Thin Clients

Computers without operating systems or limited instruction sets are referred to
asthin clients. They provide an alternate method of distributed computing when
compared to traditional desktop personal computers. They are networked systems
that totally depend upon a centralized server for all functionality. The centralized
server has all of the applications the clients would need and centrally controls access to all network resources. The thin client must properly authenticate to the
server before it can participate on the network. Once the thin client and user are properly authenticated, there is no reason for the user to have to enter a second set
of credentials to perform tasks, thus it is a single sign-on technology.