Identity and Device Trust

Abstract

Chapter 7 was about securing devices. Part of security is securing the connections between devices. Chapter 9 was about directory services. Most of the protocols for single sign on for directory services were developed in a time when most of an organization's devices were on a single network and most resources were located behind a firewall. Today, devices are spread all around the world and devices access multiple sites built by multiple Software as a Service vendors, who organizations want to use the same credentials to access their account as they use when those users are in the office.