1. Claims Based Authentication, SSO and SAML in
SharePoint 2013

2. SSO – What and Why?
 What is Single Sign On?
 The ability to have a single authentication point across
many different applications from different devices.
 Why Do it?
 Cloud Applications
 External Access without VPN
 Corporate Shift to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
 Hybrid Environments

3. Example – No SSO

4. Example - SSO

5. Key Points
 Centralized Identity Management
 IT can control access
 Hybrid Scenarios
 Seamless user experience between On-Prem and Cloud
 User Experience
 One Login

6. How does this work?
 Passive Authentication (WS-Federation) – Simple
Version
SharePoint
Client
Identity Provider

7. Other Considerations
 NTLM to Claims Conversion
 People Picker
 Sliding Sessions
 Single Sign Out
 User Profile Service

8. Contact Info
Ben Sufit
SharePoint Practice Director
bsufit@ssbinfo.com
323-217-6232