Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 Practice Question
You are configuring SAML-based single sign-on between a new SaaS application and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). During authentication, Azure AD verifies the user's credentials and sends a SAML assertion to the application. In this scenario, which role is Azure AD performing?
A certificate authority that generates X.509 certificates for Transport Layer Security (TLS).
A resource provider that exposes Azure services through REST APIs.
An identity provider that authenticates the user and issues a SAML assertion to the SaaS application.
A service provider that hosts the application resources and relies on assertions from another identity provider.
An identity provider (IdP) is responsible for authenticating users and issuing security tokens or assertions that a relying party, often called the service provider, trusts. When Azure AD is integrated with a SaaS application using SAML, Azure AD authenticates the user and sends a SAML assertion that the application consumes. This makes Azure AD the identity provider. The service provider role is fulfilled by the SaaS application, not Azure AD. A certificate authority issues digital certificates rather than user assertions, and a resource provider publishes Azure services through REST APIs but does not authenticate users for SAML SSO.
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