https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/What-is-SAML-federation-and-how-do-I-configure-it/m-p/268755#M35543 <P><SPAN class="TextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0" data-contrast="none"><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">Through SAML federation, you can </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">authenticate your users with an external identity provider. SAML is usually</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">used to achieve Single-Sign-On for your users. You can use your existing </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">user repository and </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">provision</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0"> access to Dynatrace </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">through the federation. The users </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">are provisioned just-in-</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">time(</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">JIT) and are </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">associated</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0"> with the respective </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">Dynatrace groups via claim mappings</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">. You can configure SAML </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">federation</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0"> in the account management portal, for details see here: </SPAN></SPAN><A class="Hyperlink SCXW215243261 BCX0" href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/manage/identity-access-management/user-and-group-management/access-saml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><SPAN class="TextRun Underlined SCXW215243261 BCX0" data-contrast="none"><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">SAML — Dynatrace Docs</SPAN></SPAN></A></P> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:22:48 GMT Jon2 2025-01-29T19:22:48Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/What-is-SAML-federation-and-how-do-I-configure-it/m-p/268753#M35542 <P class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">What is the main purpose of using SAML federation?</P> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:21:24 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/What-is-SAML-federation-and-how-do-I-configure-it/m-p/268753#M35542 GosiaMurawska 2025-01-29T19:21:24Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/What-is-SAML-federation-and-how-do-I-configure-it/m-p/268755#M35543 <P><SPAN class="TextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0" data-contrast="none"><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">Through SAML federation, you can </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">authenticate your users with an external identity provider. SAML is usually</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">used to achieve Single-Sign-On for your users. You can use your existing </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">user repository and </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">provision</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0"> access to Dynatrace </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">through the federation. The users </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">are provisioned just-in-</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">time(</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">JIT) and are </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">associated</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0"> with the respective </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">Dynatrace groups via claim mappings</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0">. You can configure SAML </SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW215243261 BCX0">federation</SPAN><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0"> in the account management portal, for details see here: </SPAN></SPAN><A class="Hyperlink SCXW215243261 BCX0" href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/manage/identity-access-management/user-and-group-management/access-saml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><SPAN class="TextRun Underlined SCXW215243261 BCX0" data-contrast="none"><SPAN class="NormalTextRun SCXW215243261 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">SAML — Dynatrace Docs</SPAN></SPAN></A></P> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:22:48 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/What-is-SAML-federation-and-how-do-I-configure-it/m-p/268755#M35543 Jon2 2025-01-29T19:22:48Z