Single Sign On

Security Features

In large ID environments it is often necessary that users with dozens of user ID's and passwords login to different systems and applications. To get an overview of which servers require which logins many users create "cheat sheets" or choose easily memorizable passwords. In both instances these engender security risks by offering unauthorized third parties the chance to login at this point ofthe network. Single Sign On (SSO) offers an alternative approach to get away from the requirement of many different passwords which by the way also that also require periodic changes. This authentication method provides users a legitimate controlled access to the network and all of its resources using only one password. SSO is a targeted simple solution for automating password administration and access control.

SSO is of central significance for implementing smartcards as an authentication medium. Access is granted through a one-time login with user ID and password, or rather access is automated with the smart card. A security server verifies the authorization and then releases the login or not. If the authentication is successfully concluded, then in a single next step conditional access and session control are organized. Radius and LDAP are supported as authentication protocols. It is possible in this way to unify multiple access systems into a single secure authentication system.