SAML authentication request has no issuer – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

March-22, Version: 1.7-8.0

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” SAML authentication request has no issuer ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: request, plugin.

Log Context

Log “SAML authentication request has no issuer”classname  is SamlAuthnRequestValidator.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

});
 } 
 private void getSpFromAuthnRequest(Issuer issuer; String acs; ActionListener listener) {
 if (issuer == null || issuer.getValue() == null) {
 throw new ElasticsearchSecurityException("SAML authentication request has no issuer"; RestStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
 }
 final String issuerString = issuer.getValue();
 idp.resolveServiceProvider(issuerString; acs; false; ActionListener.wrap(serviceProvider -> {
 if (null == serviceProvider) {
 throw new ElasticsearchSecurityException(

 

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