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==Problems==
There are two terms that SAML defined that defy logical analysis but have propigated misunderstanding to this day.
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There are two terms that SAML defined that defy logical analysis but have propagated misunderstanding to this day.
* Identity
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* [[Identity]] - the use in SAML lead to a conflation of the idea of a digital [[Identifier]] with a person's identity which it is surely is not.
* Claim - as defined in SAML the term is not problematic, but is use in Microsoft implementations has lead it to be conflated with [[Attribute]].
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* [[Claim]] - as defined in SAML the term is not problematic, but is use in Microsoft implementations has lead it to be conflated with [[Attribute]].
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==Vulnerabilities==
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* The "Golden SAML" is caused by the creation of an [[Identifier]] token that allowed access across multiple applications.<ref>Shaked Reiner, ''Golden SAML: Newly Discovered Attack Technique Forges Authentication to Cloud Apps'' CyberArk (2017-11-21) https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/golden-saml-newly-discovered-attack-technique-forges-authentication-to-cloud-apps</ref>  "A federation enables trust between different environments otherwise not related, like Microsoft AD, Azure, AWS and many others. This trust allows a user in an AD, for example, to be able to enjoy [[Single Sign-On]] (SSO) benefits to all the trusted environments in such federation."
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 17 June 2024

Full Title or Meme

Security Assertion Markup Language is a collection of standards used in Identifier Management

Problems

There are two terms that SAML defined that defy logical analysis but have propagated misunderstanding to this day.

  • Identity - the use in SAML lead to a conflation of the idea of a digital Identifier with a person's identity which it is surely is not.
  • Claim - as defined in SAML the term is not problematic, but is use in Microsoft implementations has lead it to be conflated with Attribute.

Vulnerabilities

  • The "Golden SAML" is caused by the creation of an Identifier token that allowed access across multiple applications.[1] "A federation enables trust between different environments otherwise not related, like Microsoft AD, Azure, AWS and many others. This trust allows a user in an AD, for example, to be able to enjoy Single Sign-On (SSO) benefits to all the trusted environments in such federation."

References

  1. Shaked Reiner, Golden SAML: Newly Discovered Attack Technique Forges Authentication to Cloud Apps CyberArk (2017-11-21) https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/golden-saml-newly-discovered-attack-technique-forges-authentication-to-cloud-apps