How to use Forum Sentry for SAML SSO

By Ona Blanchette | Date posted: December 15, 2014

Learn how to achieve a seamless user experience with SAML single sign-on (SSO) and Forum Sentry. In this video tutorial we will walk you through a detailed explanation and demonstration of the how SAML SSO works, two common SAML SSO use cases, and the important role of security when implementing SSO.
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SAML Or OAuth – Which Is Best For Your Organization?

By Forum Systems | Date posted: December 5, 2014

A couple of years ago if you asked Americans about cloud computing, half would tell you that stormy weather could interfere with cloud computing. Despite not understanding what cloud computing was, 97 percent were using some form of it and a third were already concerned about both security and privacy based on what they had read or heard in the media. 
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How SAML is used for Single Sign-On (SSO)

By Ona Blanchette | Date posted: October 10, 2014

Within SAML, there are profiles that define how assertions, protocols and bindings are combined to satisfy a particular use case. Think of a SAML profile as a template, each profile uses different combination of bindings, protocols and assertions. One of the most used SAML profiles is the Web Browser SSO Profile. 
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Introduction to OAuth

By Rizwan Mallal | Date posted: February 18, 2014

OAuth is an open standard for authorizing access to specific applications and data within a server on behalf of the application owner.  The basic model of authentication between a client and an application has evolved to keep up with the demands of mobile and cloud computing. A distributed architecture — where mobile clients request services from multiple protected systems — mandates Single Sign-On (SSO).  OAuth provides a nimble SSO model to accommodate authentication for rapidly evolving mobile applications that consume services from a wide array of internal and external providers.

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