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CAS is a multiprotocol Web single sign-on (SSO) product composed of a single logical server component that services authentication requests from multiple clients that communicate via one or more supported protocols. |
The CAS server delegates authentication decisions to any number of supported authentication mechanisms including LDAP/Active Directory, Kerberos, and RDBMS. The hallmark of CAS is ease of integration and extension in support of a wide variety of environments. In addition to supporting a large number of technologies out of the box, the well-documented API extension points have enabled deployers to develop custom components to support novel use cases not supported by
CAS out of the boxdefault.
Features
CAS has a number of features that distinguish it from other SSO products:
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