Password Synchronization
See also Authentication, Personal identification number (PIN), Password, Password manager, Single signon, MFA-2FA, Microsoft Hello, Apple Face ID, Facial recognition, Biometric authentication, Iris recognition, Retinal scan, Eye vein verification, Recognition, Fingerprint recognition
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Password synchronization is a process, usually supported by software such as password managers, through which a user maintains a single password across multiple IT systems.
Assuming all systems enforce compatible password standards (e.g., regarding minimum and maximum password length, supported characters), users can select a new password at any time and use it across multiple linked systems.
In cases where different systems have incompatible standards for password storage, users may need to choose more than one password (but fewer than the number of systems). This may happen, for example, where the maximum password length on one system is shorter than the minimum length in another, or where one system requires use of a punctuation mark but another forbids it.
Password synchronization is a function of certain identity management systems and it is considered easier to implement than enterprise single sign-on (SSO), as there is normally no client software deployment or need for active user enrollment.