Re: [security-services] NIST prohibits use of SAML assertions atLOA 4

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Paul Madsen <>
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2008-06-27T23:48:29+00:00
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Re: [security-services] NIST prohibits use of SAML assertions atLOA 4
more generally, rather than pick on SAML, the policy should preclude 
'browser redirect SSO systems that rely on bearer tokens'

paul

Cahill, Conor P wrote:
>> Well, it's interpreted in light of the fact that browsers cannot
>>     
> perform
>   
>> proof operations with SAML assertions. What they want is not PKI in
>> general, but PKI between the relying party and the client. More than a
>> bearer token, in other words. There's plenty to be said for that
>>     
> argument.
>
> Yeah, but then they should be saying that they don't allow the browser
> SSO
> profile rather than disallowing the assertions. 
>
> Conor
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