The Elevator Talk: Explaining Seamless Access, Federated Authentication, and Related Privacy Issues to Your Boss, in 60 Seconds, in Very Simple Language

Abstract

In 2021, the Core Technology Section's Authentication Project Team created this quick explainer document to help librarians and library workers discuss benefits and issues around federated authentication and the related Seamless Access (SA) project. The Team also published "Federated Authentication: Acronyms and Terminology."