As the iPad's popularity continues to grow and security concerns increase, providers of cloud-based single-sign-on (SSO) solutions face a prime business opportunity: to make their tools the weapons of choice for next-generation mobile identity management and authentication. By replacing multiple user names and passwords with one-click access to cloud-based apps like Google Apps and Microsoft’s Active Directory, cloud-based SSO solutions have earned a reputation for enhancing end-user convenience, easing the pressure on IT administration, and cutting help-desk costs. Not all cloud SSO technologies, however, come with the same platforms, standards, and feature sets. The following is a breakdown of some of the key players and what each is doing to raise the bar on authentication, mobile, and otherwise.
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