What is “GatorLink Single Sign-On”?

The GatorLink Single Sign-On (SSO) is a feature that has existed for several years in the myUFL Portal and was extended to non-Portal applications in 2010. An application that uses the UF GatorLink Sign-on screen can now participate in the SSO feature. This feature generally allows an application that is being logged on to by the user to verify the credentials of the person based on the current browser session and information stored at the Identity Service Provider (IdP). If a user has already logged on to a GatorLink protected application the user may be allowed to sign on to subsequent application within the same browser session without reentering the GatorLink username and password. The GatorLink IdP software is aware of the browser session and in many cases will pass credentials to the second, third, etc. application started within the specific browser session. The experience varies depending on the internet browser used, the version of the browser software, and the specific application being accessed. Once the browser is closed all applications within that browser are closed and require new credentials (i.e., a re-entering of your GatorLink SSO) to return to the application. The GatorLink SSO feature allows users to work on enterprise, college and department-level applications without continually being asked for their credentials. An application can request a credential as deemed needed by the owners of the application.