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Multistep Authentication Service Model Using SAML Session Tickets

The multistep authentication service model is an environment in which one authentication service is responsible for authenticating all web service consumer requests. When the authentication service verifies a requestor’s identity, it returns a SAML Session Ticket assertion that the web service consumer can use for subsequent requests without reauthenticating.