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: Introduction to eTrust SSO, The Purpose of this Guide

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Chapter 1 Introduction to eTrust SSO Case study eTrust™ Single Sign-On (eTrust SSO) is a system that you can configure so that end users only have to authenticate (log on and identify themselves) once to gain access to all of their secure desktop applications. The purpose of eTrust SSO is to: „ Simplify the logon and authentication process for end users „ Restrict access to specific data and applications on the network „ Create a more secure network environment „ Give administrators efficient and secure control over resources Max works for a large corporation. During the course of his day, Max has to log on to six different applications. He has to remember a different password for each one (many of them have different password requirements such as length, character set and change dates). To remember all the passwords, Max has to write them down. If Max had eTrust SSO he would only need to remember one password to gain access to all his secure applications. The Purpose of this Guide The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to eTrust SSO. This guide is primarily aimed at administrators who have not worked with eTrust SSO before, but is also useful for administrators who have worked with earlier versions of eTrust SSO and managers interested in an overview of eTrust SSO. When you finish this guide, you will be familiar with the basic functionality and applications of this product. Introduction to eTrust SSO 1-1

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Introduction to eTrust SSO
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Chapter
1
Introduction to eTrust SSO
eTrust™ Single Sign-On (eTrust SSO) is a system that you can configure so that
end users only have to authenticate (log on and identify themselves) once to gain
access to all of their secure desktop applications.
The purpose of eTrust SSO is to:
Simplify the logon and authentication process for end users
Restrict access to specific data and applications on the network
Create a more secure network environment
Give administrators efficient and secure control over resources
Case study
Max works for a large corporation. During the course of his day, Max has to log
on to six different applications. He has to remember a different password for
each one (many of them have different password requirements such as length,
character set and change dates). To remember all the passwords, Max has to
write them down. If Max had eTrust SSO he would only need to remember one
password to gain access to all his secure applications.
The Purpose of this Guide
The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to eTrust SSO. This guide is
primarily aimed at administrators who have not worked with eTrust SSO before,
but is also useful for administrators who have worked with earlier versions of
eTrust SSO and managers interested in an overview of eTrust SSO. When you
finish this guide, you will be familiar with the basic functionality and
applications of this product.