Login Assist expedites the login process for users when accessing commonly visited cloud based applications/Web sites by allowing the Open Mobile Client to automatically present the user’s login credentials to the application’s login page. The credentials can be the user’s corporate credentials or can be credentials that are unique to each application.

For example, a user logging in to Salesforce.com will have his corporate credentials presented (assuming Salesforce.com has been set up to accept corporate credentials), and then when logging into a corporate travel site, the Open Mobile Client presents a unique username and password. This works by either selecting an application from the quick launch bar or accessing the application/Web site directly as long as Open Mobile is running in the background.

Now this just doesn’t happen magically. Open Mobile administrators will need to set up each Web site or application that they want Login Assist enabled for. iPass has provided some base templates to use when setting up Login Assist for common applications, and administrators can add their own applications. As long as the site/application uses some form of an HTML based login page, Login Assist should work. The first time the user logs into the Web site or application, they will be prompted to enter their user name and password. On subsequent visits, they will be automatically logged in.

The video below provides a short demo of Login Assist in action.