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Creating a diverse set of login credentials for each app you use on your smartphone or laptop can be challenging. This is most common in the workplaces where the employer accesses diverse employees daily during different hours. But this can directly take a toll on your overall device security as well. Fortunately, we can address this challenge without any compromise.

ARCON avails a hands-down single sign-on system that allows you to log into multiple applications using a single login credential. When the user logs in via SSO on their device for the first time, the SSO authenticates the user once. As soon as the SSO shows the login process, it is then translated, and the authentication parameters are stored successfully. So, the next time you try to log in to the systems, SSO will share the credentials and make the process a seamless experience. This is done as per the authentication mechanism that the application supports.

Let us take a closer look!

What is SSO?

ARCON SSO is an access management capability analyzer that comes with remembering one credential. So, no matter how many platforms you use on your phone, logging into all of them becomes as easy as it gets. Now, you do not have to worry about creating different passwords and IDs for all. So, it is even better to manage security and user experience.

With SSO, you can log into it using one credential, as discussed above. So, when you are logged in, every application will be available to see on the portal systematically for you. Conclusively, it helps to reduce the risks of misuse of any application to a considerable extent. Here are some critical features of ARCON SSO that give a deeper insight.

Key Features That Promote Security and User Experience

1. Password Management

Password management is an integral method to ensure Security and prevent service disruptions. So, when you are configuring the application solutions, it is wise to set a complex password. This will reduce the chances of hacking or phishing on your device to a considerable extent. One can update the password either manually or rotate as per the defined policy. With this at hand, you will be able to encourage comprehensive synchronization that can occur in almost all networks around you.

2. Self Service Portal

If the user has not been allotted a specific application, they may raise a request for it. The entire idea of a self-service portal is based around it. So, once the request is approved, the application will become a part of the already-existing portal in no time.

3. Seamless Integration

Using the internet and its widespread features comes with an added risk of security all the time. As such, it becomes integral to mitigate them at every step of the way. ARCON SSO allows seamless integrations using app web browsers that foster security and reduce the risks exponentially. This process also improves the visibility of the user. As such, the SSO can be used for browser applications without enough hassle.

4. Access Control

Unauthorized changes in your device can raise concerns at times. Since it may question your overall device security, it is best to abstain from it as far as possible. Access Control encourages this initiative. This is a critical security feature that wards off any unauthorized changes that occur on your device. So, it helps manage the entire access system by enabling the user login time, disabling it and even disabling or enabling the dual authentication factor in need.

5. Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Automation is the need of the hour. It improves a seamless experience and paves the way for accuracy and efficiency in no time. This is the process that helps automate the usual tasks people perform. As such, the user can work at ease for as long as they want and encourage a strong user experience. This also helps foster productivity as it is less time and energy-consuming. In turn, people can focus on more critical tasks at once. What is most intriguing about using this facility is that you can personalize your steps for any SSO activity you perform using this feature.

6. Multi-factor Authentication

Well-defined identity references can play a pivotal role in accessing a range of apps. Every user access demands this at all times. When you use Arcon’s multi-factor authentication, you can avail yourself of its sound validation mechanism too. It can be highly secure for you in the long run.

7. Just-In-Time Access

If you want to utilize time-based access, this app can come in handy for you. It can be helpful for all types of users, whether customer or third-party vendors. As soon as the time that was allocated to the user is up, each right and access is revoked. So, no manual intervention is involved in this process.

8. User Provisioning and Deprovisioning

Arcon’s SSO does not just offer the usual provision and deprovision functions. It may also come in handy for provisioning and deprovisioning from within the apps too. As such, you can control this more comprehensively.

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How does SSO offer a Sound User Experience?

Once ARCON SSO is deployed, you are likely to get your hands on many potential benefits that will offer credibility and scalability like never before. Take a look below.

1. Less Time Consumption

As the login credentials of ARCON SSO provide unique features like robotic process automation, the process becomes less time-consuming. Also, all the applications can be logged into using a single credential to complete this process before time.

2. Promotes Security

The stronger your password, the better security your device can offer. ARCON SSO offers paramount Security that makes sure the user remains safe every step of the way. So, the ability to generate strong passwords becomes possible with this technology at hand.

