1.1.2 Managing Passwords with Single Sign-On

Authentication through Access Manager not only establishes authentication to applications (see Protecting Resources While Providing Access), but it can also provide authorization to those same applications. With Access Manager serving as the front-end authentication, you can deploy standards-based web single sign-on. With single sign-on, your employees, partners, and customers only need to remember one password or login routine to access all corporate and web-based applications they are authorized to use. That means fewer help desk calls and the reduced likelihood of users resorting to vulnerable written reminders.

By simplifying the use and management of passwords, Access Manager helps you enhance users' experience, increase security, streamline business processes, and reduce system administration and support costs.