What is SAML and what is it used for?
The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an open standard that allows security credentials to be shared by multiple computers across a network. It describes a framework that allows one computer to perform some security functions on behalf of one or more other computers.
Strictly speaking, SAML refers to the XML variant language used to encode all this information, but the term can also cover various protocol messages and profiles that make up part of the standard. Because SAML is an open standard, it can coordinate security measure for different applications and systems from different vendors. As a result, many security vendors use SAML as the basis for their commercial offerings to ensure interoperability.
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