# Technical and Access Requirements

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### Before you start

Before you configure the Single Sign-On Connector it is recommended that you highlight the Single Sign-On Connector and select the  button in the toolbar to ensure the connector is installed correctly. See [Testing Connectors](https://docs.alemba.com/asm-hermes/integrate/managing-integration/connectors-to-asm-core/installing-connectors) for details on how to do this.
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We advise you to disable **IIS Windows Authentication** and **ASM Integrated Security** to ensure a consistent user experience.
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The examples use Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). However, other Federated Identity Providers are supported as long as they adhere to SAML 2.0 standards.

The following Identity Providers have been certified by Alemba®:

* Active Directory Federation Services
* ADFS Proxy
* Azure ADFS
* Azure Premium is recommended if you want to be able to modify the Identity Provider Claim Rules.
* Ping Federate

When a web request is received using a URL which has a configured Service Provider, that request will be authenticated using SSO, irrespective of other authentication settings.

### Supported Interfaces

Single Sign-On is supported for the following ASM Interfaces:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="231"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>ASM Interface</strong></td><td><strong>SSO Supported</strong></td></tr><tr><td>ASM Core</td><td>YES</td></tr><tr><td>ASM Core Portal</td><td>YES</td></tr><tr><td>ASM Nano</td><td>YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

The Single Sign-On Connector supports Azure Multi-Factor authentication, further details can be found in the topic on [Azure Multi-factor Authentication](https://docs.alemba.com/asm-hermes/integrate/managing-integration/azure-multi-factor-authentication).