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1. kdeldy+Ek[view] [source] 2023-04-11 14:25:34
>>mathia+(OP)
For those wondering what the "SSO Tax" is, it refers to the excessive pricing practiced by SaaS providers to access the SSO feature on their product.

A documented rant has made the rounds at https://sso.tax , which lists all vendors and their pricing of SSO.

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2. m463+W82[view] [source] 2023-04-11 22:35:45
>>kdeldy+Ek
SSO: Single Sign On

Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems.

SCIM: System for Cross-domain Identity Management

System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) is a standard for automating the exchange of user identity information between identity domains, or IT systems.

SAML: Security Assertion Markup Language

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML, pronounced SAM-el, /ˈsæməl/)[1] is an open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, in particular, between an identity provider and a service provider.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_sign-on

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_for_Cross-domain_Identi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Assertion_Markup_Lang...

(if you work at SpaceX, SSO might also mean Single Stage to Orbit, which is lots more exciting - but since Elon banned acronyms maybe it's not used)

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