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Integreate Third-Party Identity Providers

Update Time: 2022-05-20 15:24:59
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The identity provider, also known as IdP, is a service which is used to store and manage users' information. Using third-party identity providers could save user management and use costs.

One typical single sign on flow with a thrid-party IdP contains such steps:

  • Redirect: When users click "Use THIRD_PARTY Single Sign On" at Authing login page, they will be redirected to the login page of the third-party IdP.
  • Request: Users input their username and password in the third-party IdP's login page such as Google or GitHub.
  • Authenticate: The thrid-party IdP will authenticate users' identity.
  • Authorize: After users' identity are authenticated, the browser will redirect back to Authing with a temporary certificate from the third-party IdP and then the Authing will use this certificate to exchange for user's information from the third-party IdP.

The common third-party IdPs include Google, GitHub and other SAML identity service providers. In the Authing, IdPs are classified as such different kinds:

  • Social authentication providers, like GitHub or Apple.
  • Enterprise IdPs, IdPs which support standard authentication or authorization protocols like OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, Windows Active Directory and Azure Active Directory.
  • Customized Database, you can also integrate your database with Authing using customized database script to store users' information.

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