connection is IDP initiated.

 

admin.google
APM
application delivery
BIG-IP
bigip as idp
cloud
google
gsuite
saml

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    • Rohit_Singla_17's avatar
      Rohit_Singla_17
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      Sep 28, 2017

      No Man, this guide is good, but relay state information is missing, I tried few stuff, but didnt work. looking for exact information for relay state for google apps/ google mail when gsuite is SP. this guide says, relaystate as none :)

       

    • Rohit_Singla_17's avatar
      Rohit_Singla_17
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      Mar 11, 2018

      Yes, one of my colleague helped me with this and this relay state works

       

      https://www.google.com/a/uti.aucegypt.edu/ServiceLogin\?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F&ss=1&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2&emr=1&osid=1

       

      its Very sad that, none of the F5 or the google documents have this mentioned...

       

    • JayRob_328285's avatar
      JayRob_328285
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      Mar 11, 2018

      Can you let me know how you added this to the relay state ? Possibly share the irule sanitized of course?

       

      Thanks so much for your comment on this.

       

      This will really help me I have been banging my head for weeks trying to figure this out.

       

      I have tried the layered VS approach and tried to append relay state as a header, I have tried to use a stream profile and re-write the payload, but I am still having difficulties.