Single sign-on
In addition to its built in support for username and password login where passwords are stored hashed in the database, Softadmin® also allows authentication to handled by an external identity provider, for example Active Directory.
Using external authentication means that users do not need to remember a separate username and password for the Softadmin® system: they can sign in using the same credentials for all systems that their organization users.
In addition, for most single sing-on methods users will not need enter their username and password at all if they have previously signed into the authentication server, making access to the Softadmin® system instant.
Developer single sign-on
Developer SSO is a special kind of single sign-on that can only be used in development systems. It always uses Active Directory.
Choosing SSO technology
graph TD
use_ad(Use Active Directory-based SSO)
use_azuread(Use Azure AD-based SSO)
use_saml(Use SAML-based SSO)
use_openid(Use OpenID Connect SSO)
use_plugin(Try to use a Login Plugin)
no_sso(You can't use SSO)
install_adfs[Configure an AD FS<br>server for SAML]
have_ad{Are the users in a<br>Windows domain?}
server_in_ad{Is the web server<br>in the same domain?}
have_azure_ad{Are the users in <br>Azure AD?<br>}
have_saml{Do you have a<br>SAML-compatible<br>Identity Provder?}
have_openid{Do you have an<br>OpenID Connect<br>Identity Provider?}
have_other{Do you have<br>any other Identity<br>Provider?}
have_ad --> |Yes| server_in_ad
have_ad --> |No| have_azure_ad
server_in_ad --> |Yes| use_ad
server_in_ad --> |No| install_adfs --> use_saml
server_in_ad --> |No, but the domain is<br>mirrored to Azure AD| use_azuread
have_azure_ad --> |Yes| use_azuread
have_azure_ad --> |No| have_saml
have_saml --> |Yes| use_saml
have_saml --> |No| have_openid
have_openid --> |Yes| use_openid
have_openid --> |No| have_other
have_other --> |Yes| use_plugin
have_other --> |No| no_sso
click use_ad href "https://documentation.softadmin.com/softadmin.aspx?id=18&articleid=4"
click use_azuread href "https://documentation.softadmin.com/softadmin.aspx?id=18&articleid=5"
click use_saml href "https://documentation.softadmin.com/softadmin.aspx?id=18&articleid=6"
click use_plugin href "https://documentation.softadmin.com/softadmin.aspx?id=18&articleid=7"
click use_openid href "https://documentation.softadmin.se/softadmin.aspx?ArticleId=f7ee871c-cc75-446a-ba96-a5d468d55697"
