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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. Find SAML basics and best practices for architects, developers and IT management working on SOA projects.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (17) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (5) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (2) , WHITE PAPERS , BEST WEB LINKS (1)

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SOA for identity management is Concordia goal
ARTICLE - A SOA approach to identity management is seen offering a way to provide interoperability between SAML 2.0, Microsoft CardSpace and Verisign's OpenID.
The fundamentals of identity federation
TIP - This article looks into the mechanics of single sign-on (SSO) and cross-domain SSO, with explanations of SAML, circles of trust and metadata management.
SAML 2.0 meets Web 2.0
ARTICLE - The Liberty Alliance shows how SAML 2.0 can provide security for the Web 2.0 era.
SAML remains open, securing XML security
TIP - In this tip, Ed Tittel discusses how Sun choosing not to enforce its patent on SAML helps further the whole open source environment growing up around XML security markup languages.
What's new with SAML?
TIP - In this tip, Ed Tittel discusses the assertions and protocols of SAML 1.1.

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 17
SOA governance, security concerns drive XACML interop
SearchWebServices.com | 13 Jun 2007
ARTICLE - The policy requirements of service-oriented architecture (SOA) require major vendors, including IBM, Oracle and BEA Systems Inc. to demonstrate XACML interoperability.
Microsoft, Liberty join for Web services identity interop
SearchWebServices.com | 06 Jun 2007
ARTICLE - Liberty Alliance, Microsoft and VeriSign join Concordia Project in effort to bring interoperability to competing identity management technologies.
Web 2.0 lacks the business impact of SOA, Burton warns
SearchWebServices.com | 25 Apr 2007
ARTICLE - The hype around Web 2.0 is justified for devotees of MySpace and fans of wikipedia, but there is no good business model for its adoption by corporations, say the Burton Group.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 5
SAML 2.0 means business benefits
Submitted By: SearchWebServices.com | 24 May 2005
TIP - Preston Gralla looks at the implications of the growing acceptance of SAML 2.0, and why the standards-setting bodies believe that it's a great leap forward for Web services.
SAML 2.0: The Holy Grail of identity management, part 1
Submitted By: SearchWebServices.com | 10 May 2005
TIP - In part one of a two-part column, Preston Gralla explains the basics of Security Assertion Markup Language, and how it might be used in a typical real-world business scenario.
Second-generation XML security preview: SAML
Submitted By: By Ed Tittel | 25 Aug 2004
TIP - A preview of XML's next-generation security language.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 2 of 2
XML Security Learning Guide
SearchSecurity.com & SearchWebServices.com | 11 Feb 2005
LEARNING GUIDE - Securing XML is an essential element in keeping Web services secure. This SearchWebServices.com Learning Guide is a compilation of resources that review different types of XML security standards and approaches for keeping ...
Meet SAML
25 Feb 2004
FEATURED TOPIC - Security issues are often cited as the biggest roadblock to widespread Web services adoption. Can SAML ease lingering security concerns? Find out more about it here.
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  WHITE PAPERS
Federated Identity in IPTV Environments
Published by: Alcatel-Lucent | 20 Aug 2008
WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the standards that apply to IPTV security environments and how they provide a foundation for deploying secure, user-friendly authentication services.
Web Services Security: What's Required to Secure a Service-Oriented Architecture
Published by: Oracle Corporation | 02 Aug 2007
WHITE PAPER - This white paper details a holistic approach for Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) security using additional, application-level industry standards to secure web services and multi-step transactions in a SOA environment.
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  BEST WEB LINKS: 1 - 1 of 1
Debunking SAML myths and misunderstandings
IBM developerWorks | 17 Jul 2003
BEST WEB LINK - Get the lowdown on Security Assertion Markup Language, an XML-based framework for exchanging security information. SAML is the first of what will likely be many authentication protocols to leverage Web infrastructures, where ...
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WS-SX, WS-Security (Web services security standards)


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