A Simple Authentication and Security Layer and GSS-API Mechanism for the Security Assertion Markup Language
RFC 6595, “A Simple Authentication and Security Layer and GSS-API Mechanism for the Security Assertion Markup Language”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2012 by K. Wierenga, E. Lear, S. Josefsson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) has found its usage on the Internet for Web Single Sign-On. The Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) and the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) are application frameworks to generalize authentication. This memo specifies a SASL mechanism and a GSS-API mechanism for SAML 2.0 that allows the integration of existing SAML Identity Providers with applications using SASL and GSS-API. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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