Microsoft .NET Passport and Single-Sign On (SSO) Authentication
Microsoft .NET
Passport is a Web-based service that provides single sign-on
authentication across the Internet. This service allows users to apply a
single mechanism for identifying who they are to participating websites
thereby streamlining the user experience and offering such capabilities
as fast purchasing and account access without re-entry of repetitive
data. The websites that are .NET Passport-enabled will share in the
benefit of the large pool of users that have Passport IDs while
obtaining increased assurance that proper identification has been
achieved. For more information about .NET Passport, visit
http://www.passport.net/Consumer/default.asp?lc=1033.
Under an agreement
with Microsoft, Ready-to-Run Software (RTR) supplied engineering services to
advance the cross-platform interoperability of the .NET Passport service.
This work extended .NET Passport to allow it to operate within non-Windows
configurations such as Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux. In addition, RTR has
been the primary System Integrator assisting companies with implementation of the
Passport Manager in both Windows and non-Windows environments.
Please note:
If you are an end user of Passport, trying to obtain a hotmail or msn
account, Ready-to-Run Software is unable to provide support for your issues.
You may refer to the Microsoft Passport
Network for additional information or MSN
or HotMail.
If you are actively considering incorporating digital identity services
into your website, now is the time to contact RTR. The following list
delineates related services:
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Implementation of
.NET Passport into your site (both IIS, non-IIS-based web servers) -- read
an
implementation case study
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System integration
of .NET Passport and/or Single-Sign On Authentication into your
Web Services strategy directly addressing
issues of security, encryption, PKI and other key components
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Integration of
.NET Passport and digital identity to non-Windows environments (e.g.
J2EE web application) using foundation software created by RTR
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Toolkit
availability for broader digital id services
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