SAML
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SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an XML-based open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between identity providers and service providers, commonly used for single sign-on (SSO) in web applications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SAML canonical | 8 |
| Security Assertion Markup Language | 3 |
| Web Browser SSO Profile | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3312913 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SAML Context triple: [Sun Java System Access Manager, supportsProtocol, SAML]
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A.
SSO
SSO is the standard abbreviation for Ship Security Officer, the designated person responsible for a vessel’s security under international maritime regulations.
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B.
OpenID Connect
OpenID Connect is an identity layer built on top of OAuth 2.0 that enables secure user authentication and single sign-on across applications.
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C.
Oracle Identity Federation
Oracle Identity Federation is an enterprise software solution from Oracle that enables secure single sign-on and identity federation across organizational and cloud boundaries.
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D.
SASL
SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) is a framework for adding modular authentication and optional data security services to connection-based network protocols.
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E.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SAML Target entity description: SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an XML-based open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between identity providers and service providers, commonly used for single sign-on (SSO) in web applications.
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A.
SSO
SSO is the standard abbreviation for Ship Security Officer, the designated person responsible for a vessel’s security under international maritime regulations.
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B.
OpenID Connect
OpenID Connect is an identity layer built on top of OAuth 2.0 that enables secure user authentication and single sign-on across applications.
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C.
Oracle Identity Federation
Oracle Identity Federation is an enterprise software solution from Oracle that enables secure single sign-on and identity federation across organizational and cloud boundaries.
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D.
SASL
SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) is a framework for adding modular authentication and optional data security services to connection-based network protocols.
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E.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
XML-based standard
ⓘ
authentication protocol ⓘ authorization protocol ⓘ security standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor |
SAML
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Security Assertion Markup Language
|
| category |
identity and access management
ⓘ
web security ⓘ |
| competesWith |
OAuth 2.0
ⓘ
OpenID Connect ⓘ WS-* specifications ⓘ
surface form:
WS-Federation
|
| definesBinding |
HTTP Artifact binding
ⓘ
HTTP POST binding ⓘ HTTP Redirect binding ⓘ W3C SOAP specification ⓘ
surface form:
SOAP binding
|
| definesConcept |
assertion
ⓘ
attribute statement ⓘ authentication statement ⓘ authorization decision statement ⓘ |
| definesProfile |
Artifact Resolution Profile
ⓘ
Single Logout Profile ⓘ SAML self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Web Browser SSO Profile
|
| definesProtocol | SAML protocol ⓘ |
| definesRole |
Identity Provider
ⓘ
Principal ⓘ Service Provider ⓘ |
| fullName |
SAML
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Security Assertion Markup Language
|
| latestMajorVersion | 2.0 ⓘ |
| publishedBy | OASIS Security Services Technical Committee ⓘ |
| securityMechanism |
XML encryption
ⓘ
digital signatures ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | OASIS ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
attribute exchange
ⓘ
browser-based SSO ⓘ single logout ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
cross-domain authentication
ⓘ
federated identity management ⓘ single sign-on ⓘ web browser SSO ⓘ |
| transportLayer |
HTTP
ⓘ
SOAP ⓘ |
| typicalDeployment |
B2B federation
ⓘ
enterprise SSO ⓘ |
| usedBetween | identity provider and service provider ⓘ |
| usedFor |
SSO in web applications
ⓘ
federated authentication ⓘ federated authorization ⓘ |
| usesDataFormat | XML ⓘ |
| version |
1.0
ⓘ
1.1 ⓘ 2.0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SAML Description of subject: SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an XML-based open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between identity providers and service providers, commonly used for single sign-on (SSO) in web applications.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Security Assertion Markup Language
this entity surface form:
Security Assertion Markup Language
this entity surface form:
Security Assertion Markup Language
this entity surface form:
Web Browser SSO Profile