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## Assertions
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An assertion is the central data structure in SAML. It is a digitally signed XML document that carries claims about a user from the Identity Provider to the Service Provider. Think of it as the SAML equivalent of a JWT in OpenID Connect — everything else in the protocol exists to produce, transport, and validate assertions.
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An assertion is the central data structure in SAML. It is an XML document that carries claims about a user from the Identity Provider to the Service Provider. The assertion, the response, or both, can be digitally signed but aren't always.
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Think of it as the SAML equivalent of an ID token in OpenID Connect.
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