In addition to Three Rings‘ efforts to help individual Nightlines, we’re also proud to support the efforts of the Nightline Association, an umbrella charity that represents the interests of Nightlines around the UK and Ireland. One of the ways we’ve been helping out recently is by providing a single-sign-on authentication mechanism so that Nightline volunteers can easily get access to Nightline Association resources… by using their Three Rings username and password!
The Nightline Association website, showing Three Rings as a login option.
Using a free and widely-supported standard called OpenID, Three Rings makes it possible for trusted third-party websites – such as that of the Nightline Association – to allow their members to have to remember only one username and password wherever they go. Now Nightline volunteers can use the trusted, security-tested Three Rings login system to get access to all kinds of resources shared through the Nightline Association website.
Nightlines and the Nightline Association benefit too. By not having to manage logins, it’s easier than ever to ensure that former volunteers and other unauthorised parties can’t get access to private information: the very second that their Three Rings account is put to sleep, a volunteer can no longer log in to Nightline Association services, either!
If your helpline uses other computer systems – for example; an intranet, an e-listening system, or any kind of members-only forum – and you’d like your volunteers to have the convenience of being able to log in to all of them with their Three Rings identity, get in touch and we’ll help you to make it happen. Single sign-on, backed by the power, safety, and convenience of Three Rings, is a great way to unify your computer systems and to simplify life for your volunteers.