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SAML
SAML: Security Assertion Markup Language: an XML-based single sign-on standard where Entra ID sends a signed assertion about the user to the app.
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Posts that use this term
- Ten new free tools for Azure, Entra and Intune admins, and Admin Lens 2.1 21 Oct 2026
- Domainless SAML federation: let partners sign in with their own IdP, whatever their email domain 10 Oct 2026
- Road to 50: how this blog runs for about £1 a month 8 Oct 2026
- Configurable token lifetimes are GA: when to shorten them (and when not to) 29 Apr 2026
- AADSTS75011: when the app insists on how you signed in 14 Jan 2026
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