SSO Tax
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#2,012of 3,109 in 2023
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What HN said
Objections
Vendors could simply gate something else for enterprise tiers, so the tax would persist.
From 1 comment
Ha ha. I noticed the SSO tax and it has stopped us SSOing all the things which would be nice from a security point of view. I think vendors use SSO as a feeler for “company has…
quickthrower2 on HN
Requests
Give SSO away for free on lower tiers.
From 1 comment
Yes, that's what I heard too. I mean they still have SCIM which allows you create/remove user accounts via API. Although that's still security relevant, giving at least SSO out…
mathiasn on HN
Questions
Does Docker gate SSO on its top tier, or use revenue thresholds?
From 2 comments
Yes, that's what I heard too. I mean they still have SCIM which allows you create/remove user accounts via API. Although that's still security relevant, giving at least SSO out…
mathiasn on HNI didn’t know about their SSO sorry, I just meant their desktop licensing based on paying once you reach a certain revenue. If companies use SSO as a rough proxy for “willing to…
quickthrower2 on HN
Alternatives named
Docker desktop licensing based on revenue thresholds
From 2 comments
Ha ha. I noticed the SSO tax and it has stopped us SSOing all the things which would be nice from a security point of view. I think vendors use SSO as a feeler for “company has…
quickthrower2 on HNI didn’t know about their SSO sorry, I just meant their desktop licensing based on paying once you reach a certain revenue. If companies use SSO as a rough proxy for “willing to…
quickthrower2 on HN