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Subject: Re: [saml-dev] Saml idp in java servlet filter?
Ok. I'm _finally_ starting to get it:) thanks! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 28, 2008, at 2:30 PM, "Tom Scavo" <trscavo@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM, morgan packard > <hellomorganpackard@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Is it typical for a SAML 2.0 idp to be a dedicated application? Or >> is it >> possible/common to add SAML 2.0 idp capabilities to an existing >> application? > > An identity provider produces identity whereas an application consumes > identity. Thus the application is more closely tied to the service > provider, not the identity provider. > >> For example, I have a classified ads site, with its own user >> authentication >> system. I was planning on adding SAML idp capabilities to this >> application. >> Does this make sense, or would it be more typical to remove the >> authentication capabilities from my classifieds site and run a >> third app >> whose sole purpose is authentication? > > You've hit the nail right on the head :-) That is the end result of > federated identity. > > Tom
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