Entries Tagged as 'SSO'
Over the past two weeks, I've been helping a client upgrade users from Passlogix Single Sign-on (SSO) 6.05 to Passlogix SSO 7.0. Not only did I upgrade them to version 7.0, I also switched their log-on method from Windows v1 to Windows v2. Windows v2 provides a better and safer way of authenticating against AD. It does away with windows machine keys, does not attach itself to the GINA (like v1) and also uses a Passphrase question that only the user knows the answer to. This really helps prevent the case of forgotten passwords and help desk calls.
Opinions About the Federal Government's Identity Initiative
Posted By Bill Nelson
September 11, 2009| OpenID , Security , Government , Sun , SSOInteresting read. This is essentially a WebSSO initiative with authentication based on CAC type ID cards or OpenID.
The CAC type of implementation (ID Cards) are not practical as they require everyone to have a card reader on their PC in order to do business with the government. I don’t see this happening anytime too soon.
When I read the story about the bank in Bullit County, Ky, the first thing that came to my mind was multifactor authentication. If the bank had employed a second factor of authentication, such as biometrics or smart card, they would never have lost the $415,000.00.