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successfactors-python/sf_auth.py
2023-05-02 08:40:12 -04:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
'''
Authenticates to the SuccessFactors API using OAuth2 with a SAML 2.0
grant type. A SAML assertion is generated using a local template file,
then signed with a private key file before being encoded in base64 and
sent to the API via a POST request. This script is designed to be imported
into other Python scripts, which can call the auth() function to get a
Bearer token.
Derived from: https://github.com/mtrdesign/python-saml-example
This script requires the following additional files:
-SAML template XML
-Private key file for a previously created SuccessFactors OAuth2 application
Required packages:
pip install requests lxml xmlsec
Example:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sf_auth
token = sf_auth.auth(
SF_URL,
SF_COMPANY_ID,
SF_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID,
SF_ADMIN_USER,
SF_OAUTH_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE,
SAML_TEMPLATE_FILE
)
'''
import base64
import requests
import xmlsec
from lxml import etree
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# Send POST request to SuccessFactors containing the generated
# SAML assertion and other details, then receive a token in response
def get_access_token(sf_url, company_id, client_id, assertion):
# Request body
token_request = dict(
client_id=client_id,
company_id=company_id,
grant_type='urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:saml2-bearer',
assertion=assertion
)
response = requests.post(f"{sf_url}/oauth/token", data=token_request)
token_data = response.json()
return token_data['access_token']
# Generate SAML assertion from the template XML
def generate_assertion(sf_root_url, user_id, client_id, template_file):
# Calculate valid time values for the assertion's validity
issue_instant = datetime.utcnow()
auth_instant = issue_instant
not_valid_before = issue_instant - timedelta(minutes=10)
not_valid_after = issue_instant + timedelta(minutes=10)
audience = 'www.successfactors.com'
# Define values to fill in the template with
context = dict(
issue_instant=issue_instant.isoformat(),
auth_instant=auth_instant.isoformat(),
not_valid_before=not_valid_before.isoformat(),
not_valid_after=not_valid_after.isoformat(),
sf_root_url=sf_root_url,
audience=audience,
user_id=user_id,
client_id=client_id,
session_id='mock_session_index',
)
# Open the template file
saml_template = open(template_file).read()
# Fill the values into the template and return in
return saml_template.format(**context)
# Sign the SAML assertion using a private key file
def sign_assertion(xml_string, private_key):
# Import key file
key = xmlsec.Key.from_file(private_key, xmlsec.KeyFormat.PEM)
# Find space in the SAML assertion XML to fill in the signature
root = etree.fromstring(xml_string)
signature_node = xmlsec.tree.find_node(root, xmlsec.Node.SIGNATURE)
# Sign the XML
sign_context = xmlsec.SignatureContext()
sign_context.key = key
sign_context.sign(signature_node)
# Return signed XML string
return etree.tostring(root)
def auth(sf_url, sf_company_id, sf_oauth_client_id,
sf_admin_user, sf_saml_private_key, template_file):
# Generate SAML assertion XML from template file
unsigned_assertion = generate_assertion(sf_url,
sf_admin_user,
sf_oauth_client_id,
template_file)
# Sign the SAML assertion with the private key file
signed_assertion = sign_assertion(unsigned_assertion, sf_saml_private_key)
# Convert the signed XML string to base64
signed_assertion_b64 = base64.b64encode(signed_assertion).replace(b'\n', b'')
# Request the API token from SuccessFactors via a POST request
access_token = get_access_token(sf_url,
sf_company_id,
sf_oauth_client_id,
signed_assertion_b64)
return access_token