Remove Deprecated OpenSAML 3 Support

build.gradle

@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ updateDependenciesSettings {
 					selection.reject("nimbus-jose-jwt gets updated when oauth2-oidc-sdk is updated to ensure consistency");
 				}
 			}
-			components.all { selection ->
-				ModuleComponentIdentifier candidate = selection.getCandidate();
-				// Do not compare version due to multiple versions existing
-				// will cause opensaml 3.x to be updated to 4.x
-				if (candidate.getGroup().equals("org.opensaml")) {
-					selection.reject("org.opensaml maintains two different versions, so it must be updated manually");
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }

config/spring-security-config.gradle

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation project(path : ':spring-security-ldap', configuration : 'tests')
 	testImplementation project(path : ':spring-security-oauth2-client', configuration : 'tests')
 	testImplementation project(path : ':spring-security-oauth2-resource-server', configuration : 'tests')
+	testImplementation project(':spring-security-saml2-service-provider')
 	testImplementation project(path : ':spring-security-saml2-service-provider', configuration : 'tests')
-	testImplementation project(path : ':spring-security-saml2-service-provider', configuration : 'opensaml4MainImplementation')
 	testImplementation project(path : ':spring-security-web', configuration : 'tests')
 	testImplementation "jakarta.inject:jakarta.inject-api"
 	testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core"

config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/saml2/Saml2LoginConfigurer.java

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.opensaml.core.Version;
-
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.OpenSaml4AuthenticationProvider;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.RelyingPartyRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.RelyingPartyRegistrationRepository;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.servlet.filter.Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter;
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.RelyingPartyRegistrationResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.Saml2AuthenticationTokenConverter;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.OpenSaml3AuthenticationRequestResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.OpenSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.Saml2AuthenticationRequestResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.web.AuthenticationEntryPoint;
@@ -200,10 +196,6 @@ public Saml2LoginConfigurer<B> authenticationRequestResolver(
 	 * @since 6.0
 	 */
 	public Saml2LoginConfigurer<B> authenticationRequestUri(String authenticationRequestUri) {
-		// OpenSAML 3 is no longer supported by spring security
-		if (version().startsWith("3")) {
-			return this;
-		}
 		Assert.state(authenticationRequestUri.contains("{registrationId}"),
 				"authenticationRequestUri must contain {registrationId} path variable");
 		this.authenticationRequestUri = authenticationRequestUri;
@@ -345,14 +337,11 @@ private Saml2AuthenticationRequestResolver getAuthenticationRequestResolver(B ht
 		if (bean != null) {
 			return bean;
 		}
-		if (version().startsWith("4")) {
-			OpenSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver openSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver = new OpenSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver(
-					relyingPartyRegistrationResolver(http));
-			openSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver
-					.setRequestMatcher(new AntPathRequestMatcher(this.authenticationRequestUri));
-			return openSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver;
-		}
-		return new OpenSaml3AuthenticationRequestResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver(http));
+		OpenSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver openSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver = new OpenSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver(
+				relyingPartyRegistrationResolver(http));
+		openSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver
+				.setRequestMatcher(new AntPathRequestMatcher(this.authenticationRequestUri));
+		return openSaml4AuthenticationRequestResolver;
 	}
 
 	private AuthenticationConverter getAuthenticationConverter(B http) {
@@ -370,22 +359,8 @@ private AuthenticationConverter getAuthenticationConverter(B http) {
 		return authenticationConverterBean;
 	}
 
-	private String version() {
-		String version = Version.getVersion();
-		if (version != null) {
-			return version;
-		}
-		return Version.class.getModule().getDescriptor().version().map(Object::toString)
-				.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("cannot determine OpenSAML version"));
-	}
-
 	private void registerDefaultAuthenticationProvider(B http) {
-		if (version().startsWith("4")) {
-			http.authenticationProvider(postProcess(new OpenSaml4AuthenticationProvider()));
-		}
-		else {
-			http.authenticationProvider(postProcess(new OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider()));
-		}
+		http.authenticationProvider(postProcess(new OpenSaml4AuthenticationProvider()));
 	}
 
 	private void registerDefaultCsrfOverride(B http) {

config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/saml2/Saml2LogoutConfigurer.java

