simplesamlphp-changelog.md

SimpleSAMLphp changelog
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This document lists the changes between versions of SimpleSAMLphp.
See the upgrade notes for specific information about upgrading.

## Version 1.19.0

Released TBD

  * This version will be the last of the 1.x branch and will provide a migration path to our new
    templating system, routing system, translation system and hooks.

## Version 1.18.0

Released 2019-09-xx

  * Fixed an issue with warnings being logged when using PHP 7.2 or newer (#1168).
  * Fixed an issue with web server aliases or rewritten URLs not working (#1023, #1093).
  * Fixed an issue that prevented errors to be logged if the log file was not writeable (#1194).
  * Replace custom Email class with the phpmailer library.
  * Allow logging to STDERR in the `logging.handler` option by setting it to `stderr`.
  * Allow use of stream wrappers (e.g. s3://) in paths.
  * Improved 'update or insert' handling for different SQL drivers.
  * The default algorithm within the TimeLimitedToken class has been bumped from SHA-1 to SHA-256
    as announced by deprecation notice in 1.15-RC1.
  * Most modules have been externalized. They will not be included in our future releases by default,
    but will be easily installable using Composer. For now, they are still included in the package.
  * Many minor fixes to code, css, documentation

### metarefresh
  * The algorithm to compute the fingerprint of the certificate that signed
    metadata can be specified with the new `validateFingerprintAlgorithm`
    configuration option.

### saml
  * Make the id of the generated signed metadata only change when metadata content changes.
  * New SP metadata configuration options `AssertionConsumerService` and `SingleLogoutServiceLocation`
    to allow overriding the default URL paths.
  * Added support for per-IDP configurable `AuthnContextClassRef`/`AuthnContextComparison`.

## Version 1.17.6

Released 2019-08-29

  * Fixed a regression with logout database initialization when using MySQL (#1177).
  * Fixed an issue with logout when using iframes (#1191).
  * Fixed an issue causing log entries to be logged with incorrect relative order (#1107).

## Version 1.17.5

Released 2019-08-02

  * Fixed a bug in the SP API where NameID objects weren't taken care of (introduced in 1.17.0).
  * Fixed a regression where MetaDataStorageHandlerPdo::getMetaData() would not return a value (#1165).
  * Fixed an issue with table indexes (#1089).
  * Fixed an issue with table migrations on SQlite (#1169).
  * Fixed an issue with generated eduPersonTargetedID lacking a format specified (#1135).
  * Updated composer dependencies.

## Version 1.17.4

Released 2019-07-11

  * Fix an issue introduced in 1.17.3 with `enable.http_post`.
  
## Version 1.17.3

Released 2019-07-10

  * Resolved a security issue that could lead to a reflected XSS.  See
    [SSPSA 201907-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201907-01).
  * Add new options `session.cookie.samesite` and `language.cookie.samesite` that can be
    used to set a specific value for the cookies' SameSite attribute. The default it not
    to set it.
  * Upgraded jQuery to version 3.4.
  * HHVM is no longer supported.
  * Fixed a bug (#926) where dynamic metadata records where not loaded from a database.
  * Fixed an issue when an error occurs during a passive authentication request.
  * Handle duplicate insertions for SQL Server.
  * Fix a bug in Short SSO Interval warning filter.
  * Apply a workaround for SIGSEGVs during session creation with PHP-FPM 7.3.

### adfs
  * Fixed a missing option to supply a passphrase for the ADFS IDP signing certificate.

### authlinkedin
  * This module has been removed now that LinkedIn no longer supports OAuth1.
    If you relied on this module, you may consider migrating to the
    [authoauth2 module](https://github.com/cirrusidentity/simplesamlphp-module-authoauth2).
    A migration guide for LinkedIn authentication is included in their README.

## Version 1.17.2

Released 2019-04-02

  * Fixed that generated metadata was missing some information
    when PHP's zend.assertions option is set to < 1.
  * Fixed that MDUI Keywords and Logo were not parsed from metadata.
  * Fixed DiscoPower module tab display.
  * Fixed use group name in Attribute Add Users Groups filter.
  * Add metadatadir setting to the default config template.
  * Fixed exception processing in loadExceptionState().
  * Fixed preferredidp in built-in 'links'-style discovery.

## Version 1.17.1

Released 2019-03-07

  * Fixed an issue with composer that made it impossible to install modules
    if SimpleSAMLphp was installed itself with the provided package (tar.gz file).

