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# Single Sign On (SSO) for Mobile Applications

Single sign-on is a process that allows network mobile application users to access all authorized network resources without having to log in separately to each resource.

Single sign-on allows orgs to validate username and password against their user database or other client apps rather than having separate username and password managed by Salesforce.

## Federated Authentication Support

When federated authentication is enabled, Salesforce doesn’t validate a user’s password. Instead, Salesforce verifies an assertion in the HTTP POST request, and allows single sign-on if the assertion is true. Federated authentication is the default form of single sign-on.

See “[Configuring SSO for Mobile and Desktop Apps Using SAML and OAuth](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sso.meta/sso/sso_mobileDT_saml_n_oauth.htm)” for more information.

## Delegated Authentication Support

When delegated authentication is enabled, Salesforce doesn’t validate a user’s password. Instead, Salesforce makes a web services call to a customer org to establish authentication credentials for the user. Admins must request Salesforce to enable delegated authentication support.

See “[Understanding Delegated Authentication Single Sign-On](https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewHelpDoc?id=sso_delauthentication.htm&language=en_US)” for more information.