Relative security of SAML vs Kerberos

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Published on 2010-03-08T14:11:41Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 14:21 UTC
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Does anyone have any info/links on the relative security of SAML vs Kerberos. I believe I grasp the differences between the two, and what they mean for my particular application, but to decided between the two, knowing which is more secure, if either, would be a valuable bit of info.

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