Single Sign On

Single Sign On is a feature retrieves a user’s login information from Active Directory to authenticate access to Ektron CMS400.NET. So the user does not need to enter a password - after clicking the Login button, he is immediately logged in.

How Single Sign on Works

Single Sign On uses a variable called User.Identity.Name. This maintains the user's account\domain in Active Directory, and has the format [domain]\[username]. For example, EKTRON1\ssmith. This variable's value is set when a user authenticates against a Windows server.

When a user clicks the login server control, if the variable passes successfully and Active Directory is enabled, the server control opens the autologin.aspx page. Next, the opening window refreshes just like a normal login, except the user is not prompted for a username, password, and domain.

However, if the user‘s computer is not on a domain, not on the same domain as Ektron CMS400.NET, or does not include the Ektron CMS400.NET server as a trusted site, the following login screen appears.

If Active Directory is not enabled, the normal login.aspx page appears.

See Also: Setting up Single Sign On