Single sign-on
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The challenge
Without single sign-on, your organization faces a tangled web of passwords, leading to frustrated employees and increased security risks. Managing multiple credentials breeds password fatigue, resulting in weak or reused passwords that expose your systems to threats. The IT help desk is burdened with password reset requests, draining valuable resources and impacting productivity. A centralized SSO solution is essential to secure your organization and empower your workforce.
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50%
of IT help desk tickets are related to password resets
11 hrs/year
employees spend dealing with password issues
$4M
is the global average cost of a data breach
The solution
Single sign-on addresses your unique challenges through modern solutions and key capabilities.
Centralized authentication
SSO provides a central point for user authentication, simplifying access management and improving security across all connected applications.
Broad protocol support
Support for SAML, OIDC, and WS-Fed ensures compatibility with a wide range of legacy and modern applications.
Directory synchronization
Seamless synchronization with existing directories like Active Directory and HRIS systems ensures accurate user information and automated provisioning.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Integration with MFA adds an extra layer of security, requiring users to verify their identity through multiple channels.
Identity threat detection
Advanced vendors utilize AI to analyze risk signals in real-time, continuously evaluating trust and stepping up authentication challenges when risk is detected.
Automated lifecycle management
Automated provisioning and deprovisioning workflows based on HRIS signals streamline user management and improve security.
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How to evaluate single sign-on
1
Deployment model
Evaluate whether a cloud (IDaaS), on-premise, or hybrid deployment model best suits your organization's needs and regulatory requirements.
2
Integration breadth
Assess the vendor's pre-built connector catalog to minimize custom development and integration costs.
3
Vendor stability
Prioritize financially stable vendors with a clear roadmap for future technology, such as post-quantum cryptography.
4
User experience (UX)
Ensure the SSO portal is intuitive and user-friendly to drive adoption and prevent users from bypassing the system.
Questions to ask suppliers
Use these questions during supplier evaluations to ensure you're choosing the right partner for your needs.
Single sign-on RFP guide- Can you demonstrate your ability to handle 'Just-in-Time' provisioning for our specific legacy applications, or will we require custom professional services to build that bridge?
- How does your pricing model account for Monthly Active Users (MAU) versus total user seats, and what are the overage penalties if we spike during seasonal periods?
- What is your specific roadmap for supporting decentralized identity (DID) and non-human identity (machine agents) over the next 18 months?
- Provide a redacted post-mortem of your last significant service outage. How did your failover architecture perform, and what was the Time-to-Recovery (TTR) for customers?