Implementation of a single sign on based authetication system

Abstract

The purpose of the thesis study is to understand Single Sign On authentication system, investigate the infrastructure of a Single Sign On based system and to implement it on a local machine. Single Sign On gives user the ability to enter his id and password once and log on to multiple applications within an enterprise. In the thesis study, Shibboleth and CAS were chosen as the primary tools to understand the functionality of Single Sign On. A Single Sign On login system was implemented in the local machine using CAS. The implementation and analysis will serve as the basis for a detailed study and future development of Single Sign On.