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February 5, 2018 
What is SSO?
Single sign-on(SSO) software allows a company to have frictionless access to all its vital applications used for business purposes.
With the level of personal and company data at risk in HR or recruitment functions, this is a vital area for anyone in people management to address under their data protection obligations.
So what are the advantages of SSO business software to an organisation and its employees?
Benefits of SSO for Organisations
Control is given back to the IT department: IT can control password resets, password change frequency and timeout periods according to their internal information security policies. At the click of a button, IT can enable or disable the whole organisation or a single employee working onsite or remotely.
Security and Compliance: Under SSO, organisational control of access can fall under your internal or regulated company policies rather than those set by the service provider or your employees. Employee onboarding and exits can be easily managed with full security control over vital information and access to sensitive data, which is vital under GDPR.
Benefits of SSO for employees
Ease of access: SSO enables employees to access all official applications required for day-to-day work and HR administration.
No need to remember multiple passwords: Security breaches can be further avoided since there’s reduced risk from multiple password information being exposed in external documents or devices. SSO requires two-factor authentication, which further enhances access control.
Remote workers: Any employees working offsite can still access all official applications, regardless of location, with the same security standards as onsite staff. Similarly, IT can remotely control the access that external employees have to data
It's worth noting that, in addition to or as an alternative to Microsoft Active Directory (AD), HRLocker customers who plan to, or already use Okta to carry out these kinds of Identity Management (IDM) controls, can now avail themselves of the HRLocker Okta integration.
