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# Single Sign-On Service

# What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?

The Gateway Common Authentication Portal (CAP) is a central authentication service that allows users to access Gateway services across multiple (participating SSO) Web Portals within a browser session – while only having to login and authenticate once with the Gateway. An added advantage is that Portal owners do not need to build these authentication pages – although branding can be define in their Portal Resource File.

The CAP is built to support open standards this includes interoperability with Portals that use the WS-Federation, Liberty Alliance and SAML 1.1 POST Profile standard protocols.

This section examines a feature, SSO for DRM Session Users designed specifically for ISV applications.

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