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Preface • Purpose, on page vii • Audience, on page vii • Organization, on page vii • Conventions, on page vii • Additional Information, on page viii • Cisco Product Security Overview, on page viii Purpose The SAML SSO Deployment Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Applications provides information on how to enable the Security Assertion Markup Language Single Sign-On (SAML SSO) solution, which allows administrators to access a defined set of Cisco collaboration applications seamlessly after signing into one of those applications. This document describes the various applications that can be used with the SAML-based SSO solution as well as the supported Identity Providers (IdPs) that provide the user authentication for the solution. This document provides links to product documentation for configuration of specific collaboration applications. Audience This document is intended for system administrators who are familiar with the SAML-based SSO solution for the various Cisco Unified Communications applications and supported IdPs. This guide also requires knowledge of Network Time Protocol (NTP) and Domain Name System (DNS) server settings. Organization The following table provides the organization of this guide. Conventions This document uses the following conventions. SAML SSO Deployment Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Applications, Release 15 and SUs vii