Single Sign-On (SSO)
Single Sign-On (SSO) is an authentication method that lets a user log in once with a single set of credentials and gain access to multiple applications and systems without having to sign in again to each one. An identity provider authenticates the user centrally, and the connected applications trust that authentication.
SSO improves both user experience and security: users avoid juggling and re-entering many passwords, while organisations gain centralised control over access — one place to grant, manage and revoke it, enforce strong authentication (like multi-factor), and audit logins. It commonly uses standards such as SAML and OpenID Connect (built on OAuth). For logistics and enterprise environments where staff use multiple systems — ERP, freight, warehouse, customs and partner portals — SSO lets them move between these with a single secure login, reducing password fatigue and the security risks of many separate accounts. It is especially valuable across integrated suites and when connecting to partner and cloud (SaaS) systems. SSO is a foundational element of modern enterprise identity and access management, improving security and convenience across the many systems a logistics operation relies on.
Logistics staff juggle many systems — ERP, freight, warehouse, customs, partner portals — and SSO lets them reach all of them with one secure login, cutting password fatigue while giving IT one place to control and audit access. It improves both convenience and security, which is why it is foundational to enterprise identity across integrated logistics and cloud systems.
What is the benefit of single sign-on?
Users access multiple systems with one login (better experience), and organisations centrally control, secure and audit access (better security).
What standards does SSO use?
Commonly SAML and OpenID Connect (built on OAuth) to authenticate the user centrally and let applications trust that authentication.