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Single sign-onBackgroundChallengesIndustriesSlide 5Questions?Single sign-onMike LaddNazia RaoofBret Walker Kumar MukherjeeRajesh RadhakrishnanBackgroundUser wants to log in onceAccess multiple applications or third party sitesLog in with his or her credentials/profileBusiness case: corporation has 15,000 retail storesloose more than $1,000,000 per year due to high labor costs associated with multiple authentication, unnecessary user clicks, forgotten passwords, firewall issuesChallengesBuild or Buy decisionsIntegration issues Still in infancy & little or no standardsHigh availability and Enterprise wide issuesService offerings vs. appropriate usersLicensing issuesWrite your own SSO server?Myriads of interfaces to writeBuy?Limited optionsProprietary implementationsLegacy applications, Email Solutions, Content Management solutions, Mainframe/Unix/Windows, owned solutionsAvailability of connectorsJOSSO/SAML emerging but in infancyOpen to whole world scenario if not carefully plannedIndustriesAgricultureAutomotiveTransportationConstructionEducation Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareReal EstateSSO technology is applicable to any industry involved in using multiple applications and multiple computers systems with authentication requirements:1. Users have enough to worry about in their pressure-packed jobs without having to remember multiple passwords for multiple applications and multiple PC terminals that they may have to use at work. 2. Cost are associated with users calling help desk for password resets3. Password inflation and security weaknesses raised by multiple logons.4. SSO access management infrastructure to control user access to its tools for product development, procurement and supply chain management, etc5. SSO allows users access to only applications and resources they have been authorized to access.Technology Pros ConsLDAP Widely used Might not be supported by app Complex coordinationKerberos Widely used Complex May not be open to outside worldCustom solution Fits needs exactly Single use Potentially more complex / insecureWindows Live ID Web-based Users may already have account Not widely supported Managed by third partyQuestions?Road Runners will discuss a solution for this issue on June 7, 2008. Don’t miss


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