CODEWITHSUNDEEP
saml-2.0
user1718482
user1718482

Reputation:

SAML2.0 Assertions vs. SAML2.0 Messages

I need a clarification about the terminology used in SAML2.0. I want to know if by "assertions" we mean a particular subcategory of SAML2.0 messages or if we mean ALL SAML2.0 messages.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 502

Answers (1)

Hans Z.
Hans Z.

Reputation: 53948

A SAML Assertion is an XML document that represents a set of claims (i.e. name/value pairs) about a user asserted by an Identity Provider. A SAML Assertion is not a SAML message itself, but it is contained in a SAML Response message. Apart from that there are other SAML messages such as SAML Requests, Logout Requests and Logout Responses that don't contain Assertions.

Upvotes: 3

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