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SAML

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ALSO CALLED: Security Assertion Markup Language and Security Access Markup Language
DEFINITION: SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard that allows a user to log on once for affiliated but separate Web sites. SAML is designed for business-to-business(B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions.

SAML specifies three components: assertions, protocol, and binding. There are three assertions: authentication,  … 
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Effectively Implementing Secure Internet Single Sign-On
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 15 Dec 2007
SUMMARY: To give companies new to secure Internet single sign-on (SSO) a better picture of their differences, Ping Identity conducted a study of federation implementations it has been involved with.

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TOPICS:  Identity Management | Identity Management Software | Open Source | SAML | SSO | Web Application Security
 
SAML DEFINITION (continued): …  attribute, and authorization. Authenticationassertion validates the user's identity. Attribute assertion contains specific information about the user. And authorization assertion identifies what the user is authorized to do.

Protocol defines how SAML asks for and receives assertions. Bindingdefines how SAML message exchanges are mapped to Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) exchanges. SAML works with multipleprotocols including Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), File TransferProtocol (FTP) and also … 
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