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tialaramex • today at 12:28 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Single-sign on is actually a really obvious and familiar example where you achieved better security (now all sixty five systems we use are protected by the same security, when we upgrade that security we're upgrading all sixty five systems) and yet you got better productivity because now I can get stuff done without battling two dozen authentication systems to do it, just sign in once.

Another easy thing (unless they did it already and I didn't notice) would be Microsoft Entra could default enable Security Keys for authentication. Less friction than remembering passwords or one of those apps on your Phone, but better security.


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tossandthrow • today at 4:40 PM

Arguably, you'd still have better productivity had you not have to sign-in.

So you are still making a trade-off

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chrisjj • today at 1:17 PM

> Single-sign on is actually a really obvious and familiar example where you achieved better security

My local all-eggs basket vendor agrees 100%.