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/AWS1/CL_IAM=>CREATESAMLPROVIDER()

About CreateSAMLProvider

Creates an IAM resource that describes an identity provider (IdP) that supports SAML 2.0.

The SAML provider resource that you create with this operation can be used as a principal in an IAM role's trust policy. Such a policy can enable federated users who sign in using the SAML IdP to assume the role. You can create an IAM role that supports Web-based single sign-on (SSO) to the Amazon Web Services Management Console or one that supports API access to Amazon Web Services.

When you create the SAML provider resource, you upload a SAML metadata document that you get from your IdP. That document includes the issuer's name, expiration information, and keys that can be used to validate the SAML authentication response (assertions) that the IdP sends. You must generate the metadata document using the identity management software that is used as your organization's IdP.

This operation requires Signature Version 4.

For more information, see Enabling SAML 2.0 federated users to access the Amazon Web Services Management Console and About SAML 2.0-based federation in the IAM User Guide.

Method Signature

IMPORTING

Required arguments:

IV_SAMLMETADATADOCUMENT TYPE /AWS1/IAMSAMLMETDOCUMENTTYPE /AWS1/IAMSAMLMETDOCUMENTTYPE

An XML document generated by an identity provider (IdP) that supports SAML 2.0. The document includes the issuer's name, expiration information, and keys that can be used to validate the SAML authentication response (assertions) that are received from the IdP. You must generate the metadata document using the identity management software that is used as your organization's IdP.

For more information, see About SAML 2.0-based federation in the IAM User Guide

IV_NAME TYPE /AWS1/IAMSAMLPROVIDERNAMETYPE /AWS1/IAMSAMLPROVIDERNAMETYPE

The name of the provider to create.

This parameter allows (through its regex pattern) a string of characters consisting of upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters with no spaces. You can also include any of the following characters: _+=,.@-

Optional arguments:

IT_TAGS TYPE /AWS1/CL_IAMTAG=>TT_TAGLISTTYPE TT_TAGLISTTYPE

A list of tags that you want to attach to the new IAM SAML provider. Each tag consists of a key name and an associated value. For more information about tagging, see Tagging IAM resources in the IAM User Guide.

If any one of the tags is invalid or if you exceed the allowed maximum number of tags, then the entire request fails and the resource is not created.

RETURNING

OO_OUTPUT TYPE REF TO /AWS1/CL_IAMCREATESAMLPVDRRSP /AWS1/CL_IAMCREATESAMLPVDRRSP