Vendors That Treat Single Sign-On as a Premium Feature Rather Than Core Security
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Summary
This article exposes software vendors that treat Single Sign-On (SSO) as a luxury feature rather than a core security requirement. It maintains a 'Wall of Shame' list of companies that charge extra for SSO implementation, arguing that proper authentication should be standard security practice rather than a premium add-on. The piece criticizes vendors for prioritizing profit over security by making essential authentication features available only in expensive enterprise tiers.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledSingle sign-on (SSO) is a mechanism for outsourcing the authentication for your website to a third party identity provider
SSO refers to a SaaS or similar vendor allowing a business client to manage user accounts via the client's own identity provider
A list of vendors that treat single sign-on as a luxury feature, not a core security requirement
Without having to rely on the vendor to provide strong authentication with audit logs
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