SAML 2.0 is the established standard for federated single sign-on, allowing ANOW! Automate users to authenticate once against a corporate Identity Provider (IdP) and access the platform without re-entering credentials. This integration aligns access with enterprise identity standards, strengthening security and improving user experience.
The SAML 2.0 integration enables ANOW! Automate to function as a Service Provider (SP), delegating user authentication to an external Identity Provider (IdP) such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or Ping Identity. This federated approach ensures that ANOW! Automate access adheres to corporate identity standards and leverages existing identity governance processes, so when a user attempts to log in, ANOW! Automate redirects them to the configured IdP for authentication. After successful verification, the IdP sends a signed SAML assertion back to ANOW! Automate, which then establishes a user session.
ANOW! Automate uses the SAML assertion solely to authenticate and identify the user, typically via their email address. It does not derive application roles or permissions directly from SAML attributes. Authorization within ANOW! Automate is managed independently; user roles and permissions must be configured locally within the platform or resolved through LDAP group membership, depending on the specific deployment architecture. This separation ensures granular control over access within the automation environment.
This integration is designed for large enterprises in financial services, manufacturing, and retail that manage complex, hybrid IT landscapes and require robust, compliant identity management solutions. It helps IT operations and security teams centralize identity lifecycle management, enforce corporate authentication policies, and provide comprehensive auditability across critical IT infrastructure, including workload automation.
Achieve seamless single sign-on for ANOW! Automate, allowing users to access the platform using their existing corporate credentials. This reduces credential sprawl and improves user experience, aligning with enterprise-wide identity standards.
Enforce corporate authentication policies, including multi-factor authentication and conditional access, directly through your IdP. ANOW! Automate inherits these controls, ensuring that access to critical automation aligns with your organization's security standards.
Streamline joiner, mover, and leaver processes by tying ANOW! Automate access to your central identity provider. User deprovisioning happens automatically, reducing orphan accounts and minimizing the operational burden on platform administrators.
Generate clear audit trails within the identity provider to provide end-to-end evidence of authentication events and applied controls. This strengthens the control environment around workload automation and supports regulatory requirements, such as GDPR and DORA.
Use Cases
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
Enable users to access ANOW! Automate with their corporate credentials to reduce password fatigue and enhance security.
SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
Apply corporate multi-factor authentication and conditional access policies to ANOW! Automate access.
IT OPERATIONS
Automatically revoke ANOW! Automate access when a user's corporate account is restricted or removed.
ACCESS CONTROL
Map corporate group memberships to ANOW! Automate roles for streamlined access management.
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SAML 2.0 is an XML-based standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between an Identity Provider (IdP) and a Service Provider (SP). ANOW! Automate acts as the SP, delegating user authentication to your corporate IdP. Once authenticated by the IdP, a SAML assertion is sent to ANOW! Automate, granting the user access.
No, ANOW! Automate uses SAML assertions solely for user authentication and identification. Authorization (roles and permissions) is managed independently within ANOW! Automate itself, either locally or via LDAP group memberships, ensuring granular control.
ANOW! Automate supports any Identity Provider that adheres to the SAML 2.0 standard. This includes common enterprise IdPs such as Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Okta, Ping Identity, and others.
SAML integration enhances security by centralizing authentication, enabling your corporate IdP to enforce strong policies such as multi-factor authentication, conditional access, and session management. ANOW! Automate inherits these controls, ensuring access aligns with your organization's broader security framework.
Yes, the SAML 2.0 integration focuses on authentication delegation. ANOW! Automate, as a European solution provider, ensures that data processing and storage adhere to EU regulations such as GDPR. The SAML assertion itself does not involve storing sensitive identity information within ANOW! Automate beyond establishing a user session.
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