Using the REST design here:

 http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/CASUM/RESTful+API

Does this mean that SAML would replace e.g. an LDAP authenticator
specified in a deployerConfigContext.xml and require some SAML client
at the server holding the user credentials?  Or, would SAML be used to
send and return the calls to the CAS server only?

I've been discussing the need for a black-box authentication interface
i.e. any authentication protocol on the input and any protocol on the
output.  If a single protocol were used for these communications you
could assure quality, consistency, and security in all using
implementations.  I'm not sure if SAML is a fit for this but a single
language would be beneficial.

I firmly believe that this problem should have a resolution and an
end. You give or share the code for the resolution and the "only" code
that users/developers don't have are the cryptographic pieces.

David
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