The article argues that SAML's committee-driven, XML-heavy design makes it overly complex and insecure, with flawed signature validation and reliance on hard-to-maintain libraries like libxmlsec. It calls for deprecating SAML in favor of modern, simpler protocols such as OpenID Connect (OIDC).
Background
SAML has been a widely adopted XML-based authentication protocol for enterprise single sign-on (SSO), but its complexity and security issues have drawn increasing criticism from the security community.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026 at 06:58 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10