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SAML: A fractal of bad design

353 points · 190 comments · aray07

  1. bdauvergne · · focus · HN ↗
    SAML is XML era legacy so mostly ugly but it's just the form of it. But all the security problems come from XMLDSIG which is just the worst signature scheme ever designed. So much complexity for so few to deliver. Just sign a bunch of bytes.
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