Troubleshooting

Unable to decode SAMLRequest

With the Redirect binding, the request is compressed (deflate) before base64. A tool that only decodes base64 sees unreadable characters.

"Unable to decode SAMLRequest"Redirect

Probable cause. With the Redirect binding, the request is compressed (deflate) before base64. A tool that only decodes base64 sees unreadable characters.

What to do? Use the ID-Kit decoder, which handles compression, or check that the URL was not truncated.

To see exactly which check fails, paste the response into theanalyseur, or paste the message into the diagnostic.

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