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Security Assertion Markup Language

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A framework for exchanging authentication and authorization information. Security typically involves checking the credentials presented by a party for authentication and authorization. SAML standardizes the representation of these credentials in an XML format called “assertions,” enhancing the interoperability between disparate applications.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

An XML-based security specification developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) for exchanging authentication (and authorization) information between trusted entities over the Internet.

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A protocol consisting of XML-based request and response message formats for exchanging security information, expressed in the form of assertions about subjects, between online business partners.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
SAML
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Security Assertion Markup Languages
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Security Assertion Markup Language's
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