rSAML [Security Assetions Markup Language] Part 3

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SAML does not directly provide message integrity or confidentiality; it relies on XML [eXtensible Markup Language] signature to protect integrity and on SSL-Secure Sockets Layer and TLS [Transport Layer Security] for confidentiality. According to various sources, SAML and WS-S [Web Services-Security] provide significantly different models for Web services security. SAML relies on slower SSL and TLS [Transport Layer Security] to protect confidentiality, while WS Security uses XML Encryption. Though simplified access with an SSO [Single Sign-On], SAML requires a substantial infrastructure of trusted authorities and business agreements. WS-S security must be used to protect every individual SOAP exchange. See TECHtionary SSL, Digital Certificates for more.

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