SSO using SAML2.0 in asp.net

Question

My requirement is to implement SSO using SAML2.0 in asp.net. I do have 2 vendors at my end. Wanna pass the user from one site to other site without logging into the second. I ha

Answer 1

I recommend you use the Windows Identity Foundation subsystem which simplifies dealing with SAML-based authentication.

The topic is rather broad so you need a good handbook and fortunately there is one, for free from MS:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff423674.aspx

In short: to pass the identity between two servers, one of them should implement Identity Provider service (Security Token Service) and the second one has to accept SAML tokens created and signed by the first one.