Issue:
We are getting below errors while trying to access the SAML application URLs for an IDP initiated transaction. The error displayed on the browser is a 403 Forbidden error:
[31839/3992509296][Tue Jul 25 2017 13:03:16][AssertionGenerator.java][ERROR][sm-FedServer-00130] postProcess() returns fatal error. <Response ID="_9068337c7b67a02d32f299d8358f112a23dc" IssueInstant="2017-07-25T13:03:16Z" Version="2.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
<ns1:Issuer Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity" xmlns:ns1="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">http://www.abc.com/wps/portal</ns1:Issuer>
<Status>
<StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Responder"/>
<StatusMessage>Error Signing Assertion.</StatusMessage>
</Status>
</Response>
Environment:
Policy Server : 12.52.x on RedHat 6 64 bit Web Agent and Web Agent Option Pack : 12.52.x on RedHat 6 64 bit
Cause:
The key that was used to sign the assertion was corrupted.
Resolution:
Importing new functional private keys into CDS (Certificate Data Store) resolved the issue.
Instructions can be found here :
Import Trusted Certificates and Key Certificate Pairs