Password synchronization is a process, usually supported by software, through which a user maintains a single password across multiple IT systems. Provided all the systems enforce similar password standards (e.g. concerning minimum and maximum password length, complexity and re-use rules), the user can choose a new password at any time and deploy the same password across all the associated systems. If the standards vary, the user may either need to choose a password that complies with all the rules (the lowest common denominator) or this may be achieved behind the scenes within the password synchronization software (e.g. padding or truncating passwords to conform to size constraints on certain systems).
It is a type of identity management software and it's considered as easier to implement than enterprise single sign-on (SSO), as there is no client software deployment, and user enrollment can be automated.
Read more about Password Synchronization: Uses, Security
Other articles related to "password synchronization, password, passwords, synchronization":
... Password synchronization is generally considered to be a relatively crude approach that is inherently less secure than well-designed and implemented ... If the single, synchronized password is compromised (for example, if it is guessed, disclosed, determined by cryptanalysis from one of the systems, intercepted ... In most single signon and password vault solutions, compromise of the primary or master password (in other words, the password used to unlock access to the individual unique passwords used on other systems ...
... If the login keychain is protected by the login password, then the keychain's password will be changed whenever the login password is changed from within Mac OS X ... network, it is possible for the login keychain's password to lose synchronization if the user's login password is changed from a non-Mac system ... This means keychain passwords will not be remembered from one session to the next, even if the login password has not been changed ...