Cloud Single Sign On

As enterprises adopt more cloud based services, the number of usernames and passwords the user must maintain will grow. These credentials can be used to obtain online services, which make them even more important than the passwords used for internal systems, which are typically protected within an internal network.
Cloud services will not typically offer an elaborate password policy system, or allow password resets to occur in an automated manner. This can lead to increased costs and overheads and a decrease in security.
A cloud single sign on solution provides a centralised authentication system that is used to authenticate users. A centralised system allows an enterprise to enforce security policies that are suitable for service being accessed by the user. Once authenticated, a user will then be able to leverage the login to access cloud based services.

Related Products

SecureAuth
The SecureAuth Identity Enforcement Platform (IEP) provides a single source of authentication for an enterprise. IEP can leverage an existing directory service (e.g. Microsoft Active Directory) for username / password based authentication and complement it with token-less Two-Factor Strong Authentication. SecureAuth IEP can integrate with your VPN and many of your internal and cloud based web applications.
Once authenticated, a user can seamlessly access both internal and external web services without needing to re-authenticate. IEP supports many cloud services including Google, Salesforce, ADP, SuccessFactors and any cloud service provider supporting SAML.

Ping Identity
PingFederate, from Ping Identity, specialises in leveraging an organization’s established authentication system and providing single sign on into cloud applications. PingFederate will leverage internal systems including Active Directory, Oracle Access Manager, SAP NetWeaver, and CA SiteMinder.PingFederate can interact with any cloud application supporting the SAML or WS-Federation standards.