Does your organization implement controls to protect identity assertions used in federated authentication systems?

Identity assertions contain sensitive authentication and user information that is exchanged between federated systems (such as SAML tokens, OAuth tokens, or JWT). These assertions need protection against interception, tampering, and replay attacks through measures like encryption, digital signatures, and secure transmission protocols. Proper protection prevents unauthorized access to systems and data through compromised identity information. Evidence could include documentation of implemented security controls for federated identity systems, such as configuration files showing encryption settings, certificate management procedures, token validation rules, and network traffic protection measures for identity providers and service providers.