Open AccessCloud Service Authenticates Via Delegation - SAML
Author(s) -
George B. Dobbs
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.55621/idpro.79
Subject(s) - single sign on , authentication (law) , computer science , computer security , cloud computing , service (business) , delegation , identity (music) , world wide web , business , marketing , political science , law , operating system , physics , acoustics
This article builds on a generic IAM reference architecture to describe a common use-case of an authentication service using the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). We show how a service (the relying party) uses the authentication capability of an identity provider during a web-based single sign-on action.