CRT releases toolkit for 'single sign-on'

The National Association of Realtors Center for Realtor Technology today announced the release of free software tools that are intended to allow members to access a range of password-protected real estate systems by entering one username and password.

This so-called single sign-on technology is designed to eliminate the need to enter a username and password multiple times to access a variety of real estate platforms.

"With SSO technology, Realtors no longer have to login separately to their multiple listing services, transaction management tools, form and virtual tour providers and e-mail and Web accounts. This streamlines the login process and reduces the number of usernames and passwords required for logins," according to CRT's announcement.

Mark Lesswing, NAR's chief technology officer and senior vice president, noted in a statement that the key to single sign-on's success is cooperation on open standards by industry vendors. CRT's software toolkit provides standardized building blocks for single sign-on technology that industry vendors can incorporate into their own products. CRT developed the tools in cooperation with industry vendor Clareity Security.

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