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The prefixes are explained in saml-metadata-2.0-os spec in section 1.1: "Notation" Prefix Explanation saml: This is the SAML V2.0 assertion namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is gen...
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Michael
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2024-03-06T06:20:38Z (9 months ago)
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The prefixes are explained in [saml-metadata-2.0-os spec](https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-metadata-2.0-os.pdf) section 1.1:- | Prefix | Explanation
- |--------|------------|
- | saml: | This is the SAML V2.0 assertion namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is generally elided in mentions of SAML assertion-related elements in text.
- | samlp: | This is the SAML V2.0 protocol namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is generally elided in mentions of XML protocol-related elements in text.
- | md: | This is the SAML V2.0 metadata namespace, defined in a schema [SAMLMeta-xsd].
- | ds: | This is the XML Signature namespace [XMLSig].
- | xenc: | This is the XML Encryption namespace [XMLEnc].
| xs: | This namespace is defined in the W3C XML Schema specification [Schema1]. In schema listings, this is the default namespace and no prefix is shown. For clarity, the prefix is generally shown in specification text when XML Schema-related constructs are mentioned.
- The prefixes are explained in [saml-metadata-2.0-os spec][saml2.0] in [section 1.1: "Notation"][saml2.0-1.1]
- | Prefix | Explanation
- |--------|------------|
- | saml: | This is the SAML V2.0 assertion namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is generally elided in mentions of SAML assertion-related elements in text.
- | samlp: | This is the SAML V2.0 protocol namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is generally elided in mentions of XML protocol-related elements in text.
- | md: | This is the SAML V2.0 metadata namespace, defined in a schema [SAMLMeta-xsd].
- | ds: | This is the XML Signature namespace [XMLSig].
- | xenc: | This is the XML Encryption namespace [XMLEnc].
- | xs: | This namespace is defined in the W3C XML Schema specification [Schema1]. In schema listings, this is the default namespace and no prefix is shown. For clarity, the prefix is generally shown in specification text when XML Schema-related constructs are mentioned.
- [saml2.0]: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-metadata-2.0-os.pdf
- [saml2.0-1.1]: https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-metadata-2.0-os.pdf#page=5
#1: Initial revision
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Iizuki
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2024-03-05T13:36:07Z (9 months ago)
The prefixes are explained in [saml-metadata-2.0-os spec](https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-metadata-2.0-os.pdf) section 1.1: | Prefix | Explanation |--------|------------| | saml: | This is the SAML V2.0 assertion namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is generally elided in mentions of SAML assertion-related elements in text. | samlp: | This is the SAML V2.0 protocol namespace [SAMLCore]. The prefix is generally elided in mentions of XML protocol-related elements in text. | md: | This is the SAML V2.0 metadata namespace, defined in a schema [SAMLMeta-xsd]. | ds: | This is the XML Signature namespace [XMLSig]. | xenc: | This is the XML Encryption namespace [XMLEnc]. | xs: | This namespace is defined in the W3C XML Schema specification [Schema1]. In schema listings, this is the default namespace and no prefix is shown. For clarity, the prefix is generally shown in specification text when XML Schema-related constructs are mentioned.