The (SAML) protocol is an open-standard, XML-based framework for authentication and authorization between two entities without a password:
  • Service provider (SP) agrees to trust the to authenticate users.
  • Identity provider (IdP) authenticates users and provides to service providers an authentication assertion that indicates a user has been authenticated.
Auth0 supports the SAML protocol and can serve as the IdP, the SP, or both including:
  • SAML2 web applications
  • SAML integrations
  • IdP-initiated SSO
  • Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
  • SAML request signing and encrypting

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Supported SAML bindings and options

Auth0 supports the following SAML bindings:
  • HTTP Redirect
  • HTTP POST
Auth0 supports the following SAML options:
  • Web Browser SSO Profile
  • Single Logout Profile
  • Name Identifier Management Profile
  • Name Identifier Mapping Profile