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SSO

ALSO CALLED: Single Signon, Enterprise Single Sign-on, Single Sign On, and Single Sign-on
DEFINITION: Single sign-on (SSO)is a session/user authenticationprocess that permits a user to enter one name and password in order to accessmultiple applications. The process authenticates the user for all theapplications they have been given rights to and eliminatesfurther prompts when  … 
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The Realities of Single Sign-On
sponsored by PistolStar, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 13 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: Single Sign-On has emerged as a significant technology that resolves a major issue for organizations with multiple platforms, servers and applications requiring unique usernames and passwords for access.

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Windows® Enterprise Data Protection with Symantec Backup Exec™
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Dec 2007
SUMMARY: Symantec Backup Exec 12 for Windows Servers gives Windows based organizations a flexible, powerful solution they need to efficiently manage backups and restores across a distributed organization-across multiple servers in one office.

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Identity Management: What You Need to Know
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 15 Dec 2007
SUMMARY: To give companies new to secure Internet single sign-on (SSO) a better picture of their differences, Ping Identity conducted a study of federation implementations it has been involved with.

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Moving Past Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO): Securing Internet SSO
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper explores the limitations of current SSO implementations outside of a single security domain (including identity and access management systems and open source development) and introduces standalone secure Internet SSO as a solution.

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Identity theft: Is Your Company Secure?
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper provides an introduction to leveraging user credentials securely through federated identity management.

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Addressing the Myths and Realities of Internet Single Sign-On
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This paper identifies those misperceptions and provides clarifications to help readers understand the realities of delivering secure Internet SSO by deploying federated identity management.

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SSO DEFINITION (continued): … Single sign-on (SSO)is a session/user authenticationprocess that permits a user to enter one name and password in order to accessmultiple applications. The process authenticates the user for all theapplications they have been given rights to and eliminatesfurther prompts when they switch applications duringa particular session.
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