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Adding an Identity Provider (IdP)

An Identity Provider (IdP) is a trusted server that provides identity information to other servers.

The Identity Provider authenticates users through security tokens (such as SAML 2.0), so that your users don't have to maintain a second password when logging into Managed Services. Instead, the IdP's server can securely send your information to the other server.

You can add an ID Provider by following these steps:

  1. Open the ADMIN drop-down menu.

    The ADMIN menu

  2. Choose ID Providers to go to the ID Providers page.

    The ID Providers page

  3. Click the + NEW ID PROVIDER button.

    The SSO PROVIDER INFORMATION form appears.

  4. In the Provider Name field, type the name of the IdP.

  5. In the Domain Name field, type the name of your organization. For example: blackduck.com.

  6. Click Get SP Metadata Content.

    Clicking to generate XML metadata

    The Managed Services Platform opens a new browser page with an XML descriptor of the ID Provider.

  7. Copy the XML data and save it into a file.

    Important: You will need this XML file when you configure the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) server to recognize your MSP users.

  8. Save the IdP metadata with the IdP record by doing one of the following:

    • Click Upload File and specify the XML file that contains the XML metadata
    • Click Paste XML and paste the XML metadata directly into the Paste File Contents field
    • Click CREATE.

    Your IdP is activated.

  9. A Note about the XML Metadata
    We recommend that you verify the XML metadata content to make sure it is correct.

Parent topic:Configuring an Identity Provider (IdP)