SAML vs federated login with OAuth

Question

What\'s the difference between SAML and federated login with OAuth? Which solution makes more sense, if a company wants to use a third-party webapp, and but also wants sing

Answer 1

SAML is for authentication - mainly used in Single Sign On scenario. OAuth is for authorization of resource representations.

JSON Web Token (JWT) is an alternative for SAML XML Tokens. JWT can be used with OAuth

A good reference is SAML vs. OAuth: Which One Should I Use?