Authentication Providers and their Configuration
Authentication Providers
Syndeia Cloud includes a configurable choice of Authentication Identity Providers for the users of the Syndeia Web Dashboard.
An Identity Provider is a repository of User Profiles for individuals that are recognized by the organization. Common Identity Providers include Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP servers, numerous SAML2 IdPs, and Social Networking services such as Google, GitHub, and LinkedIn.
Syndeia Cloud v3.5 and later allows an organization to choose one or more of the following Identity Providers:
Local : Syndeia acts as its own Identity Provider
LDAP : Syndeia delegates authentication requests to an LDAP server that is available on the corporate network
Secure LDAP (LDAPS)
Syndeia delegates authentication requests to a Secure LDAP server – a server that is using SSL for its LDAP URLs – that is available on the corporate networkMicrosoft AD
Using either the LDAP or the Secure LDAP configuration, Syndeia delegates authentication requests to a Microsoft Active Directory server that is available on the corporate network
SAML2 : Syndeia delegates authentication requests to the organization’s choice of SAML2 Identity Provider such as Ping Federate or Okta.