Authentication

Single Sign-On is how access control is managed within the Userplane SDK. The concept is straightforward – once your users have logged in to your site, that single login gives them access to your Userplane services as well, without any further steps being required of the user. This can be accomplished in one of two ways with Userplane.

Simple

  • Easier to implement
  • Secure by default
  • More portable
  • Less resource intensive



What is it?
With a Simple Single Sign-On scenario, rather than waiting for callbacks to authorize and identify the user, you simply provide information about the user and their access as part of the embed code. Unless you have very specific business needs that require the use of run-time business rules, we highly recommend using this approach. For more detailed information on Simple Single Sign-On, please see the full reference:

Simple Instructions

Integrated

  • Supports Runtime Business Rules
  • Incredibly flexible for your business needs



What is it?
With an Integrated Single Sign-On scenario, Userplane will call your servers to retrieve information about site and user preferences, as well as to authorize user access to the applications. If you are familiar with out legacy products, this option is what Userplane has typically used in the past to integrate Userplane products within your site. For more detailed information on Integrated Single Sign-On, please see the full reference:

Integrated Instructions