What does a cloud security do?

Cloud security is the protection of data stored online via cloud computing platforms from theft, leakage, and deletion. Methods of providing cloud security include firewalls, penetration testing, obfuscation, tokenization, virtual private networks (VPN), and avoiding public internet connections.

What is SS in terms of cloud security?

Single sign-on (SSO) is a session and user authentication service that permits a user to use one set of login credentials — for example, a name and password — to access multiple applications.

What is SSO and how does it work?

Single sign-on (SSO) is a technology which combines several different application login screens into one. With SSO, a user only has to enter their login credentials (username, password, etc.) one time on a single page to access all of their SaaS applications.

What is SSO protocol?

Single Sign-on (SSO) allows a user to use a single set of login credentials – such as a username and password, or even multi-factor authentication – to access multiple applications. This is a Federated Identity Management architecture, sometimes called identity federation.

Why cloud security is required?

With cloud storage your data is backed up to the cloud rather than stored on-site or nearby. Cloud security prevents this issue, as the data is stored in remote locations, protecting your business from the threat of data loss.

What is SSO example?

The user signs in only one time, hence the name of the feature (Single Sign-on). For example, if you log in to a Google service such as Gmail, you are automatically authenticated to YouTube, AdSense, Google Analytics, and other Google apps.

Why do we need SSO?

SSO reduces the number of attack surfaces because users only log in once each day and only use one set of credentials. Reducing login to one set of credentials improves enterprise security. When employees have to use separate passwords for each app, they usually don’t. SSO helps with regulatory compliance, too.

What is IdP and SP?

The user’s identity and attributes are managed by an Identity Provider (IdP). And the application user wants to login and access is your service provider(SP).