## Version 1.17.0

Released 2019-03-07

  * Introduce a new experimental user interface based on Twig templates.
    The new Twig templates co-exist next to the old ones and come
    with a new look-and-feel for SimpleSAMLphp and independent interfaces for
    users and administrators. This new interface uses also a new build system
    to generate bundled assets.
  * Introduce Symfony-style routing and dependency injection(#966).
  * Generate session IDs complying with PHP config settings when using the PHP
    session handler (#569).
  * Update OpenSSL RSA bit length in docs (#993).
  * Update all code, configuration templates and documentation to PHP
    short array syntax.
  * All classes moved to namespaces and code reformatted to PSR-2.
  * Use bcrypt for new password hashes, old ones will remain working (#996).
  * Many code cleanups.
  * Update the SAML2 library dependency to 3.2.5.
  * Update the Clipboard.JS library dependency to 2.0.4.
  * Translated to Zulu and Xhosa.
  * Multiple bug fixes and corrections.

### Interoperability
  * The minimum PHP version required is now 5.5.
  * Fixed compatibility with PHP 7.3 and HVVM.
  * SimpleSAMLphp can now be used with applications that use Twig 2 and/or Symfony 4.
  * The SAML2 library now uses getters/setters to manipulate objects properties.

### authfacebook
  * Fix facebook compatibility (query parameters).

### authorize
  * Add the possibility to configure a custom rejecttion message.

### consent
  * The module is now disabled by default.

### core
  * Allow `core:PHP` to manipulate the entire state array.
  * IdP initiated login: add compatibility with Shibboleth parameters.

### multiauth
  * Added a `preselect` configuration option to skip authsource selection (#1005).

### negotiate
  * The `keytab` setting now allows for relative paths too.

### preprodwarning
  * This module is now deprecated. Use the `production` configuration
    option instead; set it to `false` to show a pre-production warning
    before authentication.

### saml
  * Add initial support for SAML Subject ID Attributes.
  * Allow to specify multiple supported NameIdFormats in IdP hosted and SP
    remote metadata.
  * Allow to specify NameIDPolicy Format and AllowCreate in hosted SP
    and remote IdP configuration. Restore the possibility to omit it from
    AuthnRequests entirely (#984).
  * Add a `assertion.allowed_clock_skew` setting to influence how lenient
    we should be with the timestamps in received SAML messages.
  * If the Issuer of a SAML response does not match the entity we sent the
    request to, log a warning instead of bailing out with an exception.
  * Allow setting the AudienceRestriction in SAML2 requests (#998).
  * Allow disabling the Scoping element in SP and remote IdP configuration with
    the `disable_scoping` option, for compatibility with ADFS which does not
    accept the element (#985).
  * Receiving an eduPersonTargetedID in string form will no longer break
    parsing of the assertion.

### sanitycheck
  * Translated into several languages.

## Version 1.16.3

Released 2018-12-20

  * Resolved a security issue that could expose the user's credentials locally.  See
    [SSPSA 201812-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201812-01).
  * Downgraded the level of log messages regarding the `userid.attribute` configuration option
    from _warning_ to _debug_.
  * Make the `attr` configuration option of the _negotiate_ allow both a string and an array.
  * Look for the _keytab_ file used by the _negotiate_ module in the `cert` directory, accepting
    both absolute and relative paths.
  * Fixed some broken links.
  * Other minor bugfixes.

## Version 1.16.2

Released 2018-09-28

  * Fixed an issue with PHP sessions in PHP 7.2.
  * Fixed a bug in the OAuth module.
  * Make schema validation work again.
  * Properly document the `saml:AuthnContextClassRef` authentication processing filter.
  * Fixed an issue that made it impossible to install the software with composer using the
    "stable" minimum-stability setting.
  * Changed the default authentication context class to "PasswordProtectedTransport" by default
    when authentication happened on an HTTPS exchange.

## Version 1.16.1

Released 2018-09-07

  * Fix a bug preventing the consent page from showing.
  * Add Catalan to the list of available languages.

## Version 1.16.0

Released 2018-09-06

### Changes
  * Default signature algorithm is now RSA-SHA256.
  * Renamed class `SimpleSAML_Error_BadUserInnput` to `SimpleSAML_Error_BadUserInput`
  * PHP 7.2 compatibility, including removing deprecated use of assert with string.
  * Avoid logging database credentials in backtraces.
  * Fix edge case in getServerPort.
  * Updated Spanish translation.
  * Improvements to documentation, testsuite, code quality and coding style.

