This week marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of SAML V2.0 as a standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties. This is a significant milestone for the InCommon community and all of those who depend on federated identity and access management.
SAML is the Security Assertion Markup Language and is the basis for the Shibboleth single sign-on and federating software. Shibboleth grew out of the Internet2 Middleware Initiative and is now under the auspices of the international Shibboleth Consortium. (In fact, a new version of Shibboleth has just been released and is the topic for a webinar archived on March 11, 2015.) The SAML standard is also what makes the InCommon Federation work, as well as many of the other Research and Education federations around the world.
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As you enjoy the benefits of single sign-on during your day, remember to wish a happy birthday and thank-you to SAML V2.0 for making identity federation possible.