Maclear eGRC is a governance, risk, and compliance software suite supporting the risk and compliance industry. The application currently supports a SQL based authentication and authorization service.

Unfortunately, the usage of a SQL based system is difficult to synchronize information between the Maclear eGRC suite and client applications, therefore creating a mismatch between data exchange formats. Traditional relational databases based authentication systems suffer from vulnerabilities, such as SQL injections, which present a vast array of security concerns. The purpose of this capstone project is to design and implement a module to support Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and single sign on functionality, and obtain knowledge regarding the operational benefits of its implementation.