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-import org.opensaml.core.Version;
 
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.DefaultRelyingPartyRegistrationResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.RelyingPartyRegistrationResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.logout.HttpSessionLogoutRequestRepository;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.logout.OpenSaml3LogoutRequestResolver;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.logout.OpenSaml3LogoutResponseResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.logout.OpenSaml4LogoutRequestResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.logout.OpenSaml4LogoutResponseResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.authentication.logout.Saml2LogoutRequestFilter;
@@ -313,15 +309,6 @@ private <C> C getBeanOrNull(Class<C> clazz) {
 		return this.context.getBean(clazz);
 	}
 
-	private String version() {
-		String version = Version.getVersion();
-		if (version != null) {
-			return version;
-		}
-		return Version.class.getModule().getDescriptor().version().map(Object::toString)
-				.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("cannot determine OpenSAML version"));
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * A configurer for SAML 2.0 LogoutRequest components
 	 */
@@ -401,10 +388,7 @@ private Saml2LogoutRequestResolver logoutRequestResolver(
 			if (this.logoutRequestResolver != null) {
 				return this.logoutRequestResolver;
 			}
-			if (version().startsWith("4")) {
-				return new OpenSaml4LogoutRequestResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver);
-			}
-			return new OpenSaml3LogoutRequestResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver);
+			return new OpenSaml4LogoutRequestResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver);
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -471,10 +455,7 @@ private Saml2LogoutResponseValidator logoutResponseValidator() {
 		private Saml2LogoutResponseResolver logoutResponseResolver(
 				RelyingPartyRegistrationResolver relyingPartyRegistrationResolver) {
 			if (this.logoutResponseResolver == null) {
-				if (version().startsWith("4")) {
-					return new OpenSaml4LogoutResponseResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver);
-				}
-				return new OpenSaml3LogoutResponseResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver);
+				return new OpenSaml4LogoutResponseResolver(relyingPartyRegistrationResolver);
 			}
 			return this.logoutResponseResolver;
 		}
@@ -511,12 +492,4 @@ public boolean matches(HttpServletRequest request) {
 
 	}
 
-	private static class NoopLogoutHandler implements LogoutHandler {
-
-		@Override
-		public void logout(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Authentication authentication) {
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }

config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/saml2/Saml2LoginConfigurerTests.java

@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URLDecoder;
-import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Base64;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
@@ -32,43 +30,34 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Assertion;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpSession;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
-import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationServiceException;
-import org.springframework.security.authentication.ProviderManager;
 import org.springframework.security.config.Customizer;
-import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.ObjectPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestContext;
 import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestContextExtension;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.AuthenticationException;
-import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
 import org.springframework.security.core.annotation.AuthenticationPrincipal;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.authority.mapping.GrantedAuthoritiesMapper;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.core.Saml2ErrorCodes;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.core.Saml2Utils;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.core.TestSaml2X509Credentials;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.OpenSaml4AuthenticationProvider;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.Saml2AuthenticatedPrincipal;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.Saml2Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication.Saml2AuthenticationException;
@@ -77,7 +66,6 @@
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.RelyingPartyRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.RelyingPartyRegistrationRepository;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.TestRelyingPartyRegistrations;
-import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.servlet.filter.Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.DefaultRelyingPartyRegistrationResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.RelyingPartyRegistrationResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.web.Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository;
@@ -91,7 +79,6 @@
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpRequestResponseHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextRepository;
-import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MvcResult;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockHttpServletRequestBuilder;
@@ -121,14 +108,6 @@
 @ExtendWith(SpringTestContextExtension.class)
 public class Saml2LoginConfigurerTests {
 
