Scope
System Computing Services provides:
- Highly available, standards-based, Single Sign-on (SSO) federation services for access to cloud/web-based business applications
- Requirements, standards, and best practices for interoperability between Institutional SSO Identity Providers (IdPs), the SSO federation service, and any other SSO Relying Parties
- Design and implementation of new connections between the SSO federation service and new cloud-based and web-based business applications
- Assistance to Institutional SSO Administrators with connectivity between Institutional IdPs and the SSO federation service
- Communication to Institutional SSO Administrators of major federation service changes
- Coordination, as the single point of contact, among Institutional SSO Administrators, SCS, and SSO federation service platform vendors
Client Responsibilities
- Designate two individuals to receive communications as Institutional SSO Administrators
- Ensure Institutional SSO IdPs that communicate with the SSO federation service meet requirements defined by SCS
- Ensure that only authorized people use Institutional IdPs to access the SSO federation service
- Promptly report any suspicious activity or other issues that might impact the health, interoperability, or integrity of the SSO federation service
