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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)

Also written: SAML, SAML 2.0, Security Assertions Markup Language

An open standard for sending signed XML assertions about a user from an identity provider to a service provider through the browser. It is the most common protocol for company web SSO and federation.

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Related terms

AssertionIdentity provider (IdP)Service provider (SP)XML (Extensible Markup Language)FederationSP-initiated flow