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What is SSO?
Single sign-on is a login process that allows you to use one set of credentials across multiple systems and access those systems with just a click of a button.
What does SSO look like for me?
For most campus members, this means you will only need to log in once per day and will only need to remember one website, login.pugetsound.edu, to access all your Puget Sound accounts.
Once you are successfully logged in, you will be presented with an apps dashboard of common Puget Sound systems such as Canvas, Google Drive, and myPugetSound. By simply clicking on the application you are trying to access, you will be logged in to your account without needing to enter your credentials again. Throughout the day, you will continue to have one-click access to those systems through the dashboard. You can still go directly to the website of an application (e.g. Canvas), but you will be redirected to sign in via Okta if you are not already logged in.
How does SSO work?
Every system needs to know who you are. Instead of proving your identity to every single system by signing in with your username and password, SSO allows various systems to look to a single trusted source to verify who you are. In this case, the trusted source is Okta, or login.pugetsound.edu. Okta acts as a liaison for you when you want to access other systems by vouching for your identity.
What is Okta?
Okta is the name of the system we are utilizing to deliver SSO and MFA capabilities to both increase protection for your accounts and increase ease of use.