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## **Introduction to SAML**

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In today’s competitive business environment, enterprises are opening their applications for integration with their trading partners and users. One of the key requirements of a successful integration is granular access control to enterprise applications. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a proven and mature standard that provides such granular access control. 

#### **In this white paper, you will learn:**

- What is SAML and how it works.
- The Benefits of SAML.
- How SAML is used by enterprise organizations for SSO.
- Some of the challenges associated with implementing SAML.

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