### New features
  * Added support for SAML "Enhanced Client or Proxy" (ECP) protocol,
    IdP side with HTTP Basic Authentication as authentication method.
    See the [ECP IdP documentation](./simplesamlphp-ecp-idp) for details.
  * New option `sendmail_from`, the from address for email sent by SSP.
  * New option `options` for PDO database connections, e.g. for TLS setup.
  * New option `search.scope` for LDAP authsources.
  * Add support for the DiscoHints IPHint metadata property.
  * Add support to specify metadata XML in config with the `xml` parameter,
    next to the exising `file` and `url` options.
  * Also support CGI/RewriteRule setups that set the `REDIRECT_SIMPLESAMLPHP_CONFIG_DIR`
    environment variable next to regular `SIMPLESAMLPHP_CONFIG_DIR`.
  * Support creating an AuthSource via factory, for example useful in tests.
  * Support preloading of a virtual config file via `SimpleSAML_Configuration::setPreLoadedConfig`
    to allow for dynamic population of authsources.php.
  * Add basic documentation on Nginx configuration.
  * Test authentication: optionally show AuthData array.
  * Improve performance of PDO Metadata Storage handler entity lookup.

### adfs
  * Make signature algorithm configurable with `signature.algorithm`.
  * Use configuration assertion lifetime when available.
  * Use `adfs:wreply` parameter when available.

### authmyspace
  * Module removed because service is no longer available.

### cas
  * Respect all LDAP options in LDAP call.

### casserver
  * Module removed; superseded by externally hosted module.

### consent
  * Sort attribute values for consent.
  * Fix table layout for MySQL > 5.6.
  * Rename `noconsentattributes` to `attributes.exclude`; the former
    is now considered deprecated.

### consentAdmin
  * Work better with TargetedIDs when operating as a proxy.
  * Add `attributes.exclude` option to correspond to the same option
    in the Consent module.

### core
  * StatisticsWithAttribute: add `passive-` prefix when logging passive
    requests, set new option `skipPassive` to skip logging these altogether.
  * Replace deprecated `create_function` with an anonymous function.
  * New authproc filter Cardinality to enforce attribute cardinality.
  * SQLPermanentStorage: proper expiration of stored values.
  * AttributeLimit: new options `regex` and `ignoreCase`.
  * AttributeMap: prevent possible infinite loop with some PHP versions.

### ldap
  * AttributeAddUsersGroups: if `attribute.groupname` is set, use the
    configured attribute as the group name rather than the DN.
  * Also base64encode the `ms-ds-consistencyguid` attribute.

### metarefresh
  * Return XML parser error for better debugging of problems.
  * Only actually parse metadata types that have been enabled.
  * Fix missing translation.

### Oauth
  * Make module HTTP proxy-aware.
  * Remove unused demo app.

### saml
  * AttributeConsumingService: allow to set isDefault and index options.
  * Encrypted attributes in an assertion are now decrypted correctly.
  * Prefer the HTTP-Redirect binding for AuthnRequests if available.

### smartattributes
  * Fix to make the `add_authority` option work.

### sqlauth
  * The module is now disabled by default.

### statistics
  * Show a decent error message when no data is available.

## Version 1.15.4

Released 2018-03-02

  * Resolved a security issue related to signature validation in the SAML2 library. See [SSPSA 201803-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201803-01).

## Version 1.15.3

Released 2018-02-27

  * Resolved a security issue related to signature validation in the SAML2 library. See [SSPSA 201802-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201802-01).
  * Fixed edge-case scenario where an application uses one of the known LoggingHandlers' name as a defined class
  * Fixed issue #793 in the PHP logging handler.

## Version 1.15.2

Released 2018-01-31

  * Resolved a Denial of Service security issue when validating timestamps in the SAML2 library. See [SSPSA 201801-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201801-01).
  * Resolved a security issue with the open redirect protection mechanism. See [SSPSA 201801-02](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201801-02).
  * Fix _undefined method_ error when using memcacheD.

### `authfacebook`
  * Fix compatibility with Facebook strict URI match.

### `consent`
  * Fix statistics not being gathered.

### `sqlauth`
  * Prevented a security issue with the connection charset used for MySQL backends. See [SSPSA 201801-03](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201801-03).

## Version 1.15.1

Released 2018-01-12

### Bug fixes
  * AuthX509 error messages were broken.
  * Properly calculate supported protocols based on config.
  * NameIDAttribute filter: update to use SAML2\XML\saml\NameID.
  * Replace remaining uses of SimpleSAML_Logger with namespace version.
  * Statistics: prevent mixed content errors.
  * Add 'no-store' to the cache-control header to avoid Chrome
    caching redirects.

