Access Gateway for Cloud is a virtual appliance that provides a Web service for users to access the SaaS applications securely. The appliance performs the following functions:
Provisioning: Access Gateway for Cloud allows you to map account authorizations in Active Directory to account authorizations in the SaaS applications. After mapping the authorizations, by leveraging group management in Active Directory, Access Gateway for Cloud automatically creates and manages the associated user accounts in the SaaS application.
Secure Single Sign-on: Access Gateway for Cloud provides single sign-on to the SaaS applications and includes Integrated Windows Authentication. Provisioned users automatically have access to the SaaS applications, if they are logged in to the Active Directory domain. The corporate credentials never leave the firewall.
Reporting: Access Gateway for Cloud provides reports of the usage of the SaaS applications to enforce corporate policies and prove compliance.
Enabling Mobile Devices: Access Gateway for Cloud enables mobile devices to securely access the SaaS applications.