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SAML 2.0 Property Reference

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About the SAML 2.0 Properties

This reference includes the SAML 2.0 metadata properties associated with the structure Sm_PolicyApi_SAMLProviderProp_t. The properties are defined in the file SmPolicyApi45.h.

The properties apply to one or more of the following SAML 2.0 objects:

SAML 2.0 affiliation.
A SAML 2.0 affiliation is a set of entities that share a single federated namespace of unique Name IDs for principals.
SAML 2.0 authentication scheme and its associated Identity Provider definition.
The Identity Provider creates SAML assertions for the Service Provider that configured the Identity Provider and its associated SAML 2.0 authentication scheme.
Service Provider.
A Service Provider provides services (such as access to applications and other resources) to principals within a federation.

A Service Provider uses a SAML 2.0 authentication scheme to validate a principal based on the information in a SAML assertion. The assertion is supplied by the Identity Provider associated with the authentication scheme.