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Therefore, users can focus on the important tasks rather than fiddling with multiple passwords.

Minimizing Risk Associated with Bad Passwords Habits:

Passwords can cut both ways. While they fortify your data, they can be used to steal all information if
they get into the hands of a threat actor. That’s why they are also defined as a double-edged sword.

Top of that, most passwords are not easy to remember and it is time-consuming to type into each
resource you need to get into. While changing your passwords is important, it just adds to the frustration
for some users.

Enter SSO.

If you use SSO, you are less likely to type password down, repeat passwords, make simple or commonly
used passwords, or resort to other bad password practices.

Minimizing Helpdesk Costs:

Given that SSO minimizes the requirement to use the number of passwords, users are less likely to
request the IT department for password resets. This can save time and hassles as resetting a simple
password can eat up the helpdesk’s valuable time.

According to one study, 20-50% of all help desk requests are for password resets. Providing a single set
of credentials to employees will simply reduce this need.

Improving Security Efficiencies:

From the security viewpoint, it is quite obvious to be bothered by the use of the same password for all
the apps. What if your master password is stolen?

Yeah, keeping one password can make your systems vulnerable.

And it is equally true that SSO can minimize password theft if used carefully.

This is because users only need to remember a single password for many apps, meaning that they can
focus on to make that single password secure and stronger.

Plus, they are less likely to write it down, unlike in the case of multiple passwords that have to be noted
down. This way, it minimizes the risk of password theft.

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