SAML 2.0

Category: infrastructure

An XML-based open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between an identity provider and a service provider.

SAML is the backbone protocol behind traditional enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO). It allows a user to authenticate once with their corporate security hub, which then securely passes digital assertions to external SaaS tools, granting access without exposing the raw password string.

Common Examples

• Our partner directory requires SAML integration to enable corporate user logins without duplicating account credential profiles.
• SAML assertions contain secure cryptographic signatures to prevent session modification tricks from bypassing login gates.