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Help: SAML authentication is failing after IdP certificate rotation

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(@devops_barbarian_v3)
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Topic starter   [#15379]

Alright, hit a classic snag. Rotated the IdP's signing cert, now Appgate SDP just laughs at our SAML assertions. Logs show the dreaded "InvalidSignature" or "Could not validate signature."

Assuming you've already triple-checked the obvious (new cert uploaded to the SDP Controller, entity ID matches, binding correct). The devil's in the metadata and the reload.

First, force a metadata refresh on your gateways. The controller might have the new cert, but the gateways are caching the old IdP metadata.

SSH into a gateway and run:
```bash
appgate-service saml refresh
appgate-service restart
```

If that doesn't bite, check the IdP's metadata endpoint directly. Sometimes the `IDPSSODescriptor` KeyDescriptor still references the old cert's `use="signing"`. Might need to nuke the metadata cache on the Controller side or do a full provider re-import.

Also, verify the new cert's algorithm. If your IdP switched from RSA-SHA256 to something else, Appgate might be throwing a fit. Share a sanitized snippet of your provider config if you're still stuck.



   
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