-	private static final Converter<Assertion, Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority>> AUTHORITIES_EXTRACTOR = (
-			a) -> Collections.singletonList(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("TEST"));
-
-	private static final GrantedAuthoritiesMapper AUTHORITIES_MAPPER = (authorities) -> Collections
-			.singletonList(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("TEST CONVERTED"));
-
-	private static final Duration RESPONSE_TIME_VALIDATION_SKEW = Duration.ZERO;
-
 	private static final String SIGNED_RESPONSE = "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";
 
 	private static final AuthenticationConverter AUTHENTICATION_CONVERTER = mock(AuthenticationConverter.class);
@@ -197,14 +176,6 @@ public void saml2LoginWhenDefaultAndSamlAuthenticationManagerThenSamlManagerIsUs
 		performSaml2Login("ROLE_AUTH_MANAGER");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void saml2LoginWhenConfiguringAuthenticationDefaultsUsingCustomizerThenTheProviderIsConfigured()
-			throws Exception {
-		// setup application context
-		this.spring.register(Saml2LoginConfigWithAuthenticationDefaultsWithPostProcessor.class).autowire();
-		validateSaml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilterConfiguration();
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void authenticationRequestWhenAuthenticationRequestResolverBeanThenUses() throws Exception {
 		this.spring.register(CustomAuthenticationRequestResolverBean.class).autowire();
@@ -362,22 +333,6 @@ public void getFaviconWhenDefaultConfigurationThenDoesNotSaveAuthnRequest() thro
 				.andExpect(redirectedUrl("http://localhost/saml2/authenticate/registration-id"));
 	}
 
-	private void validateSaml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilterConfiguration() {
-		// get the OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider
-		Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter filter = getSaml2SsoFilter(this.springSecurityFilterChain);
-		AuthenticationManager manager = (AuthenticationManager) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(filter,
-				"authenticationManager");
-		ProviderManager pm = (ProviderManager) manager;
-		AuthenticationProvider provider = pm.getProviders().stream()
-				.filter((p) -> p instanceof OpenSaml4AuthenticationProvider).findFirst().get();
-		assertThat(provider).isNotNull();
-	}
-
-	private Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter getSaml2SsoFilter(FilterChainProxy chain) {
-		return (Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter) chain.getFilters("/login/saml2/sso/test").stream()
-				.filter((f) -> f instanceof Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter).findFirst().get();
-	}
-
 	private void performSaml2Login(String expected) throws IOException, ServletException {
 		// setup authentication parameters
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/login/saml2/sso/registration-id");
@@ -460,28 +415,6 @@ protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
 
 	}
 
-	@Configuration
-	@EnableWebSecurity
-	@Import(Saml2LoginConfigBeans.class)
-	static class Saml2LoginConfigWithAuthenticationDefaultsWithPostProcessor extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
-
-		@Override
-		protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
-			ObjectPostProcessor<OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider> processor = new ObjectPostProcessor<OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider>() {
-				@Override
-				public <O extends OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider> O postProcess(O provider) {
-					provider.setResponseTimeValidationSkew(RESPONSE_TIME_VALIDATION_SKEW);
-					provider.setAuthoritiesMapper(AUTHORITIES_MAPPER);
-					provider.setAuthoritiesExtractor(AUTHORITIES_EXTRACTOR);
-					return provider;
-				}
-			};
-			http.saml2Login().addObjectPostProcessor(processor);
-			super.configure(http);
-		}
-
-	}
-
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableWebSecurity
 	@Import(Saml2LoginConfigBeans.class)

docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/saml2/login/overview.adoc

@@ -154,14 +154,6 @@ Instead, such classes as `OpenSamlAuthenticationRequestFactory` and `OpenSamlAut
 
 For example, once your application receives a `SAMLResponse` and delegates to `Saml2WebSsoAuthenticationFilter`, the filter delegates to `OpenSamlAuthenticationProvider`:
 
-[NOTE]
-====
-For backward compatibility, Spring Security will use the latest OpenSAML 3 by default.
-Note, though that OpenSAML 3 has reached it's end-of-life and updating to OpenSAML 4.x is recommended.
-For that reason, Spring Security supports both OpenSAML 3.x and 4.x.
-If you manage your OpenSAML dependency to 4.x, then Spring Security will select its OpenSAML 4.x implementations.
-====
-
 .Authenticating an OpenSAML `Response`
 image:{figures}/opensamlauthenticationprovider.png[]