Sun’s open source identity management with the Open Web Single Sign-On (OpenSSO) project. They are releasing source code for the significant chunks of its Java System Access Manager required for web-based single sign-on, including session management, policy and federation as well as administration capabilities.

In more simple words OpenSSO provide use a centralised user authentication system. Similarly as you can use your single Google account to log-in to Gmail, Google Analytics, AdwordsAdwords.

Reference: More open source moves by Sun: this time it’s identity management

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