Sun Java System Access Manager
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Sun Java System Access Manager is Sun Microsystems
' web access management product and a component of Sun Java Enterprise System. Sun Java System Access Manager provides single sign-on
, federation
and secure Web service
functionality.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
' web access management product and a component of Sun Java Enterprise System. Sun Java System Access Manager provides single sign-on
Single sign-on
Single sign-on is a property of access control of multiple related, but independent software systems. With this property a user logs in once and gains access to all systems without being prompted to log in again at each of them...
, federation
Federated identity
A federated identity in information technology is the means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems....
and secure Web service
Web service
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web.The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
functionality.