# SAML Protocol

DevFeed: [SAML Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/saml-protocol-19729.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.clever.com/2023/11/29/saml-protocol/>)

Author: Keith Richards

Published: 2023-11-29T17:55:03Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Clever](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clever.md>)

Topics: [saml](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saml.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [oauth2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth2.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [saml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saml.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [sso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sso.md>), [standard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standard.md>), [third-party-applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/third-party-applications.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains SAML as an open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties. It describes SAML's role in single sign-on, its history through SAML 2.0, and the roles of service providers and identity providers.

## Source excerpt

A tool for Identity Federation Security Assertion Markup Language, or SAML, is an open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between two parties. It's a common strategy for single sign-on (SSO), allowing users to sign in once and authenticate with multiple third party applications. Similar to OAuth2.0, SAML promotes data security by preventing direct [...] The post SAML Protocol appeared first on Clever Engineering Blog.