Authentication Solutions
Authentication Solutions focus on the identification of a user and the management of user credentials. The core elements of authentication include ensuring the right level of authentication is used for the services being offered and leveraging an authentication source for both internal and external services.
Authentication Solutions provided by eB2Bcom include:
Enterprise single sign-on solutions allow an organization to centralise authentication and minimise the number of credentials a user needs to use and remember. Less passwords will result in in higher security, greater efficiency and less administrative overheads.
An enterprise single sign on solution is specifically focussed on providing a solution for applications that exist within an organization’s security domain. <more>
Cloud Single sign on solutions provide an organization with the ability to extend their authentication system to include cloud based services. This allows users who are authenticated within an organization to automatically gain access to cloud services such as Google Apps and Salesforce.com without needing to log in again.
Cloud single sign on solutions must be considered by any organization wanting to use cloud services that don’t use passwords. <more>
Federated single sign on is very similar to cloud single sign-on, however the term is commonly associated with the collaboration between enterprises.
When multiple organization’s need to provide online services to each other, each will typically need to create user accounts and maintain passwords for each of the users accessing the system.
A federated single sign on solution provides an alternative approach to authentication, whereby a user logs into their own organization and can then automatically access services provided by partnering organizations without needing to log in again. This offers a more efficient, scalable and secure method for organizations to interact. <more>
eB2Bcom’s solutions for cloud, enterprise and federated single sign on incorporate standards based technology that support a wide variety of authentication methods, including strong two factor authentication.
Two-factor authentication solutions offer enterprises with an authentication system that requires multiple forms of authentication to satisfactorily identify a user. An example of a single factor authentication might be the use of a username and password, whilst a typical two factor authentication would be username/password + the supply of a one-time password (e.g. from a physical token). <more>
