Alternatives Of SAML
The following are the alternative services for SAML:
- OpenID Connect (OIDC): Like SAML, OIDC enables users to log in only once with the identity provider before being able to access a variety of services without having to enter their credentials again.
- AWS Cognito: Amazon Cognito is a fully managed service that provides user authentication and access control for web and mobile applications. It supports a variety of identity sources, such as OIDC providers, SAML-based IdPs, and social identity providers (such as Google and Facebook).
- Shibboleth: It is an open-source federated identity solution facilitates in securing single sign-on (SSO) across organizations. It fcous on attribute-based access control improving user’s administration permissions at high level. Through the support of shibboleth it makes possible for users without repeated authentication.
- Kerberos: The network authentication protocol is well know for providing strong security to the client-server applications. Kerberos facilitates with safe communication between many realms or domains by supporting cross-realm authentication. Kerberos facilitate strong authentication making reliable base for network environment security.
How To Configure SAML In AWS
For enterprises configuring the SAML(Security Assertion Markup Language) is essential for providing an optimized and secured approach to user authentication and authorization. This article guides you in implementing the essential steps within the AWS ecosystem from making an understanding of SAML fundamentals to the AWS IAM console.