Lori MacVittie is a Network Computing technology editor working in our Green Bay, Wis., labs. She has been a software developer, a network administrator and a member of the technical architecture team for a global transportation and logistics organization. Write to her at [email protected].
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How SAML Works
1. A user requests access to an application. He types in http://www.example.com/jobpostings.html
2. The application asks for his credentials. The user enters "John Smith" and his password, "h17&v5!"
3. The application sends a request to the identity management server for a SAML assertion with credentials. The application receives the user name and password, and then passes them to the identity-management server in the form of a SAML Request.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
