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Parent Process

Authentication (Process - IAM)

Title

Manage SSO

Status

1.0

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Domain

IAM

Goals

Objective

Streamline the authentication process by enabling reuse of authentication results across multiple systems thus enhancing user experience, reducing efforts from relying parties and strengthening security

Inputs

  • Organization policies

  • IT Systems

  • IT Change Management

  • IT Project Management

Activities

  • Design SSO

  • Deploy SSO

  • Maintain SSO

  • Optimize SSO

Outputs

IT Systems that reuse centralized or federated authentication

Indicators

Scopes

Risks

  • SSO is considered as a reinforcement of The deployment of SSO reinforces security, even though it may marginally increase risks risk in certain circumstances, e.g. when an identity is compromised (/wiki/spaces/QUOT/pages/76021898). This risk is typically offset by the concomitant implementation of MFA.

  • Sloppily implemented SSO may weaken security.

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