Proven Portals: Best Practices for Planning, Designing, and Developing Enterprise Portals

Well-Developed Security Models

Since portals provide access to a multitude of applications, often over the Internet and at least over an intranet, it is important to maintain tight system security. Many successful portals use a combination of techniques:

• Identity management and single sign-on services

• Enterprise directories

• Role-based access schemes

• Rule-based access schemes

Identity management and single sign-on services are some of the most promising benefits of portals. These services ease administration, reduce help desk support calls, and make it easier to use applications. Enterprise directories support identity and authorization systems by providing a centralized source of information on individual and group attributes. These attributes are ...