Managing the SSO system

The BizTalk Server and another Microsoft Server product, Host Integration Server (HIS), both support an extension of the Windows Enterprise Security integration called Enterprise SSO. You will notice that Enterprise SSO is one of the BizTalk features during installation. Enterprise SSO in total is provided by a set of processes that run on network servers to provide the following services for heterogeneous systems:

  • User account and password mapping and caching
  • SSO to multiple Windows domains and host security systems
  • Password synchronization to simplify administration

The services mentioned earlier are mandatory for the BizTalk Server, even if you do not require them. The BizTalk Server uses the SSO to help secure information ...

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