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3239495 - 2H 2022: Deprecation of OAuth IdP API /oauth/idp

Symptom

With this Release, we are announcing the deprecation of the OAuth IdP API /oauth/idp.
The /oauth/idp API was provided for API users to generate SAML assertions for authentication. However, this method is considered unsafe because it requires users to pass private keys through an API call. Therefore, we're deprecating this API and encouraging you to choose secure ways to generate SAML assertions.


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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors OData API
SAP SuccessFactors Compound Employee API

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions

Keywords

/oauth/idp, idp, oauth, deprecation, SAML, SAML assertion, security, API-23511, OAuth IdP API , KBA , LOD-SF-INT , Integrations , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , LOD-SF-INT-API , API & Adhoc API Framework , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA-OAU , ODATA OAUTH Authentication , LOD-SF-INT-CE , Compound Employee API , Product Enhancement

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