Once IS Enough: Single Sign-On

P Yacano; Kathryn Lynch

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Once IS Enough: Single Sign-On

P Yacano and Kathryn Lynch

Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, pp.100-109

Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), 18th (Toowoomba, Australia, 05-Dec-2007–07-Dec-2007)

Australasian Association for Information Systems (AAIS)

2007

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Abstract

Information Systems

single sign-on passwords

IS security

For eons, passwords have been the gatekeepers to information and data located that is behind a 'locked door' or stored in a secret location. It is no different today, as passwords are a key to secrets, however, what is different today is the number of passwords that one needs to construct, recall and keep safe. This multiplicity has created a memory overload for the user, less secure passwords, and often, a strain on computer help-desk staff. Password technologies that reduce the need for multiple passwords are evolving; their developers claim that the technologies lessen the security risk to a system due to a reduction in the number of passwords required to get through the day-to-day work of a 21st century citizen. Smart cards, biometric devices, and Single Sign-On (SSO) systems are the most promoted alternatives. Specifically, Single Sign-On password systems are of interest to the study presented here. Single Sign-On allows end users to access multiple services and systems with a single username and password, therefore reducing the cognitive load on the end user and thus supposedly, reducing end user frustration which is turn reduces password-related security risks. This paper presents the results of a study conducted within two businesses that explored the influence SSO password systems have on system security.

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Title: Once IS Enough: Single Sign-On
Authors: P Yacano (Author) - Monash University
Kathryn Lynch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Contributors: W-G Tan (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, pp.100-109
Conference details: Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), 18th (Toowoomba, Australia, 05-Dec-2007–07-Dec-2007)
Publisher: Australasian Association for Information Systems (AAIS)
Date published: 2007
Copyright note: Copyright © 2007 Peter Yacono and Kathy Lynch. The authors assign to ACIS and educational and non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive licence to ACIS to publish this document in full in the Conference Proceedings. Those documents may be published on the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, in printed form, and on mirror sites on the World Wide Web. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449757902621
Output Type: Conference paper

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