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揭开SAML的神秘面纱(Demystifying SAML)
Demystifying SAML
by Harold Lockhart
11/09/2005
Abstract
As more and more systems are linked through Web services, portals, and integrated applications, the need for a standard that allows security information to be shared and exchanged becomes more and more apparent. Security Assertion Markup Language, or SAML, provides a robust, yet extensible set of data formats to communicate identity and authentication information in a variety of environments. Identity Federation, a key concept driving the need for and the definition of SAML, means using information from multiple, independently administered sources to implement security services such as authorization. Along with Single Sign-on (SSO), SAML is a requirement for modern networked environments.
Identity Federation
Before computers were routinely connected to networks, security services—like authentication and authoriza