Lighthouse Gateway™ Streamlines Federated Single Sign-On (SSO) for SaaS Solutions
12/15/2010
New, easy-to-use wizard makes federation with popular SaaS providers as simple as answering a few questions.
LINCOLN, RI — December 15, 2010 — Lighthouse Security Group has announced new enhancements to the federated identity and access management (IAM) services within the Lighthouse Gateway cloud-based IAM service. Lighthouse Gateway’s new “Quick Connect” technology simplifies federated user provisioning and federated single sign-on (SSO) for popular Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. With just a few mouse clicks, organizations can share user credentials with partners such as SalesForce.com, Success Factors, Concur and ADP so that users can seamlessly access third-party applications through one identity authentication mechanism.
The growing popularity of SaaS applications has increased demand for federated IAM solutions. Organizations are looking to streamline user access to third-party applications and simplify user provisioning beyond organizational boundaries. Federation facilitates single sign-on across third-party providers and enables organizations to provision users, roles and entitlements to partner applications in a secure, open-standard format.
“Federation is about business-to-business integration. It allows organizations to share identity credentials and facilitate single sign-on for access to external resources,” said Eric Z. Maass, Enterprise Security Solutions Director for Lighthouse Security Group. “Today, organizations are looking to use federation so that users don’t have to manage multiple IDs and passwords for SaaS applications. Users can simply log into an internal resource, such as a company portal, and gain one-click access to third-party applications without having to reenter their credentials.”
Traditionally, organizations must purchase federation software and build a federation to access each third-party provider — a costly and time-consuming process. It is not uncommon for a single federation to take weeks or even months to configure. Because many organizations have multiple SaaS partners, this behind-the-scenes development effort is a major drawback to traditional federated IAM solutions.
The enhanced federation services within Lighthouse Gateway, built on top of market-leading IBM IAM software, allow organizations to quickly federate with popular SaaS providers without having to build or deploy any on-premise infrastructure. The Lighthouse Gateway federated IAM service is completely hosted in the cloud and accessible on-demand.
“The new technology within Lighthouse Gateway allows organizations to take advantage of federation by picking a popular SaaS partner and answering a few questions within an easy-to-use wizard,” said Maass. “What otherwise would have taken weeks or months in a traditional environment can be accomplished with a few mouse clicks in a matter of minutes. Existing Lighthouse Gateway customers will soon be able to take advantage of the ‘Quick Connect’ technology, while organizations with on-premise IAM systems can opt to have Lighthouse Gateway serve as the bridge between their on-premise IAM infrastructure and their SaaS partners.”
To learn more about Lighthouse Gateway or for a live demo, contact Lighthouse Security Group at [email protected], 888-542-8030, or request a call. To see more of the product on-demand, tour Gateway or watch a recent Lighthouse Gateway webcast. For more information about Lighthouse Gateway and the advantages of cloud-based identity and access management, visit www.DiscoverLighthouseGateway.com.
About Lighthouse Security Group, LLC
Lighthouse Security Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc., is a premier provider of cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) services, offering consulting, integration and maintenance services to a wide range of industries, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Higher Education, and Department of Defense (DoD). Established in 2007, Lighthouse Security Group is a team of world-class enterprise IT experts with deep industry knowledge and experience with IBM and DoD. With rigorous, process-driven engineering and compliance-ready solutions, Lighthouse Security Group solves an enterprise’s security challenges, including IAM, Federated IAM, Service-Oriented Architecture Security, Enterprise Audit and Compliance Management, and Network Perimeter Security. For more information visit www.DiscoverLighthouseGateway.com.
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