Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) using Factorial IT as the identity provider by following the steps to retrieve necessary details and enter service provider information for seamless authentication with third-party applications.

You can configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between Factorial IT and an external service provider using Factorial IT as the identity provider. This allows your users to authenticate through Factorial IT when accessing third-party applications.

This article describes how to retrieve the necessary SSO information from Factorial IT and complete the setup with your service provider.

Choose Factorial IT as the identity provider

1. Sign in to the Factorial IT console
2. Go to Identities & Access → Apps catalog
3. In the list of login providers, select Login with Factorial IT, Google or Entra

Retrieve configuration details from Factorial IT

Provide the following SSO details to your service provider as required (depending on your Service Provider), for example:

1. Identity Provider ID. Click Copy identity provider ID to copy the identifier needed by some service providers.
2. Metadata
   • Click Copy metadata URL or Copy metadata to retrieve the full metadata.
   • Provide this to your service provider to establish trust with Factorial IT.
3. Login URL. Click Copy login URL if required by the service provider for the SSO redirection.
4. Certificates
   • Click Copy certificate or Download certificate to get the public certificate.
   • Use Copy certificate SHA256 if your service provider requires a fingerprint for verification.

Enter service provider information in Factorial IT

After configuring the service provider with Factorial IT’s SSO information, enter the following details in Factorial IT:

1. Service provider entity ID: Paste the entity ID provided by your service provider.
2. Assertion consumer service (ACS) URL: Enter the ACS URL used by your service provider to receive SAML assertions.

Click Connect to finalize the integration.