This is my latest book on the subject of OpenSAML. It will guide you trough the basics of Single Sing-on with SAML and how to set up a Service Provider using OpenSAML.

This book will give you

• A basic understanding of Single Sign-On with OpenSAML
• A migration guide for migrating from OpenSAML V2 to V3
• Running sample code to try things out
• A walk though of steps needed to implement SSO in OpenSAML
• Usage of popular bindings and useful security features

If you are looking for my previous book on OpenSAML V2 you will find it here.

Anyone taking a first look at SAML will see that is complex. As well as being a good tool to implement Single Sign-On ease organizational pain and improve security, it can also be a source to critical security vulnerabilities if design or implemented incorrectly.

SAML 2.0: Designing secure identity federation demystifies the concepts of SAML and gives beginners, as well as experience architects, a good understanding of the otherwise complex subject of SAML.

Walking through all topics from introduction to advanced you will learn

• To fully understand SAML and identity federation
• Workings of the main building blocks like NameId, bindings and assertions
• How Single Single-On and Single Logout works in detail
• Different architectural choices and implementation alternatives
• Security best practices and considerations
• Previous security vulnerabilities and what can be learned from them