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• Some SSO vendors can provide their data to third parties.

How to Choose a Single Sign-On Solution

There are some key factors to consider while choosing a Single Sign-On Solution.

Personalized User Experience:

Check if the vendor lets you customize the login page to your corporate branding. After all, an efficient
single sign-on process doesn't confine the users in a box where everything looks alike.

Access to all the Apps You Require:

Make sure your sign-on vendor lets you use all the apps you require.

Security:

Security is a crucial point to look for in the vendor. Make sure they protect your password and let you
integrate with AD/LDAP for quick access to your data. Reliability is also a key as the breakdown is often
associated with these services. Therefore, make sure to work with the one who ensures nearly 100%
uptime so that you can team can access their apps when they require them.

Scalability:

SSO solutions should grow with your organization. There is no use of changing the vendors now and
then just because they are too big or too small for your needs.

Bottom Line:

So, you must have understood important things about SSO. It is a great solution to one big problem: how
to manage the increasing number of users across a big ecosystem of apps and services.

After all, it is not easy to memorize the complex passwords as we are using more systems in our routine
lives.

It lets us log in to different applications and services with just one single identity. It eliminates the need to
repeat access to each account each time you get to disconnect from the service.

However, an SSO service is not immune to some issues such as breakdown and comprised passwords.
Luckily, these things can be avoided by using strong passwords as well as working with an efficient SSO
vendor.

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