SAML Request Processing Error

Microsoft.ActiveDirectoryFederationServices2012R2.AuthenticationSamlRequestProcessingErrorMonitor (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Federation Service encountered an error during an attempt to process the SAML authentication request. If the same problem does not occur again within 15 minutes, the health state of this monitor will change back to a Green state. The alert that is generated by this monitor must be resolved manually.

Causes

An error occurred while a SAML authentication request was being processed.

Resolutions

See the additional data that is provided in this event or in other related events to resolve the issue.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.ActiveDirectoryFederationServices2012R2.Authentication
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.SingleEventLogTimer2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
SAML Request Processing Error
The Federation Service encountered an error while processing the SAML authentication request.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.ActiveDirectoryFederationServices2012R2.AuthenticationSamlRequestProcessingErrorMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.ActiveDirectoryFederationServices2012R2.Authentication" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.SingleEventLogTimer2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">
<Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.ActiveDirectoryFederationServices2012R2.AuthenticationSamlRequestProcessingErrorMonitor_AlertMessageResourceID">
<AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>
<AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>
<AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>
<AlertSeverity>Warning</AlertSeverity>
</AlertSettings>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="EventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="EventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>
<OperationalState ID="TimerEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="TimerEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Microsoft.ActiveDirectoryFederationServices2012R2.FederationServer"]/ADFSEventLog$</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">303</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<RegExExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>MatchesMOM2005RegularExpression</Operator>
<Pattern>(^AD FS$)</Pattern>
</RegExExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
<TimerWaitInSeconds>900</TimerWaitInSeconds>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>