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Federating within the same domain
Hello all, I am implementing a SAML 2.0 federated solution that exists within a single domain (abc.company.com, members.company.com, prospects.company.com...). The various sections are different applications/services on physically differnt servers/systemse. All of the SAML use cases I have read (Oasis) only talk about cross-domain federation. Will the SAML solution be able to distinguish between the different URLs within a single domain. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Respectfully, SRosen
New version of eLynx mortgage signature software supports SAML
Ping Identity Extends Identity Management Leadership With Sxip Access Acquisition
Ping Identity announced the acquisition of Sxip Access, a pioneering product for on-demand identity management. The deal enables Ping to accelerate its SaaS program and obtain proven technology for extending its flagship PingFederate product with the complementary Sxip Access feature set and deployment options. Ping Federate provides rapidly deployable software for secure Internet single sign-on (SSO). The Ping and Sxip technologies combine identity and access management solutions for software-as-a-service and federated identity.
Group offers open source security code to Java developers
Open source identity community, OpenLiberty.org, announced the release of open source code to help Java developers build privacy and security features into their Web 2.0, component-based and mobile applications. OpenLiberty-J is based on Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), and open source XML, SAML, and Web services libraries from the Apache Software Foundation and Internet2, including the Shibboleth Project's OpenSAML.
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GridShib SAML Tools Version 0.3.0
Developers have announced the release of GridShib SAML Tools Version 0.3.0. GridShib is an NSF-funded project to integrate the Globus Toolkit and Shibboleth. With both GridShib for Globus Toolkit and GridShib for Shibboleth installed, Globus Toolkit may securely request attributes from the Attribute Authority component of a Shibboleth Identity Provider. GridShib distributes four software components: GridShib for Globus Toolkit, GridShib for Shibboleth, GridShib Certificate Authority, and GridShib SAML Tools.