diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/assertion.py b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/assertion.py
index ea273ab6b..f441fe657 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/assertion.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/assertion.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import (
     SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL,
     SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_PERSISTENT,
     SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_TRANSIENT,
+    SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED,
     SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_WINDOWS,
     SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_X509,
     SIGN_ALGORITHM_TRANSFORM_MAP,
@@ -165,7 +166,10 @@ class AssertionProcessor:
         if name_id.attrib["Format"] == SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL:
             name_id.text = self.http_request.user.email
             return name_id
-        if name_id.attrib["Format"] == SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_PERSISTENT:
+        if name_id.attrib["Format"] in [
+            SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_PERSISTENT,
+            SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED,
+        ]:
             name_id.text = persistent
             return name_id
         if name_id.attrib["Format"] == SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_X509:
diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
index 7cc18e572..dec31251a 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import (
     RSA_SHA256,
     RSA_SHA384,
     RSA_SHA512,
-    SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL,
+    SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED,
 )
 
 LOGGER = get_logger()
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class AuthNRequest:
 
     relay_state: Optional[str] = None
 
-    name_id_policy: str = SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL
+    name_id_policy: str = SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED
 
 
 class AuthNRequestParser:
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ class AuthNRequestParser:
         name_id_policies = root.findall(f"{{{NS_SAML_PROTOCOL}}}NameIDPolicy")
         if len(name_id_policies) > 0:
             name_id_policy = name_id_policies[0]
-            auth_n_request.name_id_policy = name_id_policy.attrib["Format"]
+            auth_n_request.name_id_policy = name_id_policy.attrib.get(
+                "Format", SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED
+            )
 
         return auth_n_request
 
diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py b/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py
index b5527b5d5..ba5915a8e 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from authentik.providers.saml.processors.assertion import AssertionProcessor
 from authentik.providers.saml.processors.request_parser import AuthNRequestParser
 from authentik.sources.saml.exceptions import MismatchedRequestID
 from authentik.sources.saml.models import SAMLSource
-from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL
+from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED
 from authentik.sources.saml.processors.request import (
     SESSION_REQUEST_ID,
     RequestProcessor,
@@ -206,5 +206,5 @@ class TestAuthNRequest(TestCase):
             REDIRECT_REQUEST, REDIRECT_RELAY_STATE, REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, REDIRECT_SIG_ALG
         )
         self.assertEqual(parsed_request.id, "_dcf55fcd27a887e60a7ef9ee6fd3adab")
-        self.assertEqual(parsed_request.name_id_policy, SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL)
+        self.assertEqual(parsed_request.name_id_policy, SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED)
         self.assertEqual(parsed_request.relay_state, REDIRECT_RELAY_STATE)
diff --git a/authentik/sources/saml/processors/constants.py b/authentik/sources/saml/processors/constants.py
index b688ddac6..967a365cb 100644
--- a/authentik/sources/saml/processors/constants.py
+++ b/authentik/sources/saml/processors/constants.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ NS_MAP = {
 
 SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress"
 SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_PERSISTENT = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent"
+SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED = (
+    "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified"
+)
 SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_X509 = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:X509SubjectName"
 SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_WINDOWS = (
     "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:WindowsDomainQualifiedName"