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The functionality of Single Sign On is important – still there are misconceptions on SSO – and arguments why a company might not need it.

After the merger of Okta and Auth0, iWelcome and OneGini are also announcing the merger. We interview the CEO of cidaas – Sadrick Widmann – on the latest developments in the Identity & Access Management market and what major challenges the merger could bring. What does this development mean for cidaas?

In this blog, we will take a closer look at the Standard OAuth2 and in particular the Grant Types. OAuth2 is a standard protocol for authorization.

The healthcare sector is one of the most promising industries and will be even more interesting in the future. The demands and needs of patients or customers are becoming increasingly important. The healthcare sector, like many other industries, is evolving into personalized instead of standardized services. Thereby, keywords such as patient-centered care or personalized medicine are mentioned frequently. In this context, digitalization is seen as a major milestone from the fix-it-with-a-pill mentality, towards personalization. Digitalization is driven primarily by information technology and therefore demands sophisticated IT services.

Whether a website needs a login or not is a question that can be answered quickly – Yes! In this blog, we will take a closer look at the question of why a website needs a login.

Prior to understanding the role played by Identity & Access Management in Medical Engineering as well as the synergies between both, we need to have a closer look at today’s medical engineering sector in the context of digitalization.

Smart Grid, E-Mobilität, Smart Home, intelligente und vernetzte Geräte. Die disruptiven Entwicklungen verändern den Energiesektor und fordern den Wandel vom reinen Energieversorger hin zum Energie-Service-Dienstleister. Durch die zunehmende Digitalisierung sind neue, hybride Services hinzugekommen, die das klassische Angebot des Energiedienstleisters ergänzen, ob E-Roller, Smart Metering oder E-Tankstellen.

Bruteforce attacks are often experienced attacks that can cause major reputation damage in addition to financial damage. Those who used to swim under the radar may have to expect attacks of various kinds today. For quite some time now, Criminals are no longer just after the big companies but use the attack areas of every company. It is essential to be equipped.

Due to the increased number of various digital services in the enterprise as well as in the customer environment, Single Sign-On became increasingly critical. On the one hand, it is an essential element to provide more user comfort and a smooth journey and on the other hand, it serves to improve security. Identity and access management play a central role in the realization of Single Sign-On.

For several reasons, logging in to a website with your username and password may not be the ideal method of authentication. On one hand, the number of applications a person uses is constantly increasing. On the other hand, the security of credentials is increasingly at risk as cybercrime becomes more sophisticated and technologically advanced. Targeted brute-force attacks or seemingly harmless phishing attacks via email have become so common that users often do not even notice that their own credentials have been hacked.