Single signon (SSO) concepts

Understand single signon concepts to implement a solution that allows users to access resources with one initial login.

A client that requests for access to a resource can be required to do multiple logins. Multiple logins might be required when a protected resource is on a back-end web application server. One login for the WebSEAL server and one for the back-end server might be required. Each login likely requires different login identities.

The problem of administering and maintaining multiple login identities can often be solved with a single signon (SSO) solution. A single signon solution allows the user to access a resource, regardless of the resource's location, with only one initial login. Any further login requirements from back-end servers are handled transparently to the user.

Parent topic: Single Sign-on Solutions