Software as a Service (SaaS) is rapidly emerging as the dominant delivery model for meeting the needs of enterprise IT services. According to Gartner the worldwide public cloud services market will grow by 18% in 2017 and cloud application services (SaaS) is expected to grow by 20.1% and reach $46.3 billion. This growth raises enterprise security concerns and the importance for mobility adds on to the challenges you will face when adopting SaaS application. You need to implement a complete identity management solution that ensures secure access to your SaaS apps and safeguards sensitive data that reside in them. Ishara Karunaratne and Farasath Ahamed of WSO2 explored how you can leverage WSO2 Identity Server to address the security needs when adopting a SaaS solution and preserve your industry security standards.

1. Securing Access to SaaS Apps with WSO2
Identity Server​
June 25, 2017
Ishara Karunarathna
Farasath Ahamed
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2. 2017 Summer School Webinar Series
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3. About WSO2
▪ All WSO2 products 100% free and open source
▪ Licensed under Apache 2.0
▪ Based on WSO2 Carbon platform
▪ Componentized, modular architecture
▪ Founded in 2005
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4. WSO2 Platform
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5. ▪ Currently in its 5th generation
▪ Latest release - WSO2 Identity Server 5.3.0
▪ Addresses critical IAM needs both in customer IAM and workforce IAM
spaces
▪ Extensive support for open standards - no vendor locking
▪ Large scale deployments over millions of users
▪ Rich eco system with 40+ connectors
(https://store.wso2.com/store/assets/isconnector/list)
▪ Support for multi-tenancy
▪ Extensible product architecture to address complex IAM needs
About WSO2 Identity Server
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6. Securing Access to
SaaS Apps with
WSO2 Identity
Server
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7. Agenda
▪ SaaS apps, Why?
▪ Business benefits with SaaS apps
▪ IAM challenges with SaaS integration
▪ IAM Solution Patterns for SaaS Apps
▪ Q&A
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8. “Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is expected to
increase 20.1%, reaching $46.3B in 2017”
SaaS Apps, Why?
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- Gartner -

9. ▪ Efficiency, velocity, and agility
▪ Cost-effective
▪ Better collaboration
Business benefits with SaaS apps
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10. IAM Challenges
With
SaaS applications
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11. "Security is the No. 1 reason preventing firms from
moving to SaaS,"
What prevents you from moving to SaaS
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12. ▪ Identity and Access Management
▪ Application and data Management
▪ Logging and monitoring
SaaS Security Concerns
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13. ▪ Identity LifeCycle Management
▪ User Authentication
▪ User Authorization
▪ Single Sign-On
▪ Analytics
IAM Challenges with SaaS Apps
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14. ▪ Error-Prone user provisioning and deprovisioning
▪ Overhead of User administration
▪ Self service and Identity verification
▪ Different administration models for different applications
Identity LifeCycle Management
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15. ▪ User password fatigue
▪ Strong multifactor authentication
▪ Elevated authentication support
▪ Adaptive authentication
▪ BYOID
User Authentication
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16. ▪ Centralized Authorization
▪ Role based access control
▪ Granular permissions
▪ Access delegation
User Authorization
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17. ▪ SIngle authentication session for multiple application logins
▪ Identity Federation
▪ Protocol bridging
▪ Seamless application integration
Single Sign-On
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18. ▪ Fraud detection
▪ Understanding user behavior
▪ Predicting future needs
Analytics
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19. ▪ Use existing infrastructure wherever and whenever possible
▪ Avoid proprietary mechanisms go, for Open Standards
▪ Minimise sensitive user data in the cloud
▪ Right balance between Security vs Convenience
▪ Requires a cultural changes to move to new platform
SaaS IAM Best Practices
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20. IAM Solution Patterns
for
SaaS Apps
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21. Identity Provisioning
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22. Rule/Workflow based Provisioning
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23. Just In Time Provisioning
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24. Claim/Role mapping
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25. Single Sign On using multiple protocols
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26. Single Sign On using multiple protocols
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27. Multi Factor Authentication
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28. Multi Factor Authentication
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29. Engage Authorization policies in Authentication
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30. Adaptive Authentication
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31. Federated Authentication
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32. Monitoring and Analytics
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33. Q&A
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34. What next?
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35. OPEN TECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR AGILE DIGITAL BUSINESS
THANK YOU
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