A mechanism that lets one authentication cover access to multiple services.
A mechanism that grants access to multiple related services after a single authentication, implemented via technologies such as SAML or OpenID Connect. From the user's side it's just one login, but behind the scenes, proof like a SAML assertion or an OIDC ID token is passed between services, brokered by what's called an identity provider (IdP).
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