Federated Single Sign-On
Secure, Single Sign-On Access to Web & Cloud Applications
Fischer’s Federated Single Sign-On solution enables business, educational institutions, agencies, non-profits and other organizations to securely extend their business processes, services, and knowledge assets to other trusted user communities without incurring the cost and effort to create and manage numerous, user-specific accounts and IDs.
Problem: Organizations face several challenges related to user authentication: Most users login to multiple applications every day, whether internal web-based applications or those from cloud/SaaS providers, but users are easily annoyed and frustrated by the inconvenience and lost productivity to repeatedly login to core applications. Regulations such as HIPAA and FERPA place restrictions on the release of personally identifiable information. Additionally, business requirements drive IT organizations to enable secure access to new user communities, yet IT is challenged by the time and cost to create and manage unique accounts for every user. The use of SaaS and other applications managed by third parties presents the additional challenge of preventing access by former employees and others who should no longer have access.
Solution: Fischer provides out-of-the-box SAML and Shibboleth federation solutions that can be procured either as a Cloud-based service or as an on-premise software solution. In the Cloud, Fischer provides all required set up and ongoing management including Identity Provider (IdP) and Service Provider (SP) configuration and management. It also provides integration with other identity management capabilities such as provisioning, approvals, self-service registration and access request, etc.
Single Sign-On: Fischer enables users to login just once to access multiple federated applications by using secure federation techniques to authenticate users to additional resources. The process assures that users receive the appropriate privileges without requiring a manual log-in to each resource.
Rapid User Onboarding with Minimal Effort: Fischer provides a secure framework for passing credentials and identity attributes among all organizations participating in the federation so that their users can securely access available resources and services. Federation increases security and reduces risk in collaborative environments by enabling organizations to authenticate a user once, then use specified identity information to authenticate the user to other resources, including those at other organizations within the federation. Privacy is also improved by controlling or limiting the identity information that is shared.
Benefits & Capabilities
- Single Sign-On speed and convenience
- Quickly onboard new user communities with minimal effort
- Improve security and avoid delayed access to federated resources by using current information
- Improve privacy by minimizing or eliminating disclosure of personal identity information
- Audit and reporting assure compliance with pertinent regulations
- Leverage other identity capabilities to increase value and effectiveness, including access request portal, approval routing, and more
- Implement Fischer Federation much faster and with fewer resources than alternative solutions
Learn More
For additional information on how your organization can benefit from Fischer IaaS™ services, please contact Fischer International Identity at (239) 643-1500, or contact us through this website.
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