---
title: "SAML 2.0"
description: "Enhance Cloud CMS security with SAML 2.0 for seamless authentication and user profile management. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/app-server/authentication/providers/saml"
---

# SAML 2.0

The SAML Authentication Provider enables the Cloud CMS Application Server to authenticate, validate tokens and load user profile information against servers that are SAML 2.0 compatible. SAML stands for Security Assertion Markup Language.

For more information on Authentication within the App Server, see [App Server Authentication / SSO](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/app-server/authentication.md).

## Configuration

Here are all of the properties that may be configured:

```
"auth": {
    "providers": {
        "myProvider": {
            "type": "saml",
            "config": {
                "entryPoint": "",
                "cert": "",
                "callbackURL": "",
                "issuer": ""
            }
        }
    }
}
```

Where these properties are specific to SAML:

- `entryPoint`
- `cert`
- `callbackURL`
- `issuer`