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<div>Susan,</div>
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<div>I'd recommend some reading material to help you understand better what SAML does as an SSO protocol:</div>
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OASIS SAML Committee: <a class="external-link" href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=security" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); outline: none; ">http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=security</a></p>
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Executive Overview: <a class="external-link" href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/13525/sstc-saml-exec-overview-2.0-cd-01-2col.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); outline: none; ">http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/13525/sstc-saml-exec-overview-2.0-cd-01-2col.pdf</a></p>
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Technical Overview: <a class="external-link" href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/27819/sstc-saml-tech-overview-2.0-cd-02.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); outline: none; ">http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/27819/sstc-saml-tech-overview-2.0-cd-02.pdf</a></p>
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<div>Definitely read the executive overview, it's only about 8 pages.</div>
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<div>thanks,</div>
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<div>Paul</div>
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