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Enabling encrypted assertions

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You can improve your GitHub Enterprise Server instance's security with SAML single sign-on (SSO) by encrypting the messages that your SAML identity provider (IdP) sends.

Who can use this feature

Site administrators can configure encrypted assertions for a GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

About encrypted assertions

If your IdP support encryption of assertions, you can configure encrypted assertions on GitHub Enterprise Server for increased security during the authentication process.

Prerequisites

To enable encrypted assertions for authentication to GitHub Enterprise Server, you must configure SAML authentication, and your IdP must support encrypted assertions.

Enabling encrypted assertions

To enable encrypted assertions, you must provide your GitHub Enterprise Server instance's public certificate to your IdP, and configure encryption settings that match your IdP.

Note: GitHub strongly recommends that you verify any new configuration for authentication in a staging environment. An incorrect configuration could result in downtime for your GitHub Enterprise Server instance. For more information, see "Setting up a staging instance."

  1. Optionally, enable SAML debugging. SAML debugging records verbose entries in GitHub Enterprise Server's authentication log, and may help you troubleshoot failed authentication attempts. For more information, see "Troubleshooting SAML authentication."

  2. 从 GitHub Enterprise Server 上的管理帐户任意页面的右上角，单击 。

    用于访问站点管理员设置的火箭图标的屏幕截图

  3. 如果你尚未在“站点管理员”页上，请在左上角单击“站点管理员”。

    “站点管理员”链接的屏幕截图

  4. 在左侧边栏中，单击“管理控制台”。 左侧边栏中的 管理控制台 选项卡

  5. 在左侧边栏中，单击“身份验证”。 设置侧边栏中的“身份验证”选项卡

  6. Select Require encrypted assertions.

    Screenshot of "Enable encrypted assertions" checkbox within management console's "Authentication" section

  7. To the right of "Encryption Certificate", click Download to save a copy of your GitHub Enterprise Server instance's public certificate on your local machine.

    Screenshot of "Download" button for public certificate for encrypted assertions

  8. Sign into your SAML IdP as an administrator.

  9. In the application for your GitHub Enterprise Server instance, enable encrypted assertions.

    • Note the encryption method and key transport method.
    • Provide the public certificate you downloaded in step 7.

  10. Return to the management console on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

  11. To the right of "Encryption Method", select the encryption method for your IdP from step 9.

    Screenshot of "Encryption Method" for encrypted assertions

  12. To the right of "Key Transport Method", select the key transport method for your IdP from step 9.

    Screenshot of "Key Transport Method" for encrypted assertions

  13. Click Save settings.

  14. 等待配置运行完毕。

    配置实例

If you enabled SAML debugging to test authentication with encrypted assertions, disable SAML debugging when you're done testing. For more information, see "Troubleshooting SAML authentication."