Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

Updated 31 Jul 2026

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  an open standard for Authentication and Authorization that lets a user authenticate through a trusted third party to gain access elsewhere
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limitation
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  not originally designed with mobile apps in mind, which has limited its adoption there
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related
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  OAuth
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  Federation
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  Distinguish SAML from OAuth
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    SAML is an authentication/authorization standard for logging in through a trusted third party; OAuth is specifically an authorization framework (not authentication) for what resources an app can access

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