NIST 800-53 Rev. 5

IA-2(10): Identification and Authentication (organizational Users) | Single Sign-on

Control Text:

Provide a single sign-on capability for [Assignment: organization-defined system accounts and services].

Single sign-on enables users to log in once and gain access to multiple system resources. Organizations consider the operational efficiencies provided by single sign-on capabilities with the risk introduced by allowing access to multiple systems via a single authentication event. Single sign-on can present opportunities to improve system security, for example by providing the ability to add multi-factor authentication for applications and systems (existing and new) that may not be able to natively support multi-factor authentication.

Related Controls

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