Orientation
Use the information in this section to understand the primary milestones for getting familiar with the BMC Helix Single Sign-On (BMC Helix SSO) product documentation.
Quick overview
BMC Helix SSO is an authentication system for a multi software environment that enables end users to present credentials for authentication only once. After BMC Helix SSO authenticates the end users, the end users are automatically authenticated to other applications protected by BMC Helix SSO and are not required to provide the credentials again. The following screenshot displays an example of a BMC Helix SSO start page:
The following table lists the authentication methods that you can use to authenticate end users for applications integrated with BMC Helix SSO:
| Authentication method | Description |
|---|---|
Remedy Action Request System (AR) | AR authentication |
SAML 2.0 | SAML 2.0 authentication |
LDAP | Configuring LDAP authentication |
| Kerberos | Kerberos authentication |
Certificate-based | Configuring certificate-based authentication |
Local (BMC Helix SSO server) | Configuring Local authentication |
OAuth 2.0 | OAuth 2.0 authorization |
OpenID Connect | OpenID Connect authentication |
Preauthentication | Preauthentication |
User roles and responsibilities
The following table displays user roles that are involved in performing different tasks in BMC Helix SSO. It also provides the BMC Helix SSO documentation branches that help administrators to plan, install, and administer the product:
| Role | Responsibilities | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
Solution architect | ||
Solution deployer | ||
SaaS administrator |
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(Available only if BMC Helix SSO is multitenant) Tenant administrator | ||
| Identity provider administrator |
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