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Which of the following is the BEST Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution for validating users?

The correct answer is B. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). The best Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution for validating users is Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). IDaaS is a cloud-based service that provides identity and access management functions, such as authentication, authorization, and provisioning, to the customers…

Submitted by kim_seoul· Mar 5, 2026Identity and Access Management

Question

Which of the following is the BEST Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution for validating users?

Options

  • ASingle Sign-On (SSO)
  • BSecurity Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
  • CLightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
  • DOpen Authentication (OAuth)

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    10% (4)
  • B
    82% (32)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

The best Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution for validating users is Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). IDaaS is a cloud-based service that provides identity and access management functions, such as authentication, authorization, and provisioning, to the customers. SAML is a standard protocol that enables the exchange of authentication and authorization information between different parties, such as the identity provider, the service provider, and the user. SAML can help to validate users in an IDaaS solution, as it can allow the users to access multiple cloud services with a single sign-on, and provide the service providers with the necessary identity and attribute assertions about the users. Single Sign-On (SSO), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and Open Authentication (OAuth) are not IDaaS solutions, but technologies or protocols that can be used or supported by IDaaS solutions, respectively.

Topics

#IDaaS#SAML#Authentication protocols#Identity federation

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