We have an administration tool which is a installed locally on a server and accessed through a browser with automatic log in using AD.
When the user navigates to the page, they are automatically logged in with their credentials and can use the application. However, there is no need to sign out, as they never directly logged in.
Should I just ignore this, and assume that the user will know to just close the webpage? Or should I have some kind of button that will close the page for them, thus 'logging them out'?
Answer
Default answer is probably to ignore it. If the user has the correct mental model for not logging in they'll not be confused by not logging out.
Best answer is to do some quick research and find out if your users have that mental model. If they don't, find out what they are thinking and design your solution to help move their understanding to match the solution.
I wouldn't recommend any faux/placebo interactions that might cause the user's mental model to diverge from the reality of the solution.
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