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Answer» The major functional goals of SAML 1.0 are as follows:
- Enabling single sign-on for web users.
- Exchanging authentication and authorization information in a variety of kinds of distributed transaction.
The SAML DESIGN reflects the following priorities (in no particular order):
- Provide basic CAPABILITIES to allow current access management products to interoperate.
- Provide sufficient functionality to maximize the chances of widespread adoption without requiring substantial proprietary extensions in most cases.
- PRODUCE a specification at an early enough date that organizations will not look for alternative solutions.
- Provide basic support for emerging APPLICATIONS, such as SOAP-enabled e-commerce.
- IDENTIFY clear mechanisms for extension, both for closed environments and for future versions of SAML.
The major functional goals of SAML 1.0 are as follows: The SAML design reflects the following priorities (in no particular order):
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