3. Ease Of Operation

We have already discussed how this SSO helps you to use a single credential for all types of applications. As such, it not only helps save ample time but also eases your daily operation to provide a seamless experience in need.

4. Toggle Functionality

Sometimes the organization may be using SSO, while other times, they may switch to PAM. As such, you must be prepared to make the switch between both worlds as and when required. With ARCON SSO, this becomes a cakewalk.

5. Speedy Functions

Speed functions can instantly amp up your productivity at work. As such, Arcon’s SSO can be your best friend. Enjoy real-time speed functions as it promotes rapid development and releases cycles for your convenience.

The Bottom Line

ARCON offers best-in-class SSO to ease your login processes. With this, it is not just easy, efficient and flexible but also a highly secure process to scout for. So, why keep waiting? Make the most of ARCON SSO to improve your user experience and credential system forever. Get started today!

In the wake of expanding IT infrastructure, today’s organizations require their employees to access multiple applications to perform day-to-day IT administrative and operational activities.

That means, the end-users require multiple credentials to access the multiple applications. Simple? Not at all. It’s a nightmare both from IT administrators and end-users’ point of view.

The IT helpdesk administrators don’t want to spend too much time on creating credentials, nor they want to do provisioning for too many privileged users, hence credentials. It’s a huge risk. Creating too many privilege entitlements is against the best practices in privilege account management.

Likewise, the end-users will find it difficult to remember multiple login passwords. Different IT tasks on various applications are done at different hours of the day. So every time the end-user has to log on, she will have to waste time on the validation process while accessing a new application.

To eliminate the security challenge posed by using multiple access credentials for multiple end-users, and IT administrative ineffectiveness, enterprises find merit in assigning Single-sign-on (SSO) to end-users. The technology offers one-time secure administrative access to multiple technology platforms.

More on Single-Sign-On (SSO)

Single-Sign-On (SSO) is nothing but a validation permit that is given to an end-user to use a single login credential for multiple applications. As per the roles and responsibilities of the end-users, the IT administrators can assign SSO to the end-users. It ensures that they have a limited-period one-time access to applications that are required by the end-users to perform specific tasks. Once the task is completed, the access rights get expired automatically. It secures the IT assets of any organization from any unauthorized and unnecessary access to the elevated accounts without the need of sharing the privileged credentials.

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SSO is very relevant in the remote work environment

Protecting data at Work- From-Home (WFH) conditions is always a little more challenging for any enterprise. In the last one year, the global pandemic has pushed organizations to adopt remote work culture to ensure uninterrupted business processes. Thousands of end-users access critical information on a daily basis. Any malefactor in the IT ecosystem can wreak havoc on enterprise systems by misusing privileged credentials. The challenge of safeguarding enterprise data might intensify if organizations allow all-time access to the business-critical applications and systems through shared credentials. In this scenario, Single-Sign-On can mitigate the risk of unauthorized access by offering temporary access to the end-users without sharing the credentials.

Why ARCON Single-Sign-On?

ARCON | Single-sign-on, which also comes integrated with our enterprise-class ARCON | PAM, ARCON | PAM SaaS and ARCON | PAM Lite is a powerful tool to ensure legitimate access to critical applications.

Here are some of the key features of ARCON | SSO:

It centrally manages the end-users access to all IT resources such as business applications, web applications, and cloud applications

It can seamlessly integrate with various authentication repositories like Microsoft Active Directory, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and other identity providers

It supports standard identity protocols such as OpenID Connect, OAuth, and Security Assertion MarkUp Language (SAML)

It automates user provisioning or De-provisioning and reduces the administrative cost involved in managing these end-users

It helps to meet compliance, regulations and IT standards

It ensures time-based access on all platforms even at a granular level

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Conclusion

ARCON | SSO helps the enterprise to mitigate some of the critical access control issues associated with too many end-users and too many applications. The solution offers seamless identification and authorization to protect applications. It is a superb and effective solution to control risks and administrative challenges arising from WFH culture.

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Single Sign-On Explained: How SSO Improves Security And User Experience?