Assignment 2 : Single Sign-On Access Due Week 7 and worth 80 points
Some business and organizational network infrastructures consist of multiple systems from the same or different vendors to provide , conduct , process , and execute various business functions . Some employees must access one or more of these systems using valid access credentials ( username and password ). Logging in and out of each system whenever access is desired can become a problem for most users . Businesses and organizations have resorted to using Single Sign-On ( SSO ) for user authentication and authorization .
Write a four to five ( 4-5 ) page paper in which you :
1 . Analyze at least five ( 5 ) problems experienced by employees in an enterprise where Single Sign-On ( SSO ) has not been implemented .
2 . Some businesses and organizations use Active Directory ( AD ) to provide SSO access to the enterprise . Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using AD for SSO access .
3 . Some businesses and organizations use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol ( LADP ) to provide SSO access to the enterprise . Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using LADP for SSO access .
4 . Compare and contrast a Kerberos-based SSO configuration to a smart card based configuration in terms of :
1 . configurability 2 . established standards 3 . implementation challenges 4 . cost
1 . Use at least three ( 3 ) quality resources in this assignment . Note : Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources .