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AAIAcronym for "Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure".(SAML) AssertionA digital statement issued by an IdP, derived from the Digital Identity of an End User. Typically an Assertion is digitally signed and optionally encrypted.AuthenticationProcess of identifying of a previously registered user.AuthorizationProcess of granting or denying access to a resource for an authenticated user.(Authorization) AttributesUser data (such as name, affiliation, study branch, etc.) needed for access control decisions. The attributes used by eduGAIN are defined in theeduGAIN Attribute Profile.Attribute AuthorityThe AA is a component of the Identity Provider. It issues attributes on behalf of an organization.Attribute Release Policy (ARP)It defines which attributes are going to be released to a requesting resource (the attribute filter). It is a mechanism to implement privacy and data protection.Attribute ResolverA component of the Identity Provider. It retrieves attributes from various data sources (LDAP, Active Directory, ...) and performs the necessary transformations for SAML transport.

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