Jmix-saml removal from repo

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#1

Hi,
first of all let me say thanks one more time to Jmix developers for the great work on release 1.4: there are plenty of precious features and improvements!

I’m successfully using Jmix after CubaPlatform in several project;
Nearly one year ago, I used the saml plugin in Cuba platform, and it was so convenient because it was easy (I had very few knowledge on saml terminology and functioning) and ready-made (no new screens to make).

I cannot find an analogue of saml-plugin in early jmix releases, and I was waiting to see an implementation… but then I saw here in github jmix project that the jmix-saml add-on has been removed from repository: does this mean that the idea of a saml addon will definitely be abandoned?

Thank you very much

#2

Hi Michele,

Thank you for your kind words!

Regarding the SAML add-on: yes we have removed the experimental code from the source repository and currently don’t have plans for implementing it in foreseeable future. We are trying to limit the surface area of the platform and don’t reinvent the wheel.

If you need some kind of authentication not supported in Jmix out-of-the-box, look at KeyCloak - it supports almost any imaginable use case. So you can set up a KeyCloak instance and integrate your Jmix application with it using the Jmix OIDC add-on.

Regards,
Konstantin

#3

Thank you Konstantin for your reply.
I would like to use OIDC, but sadly my customer require saml…
I will manage it in some way

regards

Michele

#4

Consider also using Kerberos, we’ve recently added an example of implementing SSO for Windows domain users to the jmix-samples project.

#5

Thank you Konstantin for the suggestion, I will keep on eye on it!