EDL Manager Support

Purpose

SAML authentication allows users to log into EDL Manager via external 3rd party SAML/SSO. Via SAML, attributes such as role, permission tags can be passed to grant permissions to SAML authenticated users.

SAML authenticated users are not provisioned accounts. SCIM is not supported.

Enabling SAML does not disable local users. Both can exist at the same time.

Accessing SAML Authentication settings.

You can access settings by clicking on your name in the upper right corner of the screen and selecting settings.

SAML Metadata XML

• Paste the contents of metadata xml file that can be exported from your IDP.
  

Username Attribute

• This is the SAML attribute that will contain the username
• Must be an email address

Role/Group Attribute

• This is the SAML attribute that will contain the role for the user.
• Valid options
  • Admin User
  • Standard User
  • View Only User
  • Billing User

Permission Tags Attribute (optional)

• This is the SAML attribute that will contain the permission tags for the user.
• Multiple tags should be comma separated.

URLs for IDP

• This URLs will be used to configure the IDP.
  

Log in using SAML

To log into EDL Manger using SAML, paste the Single Sign-On Service URL into your browser.