## Version 1.15.0

Released 2017-11-20

### New features
  * Added support for authenticated web proxies with the `proxy.auth` setting.
  * Added new `AttributeValueMap` authproc filter.
  * Added attributemaps for OIDs from SIS (Swedish Standards Institute) and
    for eduPersonUniqueId, eduPersonOrcid and sshPublicKey.
  * Added an option to specify metadata signing and digest algorithm
    `metadata.sign.algorithm`.
  * Added an option for regular expression matching of trusted.url.domains via new
    `trusted.url.regex` setting.
  * The `debug` option is more finegrained and allows one to specify whether
    to log full SAML messages, backtraces or schema validations separately.
  * Added a check for the latest SimpleSAMLphp version on the front page.
    It can be disabled via the new setting `admin.checkforupdates`.
  * Added a warning when there's a probable misconfiguration of PHP sessions.
  * Added ability to define additional attributes on ContactPerson elements
    in metatada, e.g. for use in Sirtfi contacts.
  * Added option to set a secure flag also on the language cookie.
  * Added option to specify the base URL for the application protected.
  * Added support for PHP Memcached extension next to Memcache extension.
  * Added Redis as possible session storage mechanism.
  * Added support to specify custom metadata storage handlers.
  * Invalidate opcache after writing a file, so simpleSAMLphp works when
    `opcache.validate_timestamps` is disabled.
  * Metadata converter will deal properly with XML with leading whitespace.
  * Update `ldapwhoami()` call for PHP 7.3.
  * Made response POST page compatible with strict Content Security Policy on
    calling webpage.
  * Updated Greek, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Spanish translations and
    added Afrikaans.

### Bug fixes
  * The deprecated OpenIdP has been removed from the metadata template.
  * Trailing slash is no longer required in `baseurlpath`.
  * Make redirections more resilient.
  * Fixed empty protocolSupportEnumeration in AttributeAuthorityDescriptor.
  * Other bug fixes and numerous documentation enhancements.
  * Fixed a bug in the Redis store that could lead to incorrect
    _duplicate assertion_ errors.

### API and user interface
  * Updated to Xmlseclibs 3.0.
    Minimum PHP version is now 5.4, mcrypt requirement dropped.
  * Added a PSR-4 autoloader for modules. Now modules can declare their
    classes under the SimpleSAML\Module namespace.
  * Added new hook for module loader exception handling `exception_handler`.
  * Expose RegistrationInfo in parsed SAML metadata.
  * The AuthnInstant is now available in the state array.
  * Introduced Twig templating for user interface.
  * Lots of refactoring, code cleanup and added many unit tests.

### `adfs`
  * Fixed POST response form parameter encoding.

### `authYubiKey`
  * Fixed PHP 7 support.

### `authfacebook`
  * Updated to work with latest Facebook API.

### `authlinkedin`
  * Added setting `attributes` to specify which attributes to request
    from LinkedIn.

### `authtwitter`
  * Added support for fetching the user's email address as attribute.

### `consent`
  * Added support for regular expressions in `consent.disable`.

### `core`
  * Added logging of `REMOTE_ADDR` on successful login.
  * `AttributeMap`: allow fetching mapping files from modules.
  * `ScopeAttribute`: added option `onlyIfEmpty` to add a scope only if
     none was present.
  * `AttributeCopy`: added option to copy to multiple destination attributes.

### `cron`
  * Allow invocation via PHP command line interface.

### `discopower`
  * Added South Africa tab.

### `ldap`
  * Added `search.filter` setting to limit LDAP queries to a custom search
    filter.
  * Added OpenLDAP support in AttributeAddUsersGroups.
  * Fixed for using non standard LDAP port numbers.
  * Fixed configuration option of whether to follow LDAP referrals.

### `memcacheMonitor`
  * Fixed several missing strings.

### `metarefresh`
  * Fixed several spurious PHP notices.

### `multiauth`
  * Fixed selected source timeout.

### `negotiate`
  * Fixed authentication failure on empty attributes-array.
  * Fixed PHP notices concerning missing arguments.

### `oauth`
  * Updated library to improve support for OAuth 1.0 Revision A.

### `radius`
  * Improved error messages.
  * Added parameter `realm` that will be suffixed to the username entered.

### `saml`
  * Handle instead of reject assertions that do not contain a NameID.
  * Added options to configure `AllowCreate` and `SPNameQualifier`.
  * Added option `saml:NameID` to set the Subject NameID in a SAML AuthnRequest.
  * Added filter `FilterScopes` to remove values which are not properly scoped.
  * Make sure we log the user out before reauthenticating.
  * More robust handling of IDPList support in proxy mode.
  * Increased `_authSource` field length in Logout Store.
  * We now send the eduPersonTargetedID attribute in the correct
    NameID XML form, instead of the incorrect simple string. We will also
    refuse to parse an assertion with an eduPersonTargetedID in 'string' format.

### `smartattributes`
  * Fix SmartName authproc that failed to load.

### `sqlauth`
  * Fixed SQL schema for usergroups table.

## Version 1.14.17

Released 2017-10-25

  * Resolved a security issue with the SAML 1.1 Service Provider. See [SSPSA 201710-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201710-01).

## Version 1.14.16

Released 2017-09-04

  * Resolved a security issue in the consentAdmin module. See [SSPSA 201709-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201709-01).

