diff --git a/docs/simplesamlphp-upgrade-notes-1.5.txt b/docs/simplesamlphp-upgrade-notes-1.5.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2fb9993eefbcebfc406d0424471b92f39674b253 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/simplesamlphp-upgrade-notes-1.5.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Upgrade notes for simpleSAMLphp 1.5 +=================================== + + * `SimpleSAML_Session::isValid()` + + If your code calls `$session->isValid()` without an argument, you will now have to update it to pass an argument (probably `saml2`). + The reason for this change is that calling `$session->isValid()` without an argument can easily create a security hole. + + + * We have introduced a new module for SAML authentication. + This authentication module supports both SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 IdPs. + + We have also added a new authentication framework which should replace the previous redirects to the initSSO-scripts. + Relating to this change, we have also deprecated the `initSSO`-scripts for SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0 authentication. + The old methods will still be supported for a while, but new code should probably use the new code. + + See the [migration guide](http://rnd.feide.no/content/migration-modularized-saml-service-provider) for more information about this.