1.2 The Solution SocialAccess Provides

SocialAccess provides a solution that allows customers to use existing Internet account IDs and passwords to gain access to a new Internet site. For example, the following graphic depicts the process a customer goes through using the SocialAccess solution.

Figure 1-2 SocialAccess Solution

  1. The customer already has multiple existing Internet account IDs and passwords.

  2. The customer wants access to the new Internet site.

  3. The new Internet site provides a login page displaying the different options the customer can use to authenticate.

    SocialAccess provides this landing page as part of the product.

  4. The customer enters their existing Internet account ID and password for one of the sites listed. For example, the customer uses their Facebook account ID and password to log into the new Internet site.

  5. SocialAccess validates the user’s account ID and password with Facebook.

  6. SocialAccess grants the user access to the new Internet site, Resource 1, and Resource 2.

  7. If the user authenticated with the LDAP account ID, instead of Facebook, SocialAccess grants the user access to the new Internet site, Resource 2, and Resource 3.

SocialAccess controls which resources a customer can access depending on the type of existing account they use to access the new Internet site.