Single Sign-On Framework - Connecting your web applications

The single sign-on framework gives you a method of integrating other applications with the Contensis Authentication system.

Contensis provides a webservice that can be called by other applications to all user information, including group membership, providing, of course, an administrative account is used to access the webservice.

Typically, Contensis will pass a security token on the querystring to x application, and the application will then verify the security token using the webservice and react accordingly.

Single sign-on has been used in many integrations to provide a seamless transition from a Contensis-authenticated site through to any other application.

As the webservice is a standards-based Soap service, any client, including Java, can be used to access the service.

One of our customers, MCP plc, uses this service to transition users between their own web-based application and the help application for their product which is powered by Contensis. MCP is a Java house and has implemented the integration themselves, using our single sign-on documentation and, initially, a little technical consultation with one of our technical team.