What's in a Saml Assertion
A Saml Assertion Is the Message That Tells a Service Provider That a User Is Signed In. Saml Assertions Contain All the Information Necessary for a Service...
A SAML assertion is the message that tells a service provider that a user is signed in. SAML assertions contain all the information necessary for a service provider to confirm user identity, including the source of the assertion, the time it was issued, and the conditions that make the assertion valid.
What is SAML assertion flow?
The SAML assertion flow is an alternative for orgs that use SAML to access Salesforce and want to access the web services API the same way. Clients can federate with the API using a SAML assertion, the same way they federate with Salesforce for Web Single Sign-On (Web SSO).
What does SAML assertion look like?
For single sign-on, a typical SAML assertion will contain a single authentication statement and possibly a single attribute statement. … Within an assertion, a series of inner elements describe the authentication, attribute, authorization decision, or user-defined statements containing the specifics.
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