Identity providers

Identity providers act as a central system that users can log into and in which the identity of the users is stored. When you log into the identity provider, the user's identity is verified. An identity provider can be connected to multiple IT systems. The identity provider allows users to log into multiple IT systems in parallel using their own identities and to authenticate themselves using these specific identities (single sign-on).

If an identity provider is used, users no longer require a local user account for the respective IT system that they want to log into. The user's access permissions (authorization) are assigned in the same way for local user accounts and through the user identities integrated into the identity provider (Assigning a User to a Role).

After selecting an identity provider in the overview of the Access management > Identity provider menu, the identity provider data is displayed in the detailed view on the right. In this view, you can edit details and manage assigned roles.

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Identity provider entry