Additional Advantages
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Password Format & Lifetime
Because the user's base password is separate from application credentials, it can be forced to conform to any Password Policies that the site sees fit to implement. Password Services or Advanced Password Services can require very complex formats and/or lifetimes with no impact on legacy applications.
Alternative Authentication Schemes
The credentials used by
CA Single Sign-On
and the applications need not even be the same type. Whereas the application(s) need passwords, a site could use any of the alternate authentication mechanisms that CA Single Sign-On
supports, including token cards and certificates.Note that while an initial implementation at a site may not require this level of security, it may become an issue later, as more applications, perhaps requiring a greater level of security, are integrated into the site.