Media Alert: OASIS SAML Interop Lab at RSA

["Carol Geyer" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>]

MEDIA ALERT -- 19 Feb 2004

OASIS SAML INTEROPERABILITY LAB TO DEMONSTRATE SINGLE SIGN-ON FOR GSA
E-GOV'S E-AUTHENTICATION INITIATIVE

Computer Associates, DataPower Technology, Entrust, Hewlett-Packard, Oblix,
OpenNetwork, RSA Security, Sun Microsystems, and Others Showcase
Authentication and Authorization Standard at RSA Conference


What:		Eleven vendors team with the U.S. General Service
Administration E-Gov E-Authentication Initiative to demonstrate
interoperability of the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), an OASIS
Standard for the exchange of authentication and authorization information. 

Where:	OASIS Booth, RSA Conference, Moscone Convention Center, San
Francisco

When:		Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:30 a.m.

Abstract:	Standards interoperability and actual business needs
intersect in this demonstration--driven from the inside out by real business
initiatives of the GSA.  This unique teaming of the GSA with eleven vendors
showcases interoperability across three separate scenarios, simulating
interaction between a government or enterprise portal and sites from typical
content or service providers. For the first time ever, members of the OASIS
Security Services Technical Committee will demonstrate both types of SAML
version 1.1 Single Sign-On, along with additional scenarios that highlight
SAML's flexibility. The event is sponsored by the U.S. GSA E-Authentication
Initiative, which is committed to delivering open standards-based
authentication solutions to U.S. government agencies. 

Contact: 	Carol Geyer
		Director of Communications
		OASIS
		carol.geyer@oasis-open.org
		+1.978.667.5115 x209	

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