.NET Client / Web App - Authorization with WSO2 Identity Server, XACML Engine

1. Download the WSO2 Identity Server 3.0.1 from http://wso2.com/products/identity-server/

2. Start the Identity Server and go to https://localhost:9443/carbon - then go to Policies --> Entitlement and add a new XACML Policy - then replace the default one with the one below.

The XACML policy below addresses following authorization requirements.

- The operation getVesrion1 and getVersion2 in the service /services/Customers should be accessed by any user

- Request to any other service or operation should only be accessed by the users belong to the group(s) admin_emps or admin or both
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Policy PolicyId="urn:sample:xacml:2.0:samplepolicy"
  RuleCombiningAlgId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:rule-combining-algorithm:first-applicable" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:policy:schema:os">
  <Description>Sample XACML Authorization Policy</Description>
  <Target>
    <Subjects>
      <AnySubject/>
    </Subjects>
    <Actions>
      <AnyAction/>
    </Actions>
    <Resources>
      <AnyResource/>
    </Resources>
  </Target>
  <Rule Effect="Permit" RuleId="primary-resource-rule">
    <Target>
      <Subjects>
        <AnySubject/>
      </Subjects>
      <Resources>
        <ResourceMatch MatchId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-at-least-one-member-of">
          <ResourceAttributeDesignator
            AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:resource:resource-id" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string"/>
          <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-bag">
            <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">/services/Customers/getVersion1</AttributeValue>
            <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">/services/Customers/getVersion2</AttributeValue>
          </Apply>
        </ResourceMatch>
      </Resources>
      <Actions>
        <AnyAction/>
      </Actions>
    </Target>
    <Condition>
      <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-at-least-one-member-of">
        <ResourceAttributeDesignator
          AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:resource:resource-id" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string"/>
        <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-bag">
          <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">/services/Customers/getVersion1</AttributeValue>
          <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">/services/Customers/getVersion2</AttributeValue>
        </Apply>
      </Apply>
    </Condition>
  </Rule>
  <Rule Effect="Permit" RuleId="primary-group-emps-rule">
    <Target>
      <Subjects>
        <AnySubject/>
      </Subjects>
      <Resources>
        <Resource>
          <ResourceMatch MatchId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-regexp-match">
            <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">/services/Customers/</AttributeValue>
            <ResourceAttributeDesignator
              AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:resource:resource-id" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string"/>
          </ResourceMatch>
        </Resource>
      </Resources>
      <Actions>
        <Action>
          <ActionMatch MatchId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-equal">
            <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">read</AttributeValue>
            <ActionAttributeDesignator
              AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:action:action-id" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string"/>
          </ActionMatch>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Target>
    <Condition>
      <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-at-least-one-member-of">
        <SubjectAttributeDesignator AttributeId="group" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string"/>
        <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-bag">
          <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">admin_emps</AttributeValue>
          <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">admin</AttributeValue>
        </Apply>
      </Apply>
    </Condition>
  </Rule>
  <Rule Effect="Deny" RuleId="deny-rule"/>
</Policy>

3. Download the .NET client from hear - unzip it - edit the app.config to point to correct EPRs where your Identity Server [XACML engine] is running.

4. You can parse the XML response returned from the XACMl engine to get the decision.