Authentication performed external to SimpleSSO 

1. Unauthenticated user navigates to aardvark.domain.com which could be running on any platform.
2. aardvark.domain.com authenticates the user (with the platform SSO mechanism) and provides the user with an sso cookie.
3. User hyperlinks to badger.domain.com which is a java based system secured with SimpleSSO.
4. User is automatically signed in using the domain.com sso cookie.

Authentication performed by SimpleSSO

1. Unauthenticated user navigates to badger.domain.com which is a java based system secured with SimpleSSO.
2. badger.domain.com authenticates the user by making a backchannel call to the corporate login server and provides the user with an sso cookie.
3. User hyperlinks to aardvark.domain.com.
4. User is automatically signed in using the domain.com sso cookie.

Notes

• The badger.domain.com can be running any java based app server or framework that SimpleSSO has a plugin for.

• The enterprise can be running any SSO protocol that SimpleSSO has a plugin for. 

Supported SSO solutions

Supported application servers, applications and frameworks

Documentation

The SimpleSSO installation guide provides step-by-step instructions for getting the solution up and running.

Source

The first code release is in subversion now.

Binaries

An initial binary release is available here.