Build and Implement A Single Sign-On Solution
By Chris Dunne2004-01-28
Single sign-off
|
|
Without a unified strategy, developers re-implement custom security for each network application. This can result in a variety of scalability and maintenance problems. Single sign-on solutions can be that unified framework for security and authentication, alleviating much of the burden on users, administrators, and developers.
The concept of single sign-on, the technologies, and the implications for users and administrators are complex, so I have only scratched the surface in this article. But I have provided you with some practical ways to implement a single sign-on scheme using the proven CAS application from Yale University, and have also detailed a method to extend this technology so you can use it to authenticate users to a LDAP server (specifically, to an Active Directory Server using the Kerberos protocol).
Tutorial Pages:
» Integrate an open source, Java-based authentication component into a Web portal
» Why choose single sign-on?
» SSO open source projects
» A brief overview of CAS
» Getting started with CAS
» Active Directory Server authentication
» Single sign-off
» Resources
First published by IBM developerWorks
|