## Version 1.14.15

Released 2017-08-08

  * Resolved a security issue with the creation and validation of time-limited tokens. See [SSPSA 201708-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201708-01).
  * Fixed an issue with session handling that could lead to crashes after upgrading from earlier 1.14.x versions.
  * Fixed issue #557 with instances of SimpleSAMLphp installed from the repository as well as custom modules.
  * Fixed issue #648 to properly handle SAML responses being sent to reply the same request, but using different response IDs.
  * Fixed issues #612 and #618 with the mobile view of the web interface.
  * Fixed issue #639 related to IdP names containing special characters not being properly displayed by discopower.
  * Fixed issue #571 causing timeouts when using Active Directory as a backend.
  * Other minor fixes.

## Version 1.14.14

Released 2017-05-05

  * Resolved a security issue with in the authcrypt module (Htpasswd authentication source) and in SimpleSAMLphp's session validation. See [SSPSA 201705-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201705-01).
  * Resolved a security issue with in the multiauth module. See [SSPSA 201704-02](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201704-02).

## Version 1.14.13

Released 2017-04-27

  * Resolved a security issue with unauthenticated encryption in the SimpleSAML\Utils\Crypto class. See [SSPSA 201704-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201704-01).
  * Added requirement for the Multibyte String PHP extension and the corresponding checks.
  * Set a default name for SimpleSAMLphp sessions in the configuration template for the PHP session handler.
  
## Version 1.14.12

Released 2017-03-30

  * Resolved a security issue in the authcrypt module (Htpasswd authentication source) and in SimpleSAMLphp's session validation. See [SSPSA 201703-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-01).
  * Resolved a security issue with IV generation in the  `SimpleSAML\Utils\Crypto::_aesEncrypt()` method. See [SSPSA 201703-02](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-02).
  * Fixed an issue with the authfacebook module, broken after a change in Facebook's API.
  * Fixed an issue in the discopower module that ignored the `hide.from.discovery` metadata option.
  * Fixed an issue with trusted URLs validation that prevented a URL from being accepted if a standard port was explicitly included but not specified in the configuration.
  * Fixed an issue that prevented detecting a Memcache server being down when fetching Memcache statistics.
  * Fixed an issue with operating system detection that made SimpleSAMLphp identify OSX as Windows.

## Version 1.14.11

Released 2016-12-12

  * Resolved a security issue involving signature validation of SAML 1.1 messages. See [SSPSA 201612-02](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-02).
  * Fixed an issue when the user identifier used to generate a persistent NameID was missing due to a misconfiguration, causing SimpleSAMLphp to generate the nameID based on the null data type.
  * Fixed an issue when persistent NameIDs were generated out of attributes with empty strings or multiple values.
  * Fixed issue #530. An empty SubjectConfirmation element was causing SimpleSAMLphp to crash. On the other hand, invalid SubjectConfirmation elements were ignored in PHP 7.0.

## Version 1.14.10

Released 2016-12-02

  * Resolved a security issue involving signature validation. See [SSPSA 201612-01](https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-01).
  * Fixed issue #517. A misconfigured session when acting as a service provider was leading to a PHP fatal error.
  * Fixed issue #519. Prevent persistent NameIDs from being generated from empty strings.
  * Fixed issue #520. It was impossible to verify Apache's custom MD5 passwords when using the Htpasswd authentication source.
  * Fixed issue #523. Avoid problems caused by different line-ending strategies in the project files.
  * Other minor fixes and enhancements.

## Version 1.14.9

Released 2016-11-10

  * Fixed an issue that resulted in PHP 7 errors being masked.
  * Fixed the smartattributes:SmartName authentication processing filter.
  * Fixed issue #500. When parsing metadata, two 'attributes.required' options were generated.
  * Fixed the list of requirements in composer, the documentation, and the configuration page.
  * Fixed issue #479. There were several minor issues with XHTML compliance.
  * Other minor fixes.

## Version 1.14.8

Released 2016-08-23

  * Fixed an issue in AuthMemCookie causing it to crash when an attribute received contains XML as its value.
  * Fixed an issue in AuthMemCookie that made it impossible to set its own cookie.
  * Fixed an issue when acting as a proxy and receiving attributes that contain XML as their values.
  * Fixed an issue that led to incorrect URL guessing when a script is invoked with a URI that doesn't include its name.

## Version 1.14.7

Released 2016-08-01

  * Fixed issue #424. Attributes containing XML as their values (like eduPersonTargetedID) were empty.

## Version 1.14.6

Released 2016-07-18

  * Fixed issue #418. SimpleSAMLphp was unable to obtain the current URL correctly when invoked from third-party applications.

