A SURVEY ON SINGLE SIGN ON

This paper consists of the description of what Single Sign-On (SSO) is, how it works and the different protocols used in it. It portrays the description of Single Sign On (SSO) and how it works. It also compares the different types of SSO and where it can be deployed. It illustrates the different protocols used in SSO which are OpenID, SAML, BrowserID, and Kerberos. The paper gives an outlook on the various security issues involved in SSO. It presents the difference between PKI-based and Token-based protocol.