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## Why
With `allowIdpInitiated` off, the default, every SAML login failed.
`SAMLService.ProcessResponse` passed crewjam/saml an empty list of
request IDs, and crewjam refuses any Response whose `InResponseTo` is
not in that list, so both SP-initiated and unsolicited Responses ended
in "Authentication failed". Only providers with IdP-initiated logins
enabled, which skips the check, could sign in.
## What changes
- `/api/saml/{id}/login` records each AuthnRequest ID, on the provider's
service, with the login's `returnTo` and the hash of a random token it
sets as the `HttpOnly`, `SameSite=Lax` cookie `pulse_saml_login`
(`__Host-pulse_saml_login` over HTTPS). A browser that already holds a
token keeps it, so logins started one after another in several tabs all
stay valid. Records last ten minutes, 1,024 per provider, oldest
evicted.
- The IdP posts its Response cross-site, and browsers withhold
`SameSite=Lax` cookies from cross-site POSTs. The ACS answers a
cookieless POST with a small page that re-posts the same fields once
from Pulse's own origin (no form action, so path prefixes survive; CSP
nonce on the script; a no-JS Continue button; a marker field stops a
second repost).
- `ProcessResponse` reads the answered request ID from the canonical
content goxmldsig verified for the signature covering the assertion
crewjam returns: the signed Response (or the Response in a signed
ArtifactResponse), otherwise that assertion's own
`SubjectConfirmationData`. It spends the record only when it is bound to
the presenting browser, and the login returns to the recorded `returnTo`
rather than the posted `RelayState`. A Response for another browser
leaves that browser's record intact.
- The signature verifier refuses signed content carrying a prefixed
attribute or namespace declaration named like an un-namespaced attribute
crewjam reads. encoding/xml fills such a field from any attribute with
that local name, and exclusive canonicalization leaves an unused
declaration out of the signed form. On the base commit, appending
`xmlns:IssueInstant` and `xmlns:NotOnOrAfter` to a two-hour-old signed
Response got it accepted, so with `allowIdpInitiated` on a captured
login could be replayed indefinitely.
- RelayState is now URL-escaped into the redirect, so a `returnTo` with
its own query string reaches the IdP whole.
- With `allowIdpInitiated` on, behaviour is otherwise unchanged: no
cookie or repost needed, posted `RelayState` honoured.
- The SLO LogoutRequest store from #2713 is generalised into a shared
record store; its `consume` semantics are unchanged.
Stacked on #2714 (on #2713, on #2707). Those three conflict with main in
`storage-recovery.md`, where their boundary notes and main's land at the
same anchor, so none can merge on its own. This branch carries a merge
of main that keeps both sets of notes; landing it lands the stack.
## Verification
- New tests in `internal/api/saml_handlers_more_test.go`,
`saml_service_test.go` and `audit_handlers_test.go`: default-settings
login through the repost, multiple tabs, refusal of another browser's,
unknown, unsolicited and replayed Responses (the refused browser's own
login still completes afterwards), the `xmlns:InResponseTo` spoof with
the Response signed and with only the Assertion signed, a
confirmation-less signed assertion spliced ahead of another browser's
assertion, assertion-only signed success, stale IdP-initiated Responses
with spoofed ages, repost escaping and CSP nonce, and the audit event
for a binding refusal.
`TestContract_SAMLManualIDPCertificateVerifiesIdPSignatures` now runs at
default settings instead of enabling IdP-initiated logins.
- Negative controls by `-overlay`: with the attribute refusal disabled
the stale-Response replay is accepted again; with the refusal disabled
and the binding read from crewjam's parsed fields the
`xmlns:InResponseTo` spoof logs in; the round-one binding code accepted
the spliced-assertion case as the other user.
- A real Chromium run against a test IdP on `127.0.0.1` and the SP
handlers on `localhost`, behind `SecurityHeadersWithConfig` in
production CSP mode: the IdP's POST arrived `Sec-Fetch-Site: cross-site`
without the login cookie, the repost arrived `same-origin` with it, and
the login landed signed in at
`/alerts?range=7d&saml=success&tab=history`.
## Known limits
- Records live in memory: a restart, a provider re-initialization, or a
login started on a host that does not share cookies with the configured
public URL leaves the Response unmatched, and the user signs in again.
- Two logins started at the same moment in a browser that holds no token
yet each mint one; the last cookie wins and the other login fails.
- As with OIDC login state, a sustained flood of unauthenticated login
starts can evict pending records.
- On plain HTTP, or HTTPS that Pulse does not recognise behind a proxy,
the cookie has no `__Host-` prefix, so a sibling subdomain could plant
one, the same exposure the session cookie has there.
Pulse documentation
Start here for installation, platform setup, security, operations, and Pulse Intelligence. Commands, configuration keys, image names, API fields, and product identifiers remain untranslated in localized guides.
Start here
- Install Pulse — signed Proxmox/Linux installation, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and first-run setup.
- Production deployment and security — least-privilege Proxmox setup, root-agent boundaries, discovery, supply-chain verification, plan limits, scale evidence, and a rollout checklist.
- Upgrade from Pulse v5 — migration prerequisites, rollback, agent continuity, and post-upgrade checks.
- Releases and update channels: choosing Stable or Preview, beta and RC expectations, and how releases are tested and promoted.
- Configure Pulse — authentication, notifications, discovery, retention, and system settings.
- Deployment models — data locations, lifecycle, and differences between supported deployment paths.
- Troubleshooting and FAQ — common failures, diagnostics, and operator questions.
Localized getting started guides: Deutsch · Español
Platforms and agents
- Proxmox Backup Server
- Proxmox Mail Gateway
- Docker and Podman
- Kubernetes and Helm
- TrueNAS SCALE and CORE
- Unified Agent
- Agent security
- VM disk monitoring
- ZFS monitoring
- Temperature monitoring
VMware vSphere support is early access. Current builds expose dedicated vSphere inventory and recovery context, but operators should validate the integration against their own vCenter before production use.
Monitoring and operations
- Metrics history
- Recovery data
- Webhooks
- Automatic updates
- Centralized agent management (Pro)
- Operational trust model
- Current product screenshots
Pulse Intelligence
- Assistant, Patrol, and external-agent overview
- Patrol modes and safety
- Assistant safety model
- External agent HTTP and MCP substrate
Patrol watch-only analysis is available on Community with a local model or the operator's own provider. Investigation and governed fixes require the relevant Pulse Pro capabilities.
Security, privacy, and access
- Production deployment and security
- Security review scope
- Authentication and credential storage review packet
- Security guide
- Privacy and telemetry disclosure
- OIDC and SSO
- Proxy authentication
- Role-based access control (Pro)
- Audit logging (Pro)
- Reverse proxy configuration
- Code-signing policy
Plans and managed access
- Community, Relay, and Pro capabilities
- Relay and Pulse Mobile handoff
- Multi-tenant organizations (Enterprise/custom)
- Provider-hosted MSP operations (request-assisted)
Pulse Cloud is not generally available. Ordinary self-hosted Pulse remains the primary installation path; MSP and Enterprise access are explicit commercial paths rather than defaults in self-hosted setup.
Development and reference
Detailed design notes and dated migration specifications may remain in this directory for maintainers, but they are not operator setup guides unless they are linked from the sections above.
Previous versions and migrations
- Upgrade from v4 to v5
- Retired unified-navigation migration — historical context only; current Pulse uses platform-shaped navigation.
- Move a Pulse installation
Found a bug? Use the issue forms. For setup questions, use GitHub Discussions.