Single Sign‐On

Working in our modern‐day environments requires us to log into multiple programs to get our jobs done. We have to log into customer management databases, share resources in cloud applications, check email, and create documentation online. It can be a headache for the average user to remember all those usernames and passwords. To alleviate that issue, we use single sign‐on (SSO) applications. SSO is another form of access control between multiple, interrelated software systems.

Benefits of single sign‐on can include the reduction of password fatigue or having end users write their passwords on sticky notes and put them on their monitor or under the keyboard. It can save time typing in passwords over and over and ideally reduce help‐desk issues of people calling in because they went on vacation and forgot their password and locked themselves out. One of the big criticisms of SSO is the access to many different resources from just one login...