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Everything You Want to Know About Single Sign-On

By Ayman Totounji, Founder , Cynexlink

Wikipedia defines Single sign-on or SSO as “an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a
single ID and password to any of several related, yet independent, software systems.”

Simply put, Single sign-on is a session or a user authentication service that allows a user to use a single
set of login credentials—username and password—for multiple applications.

Or you can say that you can gain access to several applications with just one set of passwords and
usernames.

This way, it simplifies password management for both businesses and individuals.

An example of an SSO login is Google's products. For example, if you log into Gmail, you automatically
get access to Google Drive, Google Photos, YouTube, and other Google services.

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