Elastic SSO

Elastic SSO by 9STAR is a federated identity and single sign-on solution built on the Shibboleth framework, delivering enterprise-grade authentication for higher education, healthcare, government, and large enterprises. Designed to bridge local directories with thousands of SaaS applications, it supports SAML 2.0, MFA integrations, and deep interoperability with Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP, Kerberos, and SQL systems. Its federation-native architecture makes it particularly well suited for organizations participating in research and education federations such as InCommon, enabling seamless trust relationships across institutions. A defining characteristic is its single-tenant deployment model—available via AWS, SaaS, or on-premise RHEL virtual machines—which ensures data sovereignty and performance isolation, avoiding the resource contention common in multi-tenant platforms. The administrative dashboard centralizes user and service provider management, while end users benefit from straightforward one-click access to authorized applications. High-availability clustering, load balancing, and session persistence during server reboots reinforce reliability during peak authentication events. However, its Shibboleth-based foundation introduces technical complexity, requiring familiarity with SAML metadata and attribute mapping, and some deeper UI customizations may necessitate professional services.