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IdP (Identity Provider): A web-based system that can authenticate a user on behalf of another system called a SP (for Service Provider).

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Among other things, The SP must be configured to specify which of these attributes should be passed to the shrine code (in the form of HTTP servlet request attributes).

Developer tools

• SAML : "SAML DevTools extension" for Chrome. These tools let you view encoded SAML XML content. 

A Decent Book on SAML

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IdP (Identity Provider): A web-based system that can authenticate a user on behalf of another system called a SP (for Service Provider).

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