What started as a quick rant between peers gathered some momentum. The SSO tax has been picked up and run with by vendors, journalists, and the US government.
- CISA: Barriers to Single Sign-On (SSO) Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Identifying Challenges and Recommendations
- Bob Lord @ USENIX Enigma: Talk (timestamped)
- CSO Online: The SSO tax is killing trust in the security industry
- PC Magazine: Shopping for Business Software? Beware the SSO Trap
- Tailscale: Goodbye SSO Tax: How Tailscale Made SSO Free for Everyone
- Kolide: Explaining the Backlash to the SSO Tax (includes video)
- Australian Computer Society: Software vendors shouldn't charge extra for security
- Identity Defined Security Alliance: Avoid the SSO Tax: Stay Secure Without Paying More
- Grip Security: The Cost of SSO and Password Managers
- JumpCloud: How to Test SAML and Configure SSO for Free
- OpenObserve: The SSO Tax: Understanding the Controversy
- Scalr: SSO Tax
- Strata North: SSO Taxation and Why It's Time to Stop
- Fletch: Why Use Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Hacker News: HackerNews loves to talk about it - they love it and hate it