29-Sep-2005: The individual SAML V2.0 schema files are now available from persistent URLs of the form " http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/...". They are all linked from the SAML V2.0 and Post-V2.0 Information section below.

16-Aug-2005: The Liberty Alliance ran a SAML V2.0 interoperability testing session, which was successfully completed by eight companies.

SAML, developed by the Security Services Technical Committee of OASIS, is an XML-based framework for communicating user authentication, entitlement, and attribute information. As its name suggests, SAML allows business entities to make assertions regarding the identity, attributes, and entitlements of a subject (an entity that is often a human user) to other entities, such as a partner company or another enterprise application.

For more information, see the TC Charter and FAQ

• SAML Profiles, Bindings, and Extensions
• SAML V2.0 and Post-V2.0 Information
• SAML V1.1 Information
• SAML V1.0 Information

Although not produced by the SSTC, the following information offers useful insights into its work:

• Liberty Alliance ID-FF V1.2 specifications (which were contributed to the SSTC in November 2003)
• MIME media type registrations for application/samlassertion+xml and application/samlmetadata+xml (these registrations were done in coordination with the SAML V2.0 activity)
Mailing Lists and Comments:


security-services: the list used by TC members to conduct Committee work. TC membership is required to post. TC members are automatically subscribed; the public may view archives.

saml-dev: an unmoderated, public mail list that provides an open forum for developers to exchange ideas and information on implementing the SAML OASIS Standard. Subscribe or view archives.*

Additional Information:


Acknowledgments

Past SSTC chairs and co-chairs:

• Joe Pato, Hewlett-Packard and Jeff Hodges, Sun Microsystems (May 2001 to Nov 2002)
• Eve Maler, Sun Microsystems (Jan 2001 to May 2001)
• Marc Chanliau, Netegrity (Jan 2001)

Past SSTC coordinating editors:

• Bob Blakley, IBM

Other past SSTC chair sponsorship: