SAML
SAML is an open XML-based standard for exchanging user authentication and authorization data between systems.
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Last mentioned SAML, short for Security Assertion Markup Language, is an open XML-based standard maintained by the standards body OASIS. It defines how an identity provider that authenticates users and a service provider that users want to access exchange authentication results and authorization data.
It is widely used by businesses to implement single sign-on, letting employees log in to many services with one company account. Along with OpenID Connect, it is one of the main standards for federated authentication.
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