title: SAML 2.0 implementation in ASP.Net MVC 4 as IDP
body: <p>I know there have been lot of posts on SAML implementation in .net and believe me I have gone through all of them. I also looked at the Code Project article "Performing a SAMP Post with C#, but the code is very complex, I did not understand why the XSD's are required and was there any library being used. Anyway, I understand the workflow and my requirement is that I have a asp.net mvc project which needs to post data to a saml service provider. So my app is the Identity provider and users login to my app and then after proper validation of health information are redirected to service provider where SAML communication is required. To do this i installed the Ultimate SAML 2.0 trial package from nuget but I am not really sure how to use it. how to post data to it from my mvc page. I am not clear where to start ? Kindly help.</p>
  
  <p>I saw the Sustainsys/Saml2 link but thats for making the asp.net mvc application as a service provider. But mine is to make it a Identity Provider.</p>
  
  <p>Yesterday when I posted this question I was not clear too on what exactly I needed help, but after some digging last night, I think I understood.
  As explained above, my web application is the IDP, so I do not need to develop any IDP, all I need to do be able to do is send a SAML response containing a SAML assertion to the Service Provider using HttpPost C# and if there is any free library to do this, I know the Ultimate SAML API in Nuget but its not free.</p>