Securing Enterprise PLM Access with Siemens Teamcenter Single Sign-On
Challenge
As the client expanded its use of Teamcenter for enterprise product lifecycle management, managing secure access to Siemens Teamcenter presented challenges for the customer’s engineering teams and IT administrators. Traditional authentication processes created unnecessary complexity, requiring users to manage separate login credentials while increasing the administrative effort needed to maintain secure access.
The customer needed a streamlined authentication solution that would integrate with its existing IT infrastructure, simplify the user experience, and support enterprise security requirements without disrupting daily engineering operations.
ClientConfidential Manufacturing Client
IndustryIndustrial Manufacturing
Solution PartnerXPERIX
Solution
XPERIX designed and deployed a secure and scalable Single Sign-On (SSO) solution using Teamcenter’s native authentication capabilities:
- Implemented Teamcenter 11.6 and Teamcenter Security Services to enable Single Sign-On (SSO) across all clients.
- Configured Teamcenter Security Services to use a common authentication framework supporting third-party protocols.
- Introduced a single login page to unify access across all Teamcenter applications.
- Integrated a Login Service that communicates with the client’s identity provider (Active Directory/LDAP) to authenticate users and generate SSO tokens.
- Deployed the login and authentication services on a dedicated web server for stability and scalability.
- Implemented a Behind Server (Reverse Proxy) to strengthen the security posture by protecting internal services.
Outcome
The implementation provided the customer with a more efficient and secure approach to accessing Siemens Teamcenter, improving the experience for engineering users while simplifying authentication management for IT administrators.
Key benefits included:
- Simplified User Access: Streamlined authentication reduced the need for separate Teamcenter login credentials.
- Improved Security Management: Integration with existing enterprise identity systems supported centralized authentication policies.
- Reduced Administrative Complexity: Consolidated authentication processes simplified ongoing user access management.
- Enhanced User Experience: A more seamless login process helped engineering teams access critical PLM information with fewer interruptions.
- Scalable Infrastructure: The integrated authentication framework established a foundation for supporting evolving enterprise access requirements.
By modernizing Teamcenter authentication, XPERIX helped the customer create a more streamlined PLM environment while supporting its broader IT security and operational objectives.
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