Benefit of identity and access management solutions

Whether a password management solution, privileged access management (PAM) tool, or single sign-on (SSO) application, identity and access management (IAM) solutions are designed to help companies and their employees securely protect and share information to provide an exceptional user experience while increasing cybersecurity. 

Whether working remotely or in the office, all of us have multiple, complex passwords to remember. Using the same password for every account puts sensitive information at risk of being compromised as cybercriminals can gain access to multiple accounts with just one password. But, trying to keep track of many unique, safe passwords is inconvenient and can harm productivity. This dichotomy has led to growth in password manager solutions. 

Single sign-on solutions have also increased in popularity. It can be confusing to understand the differences between password management and single sign-on, especially since they solve similar access and security problems. However, there are key differences that should be noted and may impact how you decide to implement these solutions at your organization.

SSO for trust

Single sign-on  solutions  provide employees seamless access to key applications through trust. Single sign-on uses a single domain to undertake the authentication process and oversee  access control. These solutions use federation protocols that include SAML and can be integrated with  multi-factor authentication  (MFA) tools, other  identity providers, VPNS, firewalls, and more.  With single sign-on, your organization has visibility into which users have access to each application and can simply authorize or remove user access to an application when required.