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Single Sign-On
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Overview
Use caseauthentication and access management across multiple applications with single login credentials
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Claims43
Avg confidence91%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 5 days ago
WikidataQ854292
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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Single Sign-On

concept

Authentication process allowing users to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials.

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primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
authentication and access management across multiple applications with single login credentials○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authentication across multiple applications with single credentials○UnverifiedHighFresh1
authentication and authorization across multiple applications with single credential set○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authentication system that allows users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authentication system allowing users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authentication and access management across multiple applications○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authentication method allowing users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Reducing password fatigue and improving user experience○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
SAML 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SAML○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OpenID Connect○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Kerberos○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Identity Provider○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Service Provider○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Identity Provider (IdP)○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Service Provider (SP)○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Service Provider configuration○UnverifiedHighFresh1
identity provider infrastructure○UnverifiedHighFresh1
service provider trust relationship○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Multiple separate login systems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Individual application passwords○UnverifiedHighFresh1
multiple password authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
individual application authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Multi-factor authentication alone○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
password managers for enterprise authentication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Multi-factor Authentication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

based on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Centralized authentication architecture○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Centralized authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Federated Identity Management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Trust relationships between identity providers and service providers○UnverifiedHighFresh1
federated identity management principles○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) assertions○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Federation model○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Active Directory○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
LDAP directories○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
LDAP○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Varies by vendor implementation○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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multiple password authentication
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password managers for enterprise authentication
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Commonly Used With

Active DirectoryLDAP directoriesLDAP

Related entities

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5 entities depend on Single Sign-On
Identity ProviderAuth0
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Claim count: 43Last updated: 4/5/2026Edit history