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==Session Authority==
==Session Authority==


A system entity (for example, [[SAML Concepts#Identity_Provider|Identity Provider]] that plays the role of maintaining the state related to the session.
A system entity (for example, [[SAML Concepts#Identity_Provider|Identity Provider]]) that plays the role of maintaining the state related to the session.

Revision as of 05:43, 21 February 2017

Internal

Domain Model

SAML is specified by the following domain model:

Credential Collector

A system object that collects user credentials to authenticate with the associated Authentication Authority, Attribute Authority, and Policy Decision Point.

Authentication Authority

A system entity that produces authentication assertions.

Session Authority

A system entity (for example, Identity Provider) that plays the role of maintaining the state related to the session.