## Version 1.14.5

Released 2016-07-12

  * Fixed several issues with session handling when cookies couldn't be set for some reason.
  * Fixed an issue that caused wrong URLs to be generated in the web interface under certain circumstances.
  * Fixed the exception handler to be compatible with PHP 7.
  * Fixed an issue in the dropdown IdP selection page that prevented it to work with PHP 5.3.
  * Fixed compatibility with Windows machines.
  * Fixed an issue with the PDO and Serialize metadata storage handlers.
  * Fixed the authwindowslive module. It stopped working after the former API was discontinued.
  * Other minor issues and fixes.

## Version 1.14.4

Released 2016-06-08

  * Fixed two minor security issues that allowed malicious URLs to be presented to the user in a link. Reported by John Page.
  * Fixed issue #366. The LDAP class was trying to authenticate even when no password was provided (using the CAS module).
  * Fixed issue #401. The authenticate.php script was printing exceptions instead of throwing them for the exception handler to capture them.
  * Fixed issue #399. The size limitation of the TEXT type in MySQL was creating problems in certain setups.
  * Fixed issue #5. Incoherent population of the $_SERVER variable was creating broken links when running PHP with FastCGI.
  * Other typos and minor bugs: #389, #392.

## Version 1.14.3

Released 2016-04-19

  * Fixed a bug in the login form that prevented the login button to be displayed in mobile devices.
  * Resolved an issue in the PHP session handler that made it impossible to use PHP sessions simultaneously with other applications.

## Version 1.14.2

Released 2016-03-11

  * Use stable versions of the externalized modules to prevent possible issues when further developing them.

## Version 1.14.1

Released 2016-03-08

  * Resolved an information leakage security issue in the sanitycheck module. See [SSPSA 201603-01](/security/201603-01).

## Version 1.14.0

Released 2016-02-15

### Security

  * Resolved a security issue with multiple modules that were not validating the URLs they were redirecting to.
  * Added a security check to disable loading external entities in XML documents.
  * Enforced admin access to the metadata converter tool.
  * Changed `xmlseclibs` dependency to point to `robrichards/xmlseclibs` version 1.4.1.

### New features

  * Allow setting the location of the configuration directory with an environment variable.
  * Added support for the Metadata Query Protocol by means of the new MDX metadata storage handler.
  * Added support for the Sender-Vouches method.
  * Added support for WantAssertionsSigned and AuthnRequestsSigned in SAML 2.0 SP metadata.
  * Added support for file uploads in the metadata converter.
  * Added support for setting the prefix for Memcache keys.
  * Added support for the Hide From Discovery REFEDS Entity Category.
  * Added support for the eduPersonAssurance attribute.
  * Added support for the full SCHAC 1.5.0 schema.
  * Added support for UNIX sockets when configuring memcache servers.
  * Added the SAML NameID to the attributes status page, when available.
  * Added attribute definitions for schacGender (schac), sisSchoolGrade and sisLegalGuardianFor (skolfederation.se).
  * Attributes required in metadata are now taken into account when parsing.

### Bug fixes

  * Fixed an issue with friendly names in the attributes released.
  * Fixed an issue with memcache that would result in a push for every fetch, when several servers configured.
  * Fixed an issue with memcache that would result in an endless loop if all servers are down.
  * Fixed an issue with HTML escaping in error reports.
  * Fixed an issue with the 'admin.protectmetadata' option not being enforced for SP metadata.
  * Fixed an issue with SAML 1.X SSO authentications that removed the NameID of the subject from available data.
  * Fixed an issue with the login form that resulted in a `NOSTATE` error if the user clicked the login button twice.
  * Fixed an issue with replay detection in IdP-initiated flows.
  * Fixed an issue with SessionNotOnOrAfter that kept moving forward in the future with every SSO authentication.
  * Fixed an issue with the session cookie being set twice for the first time.
  * Fixed an issue with the XXE attack prevention mechanism conflicting with other applications running in the same server.
  * Fixed an issue that prevented the SAML 1.X IdP to restart when the session is lost.
  * Fixed an issue that prevented classes using namespaces to be loaded automatically.
  * Fixed an issue that prevented certain metadata signatures to be verified (fixed upstream in `xmlseclibs`).
  * Other bug fixes and numerous documentation enhancements.

### API and user interface

  * Added a new and simple database class to serve as PDO interface for all the database needs.
  * Added the possibility to copy metadata and other elements by clicking a button in the web interface.
  * Removed the old, unused `pack` installer tool.
  * Improved usability by telling users the endpoints are not to be accessed directly.
  * Moved the hostname, port and protocol diagnostics tool to the admin directory.
  * Several classes and functions deprecated.
  * Changed the signature of several functions.
  * Deleted old and deprecated code, interfaces and endpoints.
  * Deleted old jQuery remnants.
  * Deleted the undocumented dynamic XML metadata storage handler.
  * Deleted the backwards-compatible authentication source.
  * Updated jQuery to the latest 1.8.X version.
  * Updated translations.

