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What Is a SAML Assertion? Structure and Signatures
A SAML assertion is the identity provider's signed statement about a user. Learn its XML structure, how it differs from…
10 min readKeycloak 26.8.1 SAML Logout Fix: One Client Could End Another's Sessions
Keycloak 26.8.1 changes how SAML single logout treats a SessionIndex owned by another client. What the code did before, what…
6 min readPing Identity vs Okta (2026): A Guide for SaaS Teams
Ping Identity vs Okta for SaaS teams: how they differ on hybrid deployment, SAML, OIDC and SCIM, and what your…
7 min readHow to Choose an SSO Provider: Enterprise SSO for B2B SaaS
Choosing an SSO provider for B2B SaaS? Use this checklist of protocols, flows, provisioning and pricing models, plus questions to…
6 min readIdP-Initiated vs SP-Initiated SSO: Which Flow to Use
SP-initiated SSO starts in your app; IdP-initiated SSO starts in the customer's portal. Learn the security tradeoffs and what to…
6 min readWhat Is an Identity Provider? IdP and SSO Examples
What is an identity provider? Learn what SSO IdP means, follow a sign-in through SAML and OIDC, and compare workforce…
9 min readFederated Identity Management for B2B SaaS on Skycloak Organizations
How B2B SaaS uses federated identity management to let enterprise customers bring their own IdP, and how to implement it…
9 min readFederated SSO vs a Single IdP: When You Need an Identity Hub
When federated SSO makes sense, how an identity hub works, and step-by-step Skycloak setup for OIDC and SAML identity providers…
9 min readSkycloak Identity Providers Recipe: Add OIDC or SAML IdP in 5 Minutes
Canonical step-by-step recipe for adding any OIDC or SAML identity provider to Skycloak, with Google, Entra ID, and Okta examples…
10 min readSCIM vs SAML: What Each Does and When You Need Both
SCIM vs SAML explained: SAML authenticates users at login, SCIM provisions and deprovisions their accounts. What each protocol sends, and…
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