Where is SAML being standardized?
SAML is being developed under the auspices of OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. OASIS has long been a home for development of XML languages and protocols. OASIS hosts several other efforts to standardize security-related information, such as XACML. Many members of the SAML Technical Committee also take part in related standards work in other venues, such as UDDI, W3C, IETF, and the committee has liaison relationships with many of these efforts.