SAML 2.0 Profiles
In SAML 2.0, as in SAML 1.1, the primary use case is still Web Browser SSO, but the scope of SAML 2.0 is broader than previous versions of SAML, as suggested in the following exhaustive list of profiles:
- SSO Profiles
- Web Browser SSO Profile
- Enhanced Client or Proxy (ECP) Profile
- Identity Provider Discovery Profile
- Single Logout Profile
- Name Identifier Management Profile
- Artifact Resolution Profile
- Assertion Query/Request Profile
- Name Identifier Mapping Profile
- SAML Attribute Profiles
- Basic Attribute Profile
- X.500/LDAP Attribute Profile
- UUID Attribute Profile
- DCE PAC Attribute Profile
- XACML Attribute Profile
Although the number of supported profiles is quite large, the Profiles specification (SAMLProf) is simplified since the binding aspects of each profile have been factored out into a separate Bindings specification (SAMLBind).
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