### `authcrypt`

  * Added whitehat101/apr1-md5 as a dependency for Apache htpasswd.

### `authX509`

  * Added an authentication processing filter to warn about certificate expiration.

### `ldap`

  * Added a new `port` configuration option.
  * Better error reporting.

### `metaedit`

  * Removed the `admins` configuration option.

### `metarefresh`

  * Added the possibility to specify which types of entities to load.
  * Added the possibility to verify metadata signatures by using the public key present in a certificate.
  * Fix `certificate` precedence over `fingerprint` in the configuration options when verifying metadata signatures.

### `smartnameattribute`

  * This module was deprecated long time ago and has now been removed. Use the `smartattributes` module instead.

## Version 1.13.2

Released 2014-11-04

  * Solved performance issues when processing large metadata sets.
  * Fix an issue in the web interface when only one language is enabled.

## Version 1.13.1

Released 2014-10-27

  * Solved an issue with empty fields in metadata to cause SimpleSAMLphp to fail with a translation error. Issues #97 and #114.
  * Added Basque language to the list of known languages. Issue #117.
  * Optimized the execution of redirections by removing an additional, unnecessary function call.
  * Solved an issue that caused SimpleSAMLphp to fail when the RelayState parameter was empty or missing on an IdP-initiated authentication. Issues #99 and # 104.
  * Fixed a certificate check for SubjectConfirmations with Holder of Key methods.

## Version 1.13

Released 2014-09-25.

  * Added the 'remember me' option to the default login page.
  * Improved error reporting.
  * Added a new 'logging.format' option to control the formatting of the logs.
  * Added support for the 'objectguid' binary attribute in LDAP modules.
  * Added support for custom search and private attributes read credentials in all LDAP modules.
  * Added support for the WantAuthnRequestsSigned option in generated SAML metadata.
  * Tracking identifiers are no longer generated based on MD5.
  * Several functions, classes and interfaces marked as deprecated.
  * Bug fixes and documentation enhancements.
  * Updated translations.
  * New language: Basque.

### `adfs`

  * Honour the 'wreply' parameter when redirecting.

### `aggregator`

  * Fixed an issue when regenerating metadata from certain metadata sources.

### `discopower`

  * Bug fix.

### `expirycheck`

  * Translations are now possible for this module.

### `metarefresh`

  * Use cached metadata if something goes wrong when refreshing feeds.

### `openidProvider`

  * Fix for compatibility with versions of PHP greater or equal to 5.4.

### `saml`

  * Make it possible to add friendly names to attributes in SP metadata.
  * The RSA_1.5 (RSA with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding) encryption algorithm is now blacklisted by default for security reasons.
  * Stop checking the 'IDPList' parameter in IdPs.
  * Solved an issue that allowed bypassing authentication status checks when presenting an 'IDPList' parameter.
  * The 'Destination' attribute is now always sent in logout responses issued by an SP.

### `sqlauth`

  * Updated documentation to remove bad practice with regard to password storage.

## Version 1.12

Released 2014-03-24.

  * Removed example authproc filters from configuration template.
  * Stopped using the 'target-densitydpi' option removed from WebKit.
  * The SimpleSAML_Utilities::generateRandomBytesMTrand() function is now deprecated.
  * Removed code for compatibility with PHP versions older than 5.3.
  * Removed the old interface of SimpleSAML_Session.
  * Fixed a memory leak in SimpleSAML_Session regarding serialization and unserialization.
  * Support for RegistrationInfo (MDRPI) elements in the metadata of identity and service providers.
  * Renamed SimpleSAML_Utilities::parseSAML2Time() function to xsDateTimeToTimestamp().
  * New SimpleSAML_Utilities::redirectTrustedURL() and redirectUntrustedURL() functions.
  * Deprecated the SimpleSAML_Utilities::redirect() function.
  * Improved Russian translation.
  * Added Czech translation.
  * New 'errorreporting' option to enable or disable error reporting feature.
  * Example certificate removed.
  * New SimpleSAML_Configuration::getEndpointPrioritizedByBinding() function.
  * PHP 5.3 or newer required.
  * Started using Composer as dependency manager.
  * Detached the basic SAML2 library and moved to a standalone library in github.
  * Added support for exporting shibmd:Scope metadata with regular expressions.
  * Remember me option in the IdP.
  * New SimpleSAML_Utilities::setCookie wrapper.
  * Custom HTTP codes on error.
  * Added Romanian translation.
  * Bug fixes and documentation enhancements.

### `adfs`

  * Support for exporting metadata.

