Use single sign-on for compliance
Monday, December 4th, 2006We are witnessing a shift in the reasons for considering single sign-on. Make no mistake, many single sign-on (SSO) purchases are still motivated by productivity concerns. Reducing the number of passwords that users must remember, lowering administration load, freeing the help desk from password reset tasks - these are all significant incentives.
But more and more, we find that being compliant with laws and regulations is a major reason for choosing a single sign-on solution. Although such regulations rarely if ever mandate single sign-on, many organizations find that these types of solutions can make compliance considerably easier. (more…)