Error: 'unexpected SAML attribute' in RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.6
3 years ago
Originally Published: 2006-02-06
Article Number
000044421
Applies To
RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.6
Sun Solaris 2.9
Issue
Error: "unexpected SAML attribute" in RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.6
After RSA ClearTrust user clicks the ISX link, the following error appears in web browser:

Error 500 - Internal Server Error

The server encountered the following unexpected condition: Error in RSA Federated Identity Manager: Error encountered in Relying Party servlet:
com.rsa.csf.common.exceptionbase.CsfApplicationException: Error in Relying Party while processing Asserting Party response: ; nested exception is:
com.rsa.csf.common.exceptionbase.CsfApplicationException: unexpected SAML attribute: http://machinename.domain/path/attribute: csid
Debug log output shows the following:

2006-02-06 17:36:31,055 [ExecuteThread: '33' for queue: 'default'] DEBUG -
<class:SamlAssertionProcessor> error: couldn't find received SAML
attribute in list: http://machinename.domain/path/attribute: csid
Cause
Ensure received SAML attribute is within the list of available attributes to be included in the SAML transaction between the associated AP and RP.
Resolution
To correct this issue, restore the last known working SAML configuration from backup file, or reinstall RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) and set up initial configuration within the SAML configuration GUI.