### `aggregator`

  * Support for RegistrationInfo (MDRPI) elements in the metadata.
  * Fix for HTTP header injection vulnerability.
  * Fix for directory traversal vulnerability.

### `aggregator2`

  * Support for RegistrationInfo (MDRPI) elements in the metadata.

### `aselect`

  * License changed to LGPL 2.1.

### `authfacebook`

  * Updated extlibinc to 3.2.2.

### `authtwitter`

  * Added 'force_login' configuration option.

### `cdc`

  * Bugfix related to request validation.

### `core`

  * The AttributeAlter filter no longer throws an exception if the attribute was not found.
  * Support for removal of values in the AttributeAlter filter, with '%remove' flag.
  * Support for empty strings and NULL values as a replacement in the AttributeAlter filter.
  * Bugfixes in the AttributeAlter filter.
  * Support for NULL attribute values.
  * Support for limiting values and not only attributes in the AttributeLimit filter.
  * Log a message when a user authenticates successfully.
  * Added %duplicate flag to AttributeMap, to leave original names in place when using map file.
  * Fix infinite loop when overwriting attributes with AttributeMap.

### `discopower`

  * Bugfix for incorrect handling of the 'idpdisco.extDiscoveryStorage' option.

### `ldap`

  * Support for configuring the duplicate attribute handling policy in AttributeAddFromLDAP, 'attribute.policy' option.
  * Support for binary attributes in the AttributeAddFromLDAP filter.
  * Support for multiple attributes in the AttributeAddFromLDAP filter.

### `metarefresh`

  * Support for specifying permissions of the resulting files.

### `negotiate`

  * Added support for "attributes"-parameter.

### `oauth`

  * Bugfix related to authorize URL building.

### `openidProvider`

  * Support for SReg and AX requests.

### `saml`

  * Send 'isPassive' in passive discovery requests.
  * Support for generating NameIDFormat in service providers with NameIDPolicy set.
  * Support for AttributeConsumingService and AssertionConsumingServiceIndex.
  * Support for the HTTP-POST binding in WebSSO profile.
  * Fix for entity ID validation problems when using the IDPList configuration option.

### `smartattributes`

  * New 'add_candidate' option to allow the user to decide whether to prepend or not the candidate attribute name to the resulting value.

### `statistics`

  * Bugfix in statistics aggregator.

## Version 1.11

Released 2013-06-05.

  * Support for RSA_SHA256, RSA_SHA384 and RSA_SHA512 in HTTP Redirect binding.
  * Support for RegistrationInfo element in SAML 2.0 metadata.
  * Support for AuthnRequestsSigned and WantAssertionsSigned when generating metadata.
  * Third party OpenID library updated with a bugfix.
  * Added the Name attribute to EntitiesDescriptor.
  * Removed deprecated option 'session.requestcache' from config-template.
  * Workaround for SSL SNI extension not being correctly set.
  * New language cookie and parameter config options.
  * Add 'module.enable' configuration option for enabling/disabling modules.
  * Check for existence of memcache extension. 
  * Initial support for limiting redirects to trusted hosts.
  * Demo example now shows both friendly and canonical name of the attributes.
  * Other minor fixes for bugs and typos.
  * Several translations updated.
  * Added Latvian translation.

### `authorize`

  * Added a logout link to the 403 error page.

### `authtwitter`

  * Updated API endpoint for version 1.1.
  * Fix for oauth_verifier parameter.

### `authX509`

  * ldapusercert validation made optional.

### `consent`

  * Added support for SQLite databases.

### `core`

  * Fix error propagation in UserPass(Org)Base authentication sources.
  * MCrypt module marked as required.

### `discopower`

  * Get the name of an IdP from mdui:DisplayName.

### `expirycheck`

  * PHP 5.4 compatibility fixes.

### `InfoCard`

  * PHP 5.4 compatibility fixes.

### `ldap`

  * Added an option to disable following referrals.

### `metarefresh`

  * Improved help message.

### `oauth`

  * PHP 5.4 compatibility fixes.

### `saml`

  * Verify that the issuer of an AuthnResponse is the same entity ID we sent a request to.
  * Added separate option to enable Holder of Key support on SP.
  * Fix for HoK profile metadata.
  * New filter for storing persistent NameID in eduPersonTargetedID attribute.
  * Support for UIInfo elements.
  * Bugfix for SAML SP metadata signing.
  * Ignore default technical contact.
  * Support for MDUI elements in SP metadata.
  * Support for more contact types in SP metadata.
  * New information in statistics with the time it took for a login to happen.

### `sanitycheck`

  * Configuration file made optional.

### `smartattributes`

  * New filter: smartattributes:SmartID.
  * New filter: smartattributes:SmartName.

### `smartnameattribute`

  * Deprecated.