Lucid Cyber Solutions’: How does a Single Sign-On (SSO) work?

How do SSO works? 

As mentioned above, SSO is a session and authentication type operated under Federated Identity Management or FIM. It is also called sometimes Identity Federation. For it to be used by third-party service providers like Facebook or Twitter, it should be granted by OAuth or the Open Authorization. OAuth acts as the provider for the information details of the user. When a particular service provider is asking for the user’s details, the OAuth will send this and will require the user to verify. 

There are different types of SSO and these are: 

1. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 
2. OAuth
3. Kerberos 
4. Federated Identity Management (FIM)
5. Smart-card based SSO 
6. OpenID Connect (OIDC)

Regardless of the convenience and efficiency of SSO, it still possesses risks. For example, when an attacker successfully had access to an SSO user’s credentials, the attacker could access every possible platform that the user has made an account to. Imagine someone using your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts? Scary, right.

How could this risk be possibly solved? A user can still use SSO while at the same time use another authentication like two-factor authentication or also called 2FA or even multi-factor authentication or MFA to improve security. 

Lucid Cyber Solutions is a security service provider based in Florida that was established in the year 2020. They are dedicated to providing premium cybersecurity services such as remote access, multi-factor authentication, adaptive access policies, device trust, and single sign-on. Their main goal is to protect small businesses from prominent cyberattacks while also developing cybersecurity in the workforce. Lucid Cyber Solutions comprises IT professionals that are tailored for clients’ needs.

Lucid Cyber Solutions offer premium cybersecurity services from adaptive access policies to single sign-on. To know more about their offers, you can inquire through their contact form or call at (305) 501-4280. You can also send an e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit their office located at 10031 Pines Blvd #220, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 from Mondays to Fridays starting from 9 AM to 6 PM.