Implementing Authentication Systems
There are many instances in which an organization will work with a third party to achieve a goal. It could be a training partner that shares online resources to upskill staff, online data services such as Azure or Salesforce, or it could be two companies collaborating on a short-term government contract that requires access to each other’s shared resources. To make collaborations possible, each organization could set up new accounts with the correct identities and authentication, but this can also be time-consuming and costly. The solution is a system where one party can utilize or trust the authentication of another.
When you have multiple parties accessing your IT systems, such as the staff of a client accessing your learning materials, you can use FIM to allow access using SSO. In short, a single existing account will be used to access multiple systems, including yours. In FIM, multiple organizations agree to trust each other’...
