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(Pronounced "sam-el") Short for Security Assertion Markup Language, an XML-based framework for ensuring that transmitted communications are secure. SAML defines mechanisms to exchange authentication, authorization and nonrepudiation information, allowing single signon capabilities for Web services.
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) As its name suggests, SAML allows business entities to make assertions regarding the identity, attributes, and entitlements of a subject (an entity that is often a human user) to other entities, such as a partner company or another enterprise application.	Related Categories Security Web Services XML Related Terms authentication authorization markup language nonrepudiation PKI single signon Web services XML Shopping SAML Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Building Supplies 1 Store Offers Books 1 Model Matches