Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an XML-based, open-standard data format for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, in particular, between an identity provider and a service provider (i.e. ScienceCloud). SAML integration allows a user to authenticate to ScienceCloud without providing a username and password. Instead, the user is authenticated with his Identity Provider (IdP) and, thanks to SAML, is securely authenticated to ScienceCloud in a transparent way called Single Sign On (SSO).

If you're interested in configuring SAML authentication for your users, please contact your Sales Representative for more information.