What is the main concern with single sign-on?

What is the main concern with single sign-on?
A .  Maximum unauthorized access would be possible if a password is disclosed.
B .  The security administrator’s workload would increase.
C .  The users’ password would be too hard to remember.
D .  User access rights would be increased.

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Answer: A

Explanation: A major concern with Single Sign-On (SSO) is that if a user’s ID and password are compromised, the intruder would have access to all the systems that the user was authorized for.

The following answers are incorrect:

The security administrator’s workload would increase. Is incorrect because the security administrator’s workload would decrease and not increase. The admin would not be responsible for maintaining multiple user accounts just the one.

The users’ password would be too hard to remember. Is incorrect because the users would have less passwords to remember.

User access rights would be increased. Is incorrect because the user access rights would not be any different than if they had to log into systems manually.