SAML Tracer is a Firefox extension that aims to make debugging of SAML communication between websites easier. It is a request logger that in addition to showing normal requests, also highlights and decodes SAML messages that are transmitted.
SAML Tracer is activated by selecting SAML Tracer in the Tools menu. (If the menu bar is deativated, it must be activated to access SAML Tracer.)
Once it is activated, you will get a window that shows all requests, and the data included in them. It also shows response headers. Messages including SAML data are highlighted with a SAML logo at the right side of the request list.
Selecting a request gives you up to three tabs:
- http: A quick overview over the request, with request and response headers.
- Parameters: GET and POST parameters included in the request.
- SAML: Decoded SAML message found in the request.
To make changes to SAML Tracer, you should start by cloning the Git repository from:
https://github.com/UNINETT/SAML-tracer/
After modifying the source code, you need to commit your changes to
your local Git repository. You can then run build.sh from the
root of the repository.
build.sh will create samltracer.xpi from the latest commit in
your repository. This xpi-file can then be loaded into Firefox
by running firefox samltracer.xpi (or opening the file in Firefox).
SAML Tracer is released under the 2-clause BSD license. See the
LICENSE-file for more information.