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Bug

ArcGIS Online fails to properly read the aggregate metadata of the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) federation if the Extensible Markup Language (XML) namespaces used in the EntityDescriptor element are defined in the EntitiesDescriptor element rather than the EntityDescriptor element.

Last Published: July 2, 2019 ArcGIS Online
Bug ID Number BUG-000116931
SubmittedSeptember 20, 2018
Last ModifiedJuly 29, 2025
Applies toArcGIS Online
Version found6.3
Operating SystemN/A
Operating System VersionN/A
Version Fixed7.2
StatusFixed

Workaround

1) Ensure any XML namespaces used in the EntityDescriptor elements are defined in the parent EntitiesDescriptor elements instead.2) Explicitly define the namespaces used in the child elements of the EntityDescriptor.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000116931

Software:

  • ArcGIS Online

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