Single sign-on, or SSO, is a type of access control for software systems to use to authenticate users’ credentials when accessing secure systems. SSO helps reduce password phishing and password fatigue by allowing the users to only enter their password once. This extra form of authentication also supports conventional authentication like Windows Credentials, and allows a company using SSO to reduce the costs of IT help desk calls regarding forgotten passwords. There are many vendors out in the marketplace for Single Sign-on software, but one that is exceptional and easy to integrate into most Windows based systems is Novell SecureLogin 7.
Novell SecureLogin 7 supports eDirectory, Active Directory, ADAM Directory, and other LDAP v3 directories, and also has a web wizard to enable SSO for websites. All SSO data can be backed up and restored using Novell SecureLogin making it much easier to maintain and secure user credentials. Many companies today are using smart-card access for door entry as well as computer access to help with security of important information. SecureLogin also offers support for smart-cards, biometric software, and integrates well with Card Management Systems.
Novell SecureLogin provides the highest standard of security and protection by using Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) algorithms for the encryption of sensitive user data. The software can even capture an audit trail of SSO activity in Novell Sentinel so the events can be viewed through Windows Event Viewer. Also, implementation of SSO no longer requires administrators to learn complex scripting languages to implement SSO functionality, with SecureLogin, the wizard will automatically generate the scripting for them. This will decrease the amount of time it normally takes to enable a mixed-infrastructure from weeks to mere days.
A favorite success story for Novell SecureLogin involves a medical group based out of central Florida. In this success story, which can be read here, the medical group deployed Novell SecureLogin and Novell Modular Authentication Service to help safeguard electronic medical records and help with lowering cost of support. They also integrated SSO with a fingerprint biometric solution to ensure maximum protection of the records being stored in their databases. Securing and maintaining sensitive information about patients and medical histories is important to any medical company, so having authentication software in place can help with strengthening security over access to records. Not only did integrating SSO help with maintaining security for the medical group, but it also helped with reducing their IT costs and improving employee productivity.
Attachmate acquired Novell in 2011. Since its acquisition, the Novell brand has had its products split distributed into four different companies. The identity, security and compliance products from Novell are now under the NetIQ brand name. Action Identity references these products as "NetIQ" products in place of its former name, "Novell." The products that are rebranded include Novell Compliance Management Platform, Novell Privileged User Manager, Novell Sentinel, Novell Secure Login, Novell Access Manager (Novell iChain) and Novell Identity Manager.
Action Identity will continue to be a preferred, Platinum Identity, Security and Compliance partner with Novell Identity Management products, even as they fall under the NetIQ brand name. NetIQ will continue to develop and provide excellent support around the Novell suite of identity, security and compliance products. Action Identity is here to answer any questions you have about NetIQ/Novell. We are able to support and offer services for existing Novell customers as well as guide those new and prospective NetIQ customers.
Look forward to more blogs in the future on the ease of integration of Novell SecureLogin as well as more success stories from companies utilizing Single Sign-on for their businesses. The security policies for systems, applications, and websites can be easily and quickly enforced with products like Novell SecureLogin.
I hope you have enjoyed this blog. If you have any questions on this topic, leave a comment below and we’ll get back to you shortly. To learn more about Action Identity and Novell SecureLogin, visit our website. To contact us directly, please click here. We look forward to hearing from you.
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