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SAML

concepts

Security Assertion Markup Language — an XML-based standard for exchanging authentication and authorisation data between identity providers and service providers.

Pronunciation

Correct

SAM-ul

/ˈsæməl/

The OASIS standards body, which governs SAML, pronounces the acronym as a single word 'SAM-ul' in official webinars and documentation.

Source: docs.oasis-open.org(official spec)

Accepted Variants

Accepted Variant

S-A-M-L (individual letters)

/ˌes eɪ em ˈel/

Some practitioners spell out each letter; both the acronym and spelled-out forms are widely accepted.

Source: docs.oasis-open.org(official spec)

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