The SAML XML.org web site is not longer accepting new posts. Information on this page is preserved for legacy purposes only. For current information on SAML, please see the OASIS Security Services Technical Committee Wiki.

Metadata

Metadata defines how configuration information shared between two communicating
entities is defined and shared. For instance, an entity's support for given SAML bindings, identifier information, and PKI information can be defined.

Metadata is defined by an XML Schema. The location of Metadata is defined using DNS records.

 

See also:

 - SAML Technical Overview 

XML.org Focus Areas: BPEL | DITA | ebXML | IDtrust | OpenDocument | SAML | UBL | UDDI
OASIS sites: OASIS | Cover Pages | XML.org | AMQP | CGM Open | eGov | Emergency | IDtrust | LegalXML | Open CSA | OSLC | WS-I