Authenticating via SAML

Another alternative to managing users locally is to use SAML authentication, where an Identity Provider (IdP) is the entity providing the identities, including the ability to authenticate a user.

SAML authentication is set up manually by providing an access manager plugin in the console’s configuration.properties file. Please see Console server configuration below for more information.

In the SAML Identity provider (IdP) you need to specify the single sign on URL as:

https://[server URL]/console/SAML

You have the option of passing the following parameters along in the sign on:

One of UserType or UserRole MUST be provided. If a role is provided, but no type, the type will be set to User.