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See the JAX-RS SAML page on creating SAML Assertions and adding them to a JAX-RS request, as well as how to validate them on the receiving side.
JAX-RS JOSE
See the JAX-RS JOSE page on support for the JWA, JWK, JWS, JWE and JWT specifications.
SSO
SAML Web SSO
Please see this blog entry announcing the support for SAML Web SSO profile and the SAML Web SSO page for more information. CXF fully supports the SAML Web SSO profile on the service provider side. As of yet however, no IdP is available in CXF.
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