Overview

Code Insight 6.14.2 SP2

Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication service that enables a user to use one set of credentials (usually a name and password) to access multiple applications. This service involves an exchange of SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) protocol messages between the user, the Identity Provider, and the Service Provider.

The Identity Provider (also called IdP) is any SSO service—such as Okta, Ping Federate, and others—offering SAML authentication services. The Service Provider (also called SP) is an application, such as Code Insight, that is configured to participate in the SSO service. When an SP user logs in using credentials for an SSO session, a SAML message is sent to the IdP, requesting user authentication. If the user password is valid, the IdP returns a SAML message, stating that the user is logged in at the IdP. The user, in turn, is logged into the SP.

The Code Insight administrator can use the instructions in the remaining sections in this chapter to configure Code Insight as a SP in an SSO session.

This configuration is performed on the Code Insight Core Server.