LightSAML Core

LightSAML Core is a PHP library implementing OASIS SAML 2.0 protocol, fully OOP structured with DPI principles, reusable, and embeddable.

LightSAML Core implements and supports:

• SAML data model classes: Metadata, Protocol, Assertion
• Serialization/deserialization of data model to/from xml
• XML security and certificates
• SAML bindings: HTTP POST and Redirect
• SAML profiles: Web Browser SSO for SP
• Simple Pimple bridge for customizing core services and profile flows

Following is supported by LightSAML, but not in Core but in some other component:

• Web Browser SSO IDP profile - covered by LightSAML-IDP
• Symfony Bridge & integration - covered by Symfony Bridge and SP Bundle
• Web Browser SLO profile - covered by LightSAML-Logout

Following at the moment is not supported:

• SOAP and Artifact bindings
• Custom extensions

LightSAML Core is covered with unit tests and CI:

LightSAML is open source and distributed under MIT licence.