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Chain Authentication Service Model Using SAML Session Tickets

The chain authentication service model is an environment in which the first web service in the chain is responsible for authenticating all web service consumer requests.

When the authentication service verifies a requestor’s identity, it binds a SAML Session Ticket assertion to the requesting XML document and passes the document to downstream web services for further processing.