Single sign-on
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Last edited: Nov 30, 2022
Single sign-on is available to customers on an Enterprise plan. It is available to customers on Starter and Pro plans as an add-on. To learn more, read about our pricing. To upgrade your plan, contact Sales.
Overview
This topic explains what Single Sign-On (SSO) features are available in LaunchDarkly.
SSO allows your team to authenticate with LaunchDarkly using the same identity provider (IdP) you use for your other internal and external services. LaunchDarkly implements SSO with the SAML 2.0 protocol. You can use SSO with your IdP to manage access rights in LaunchDarkly.
After you enable SSO, System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) becomes available. SCIM facilitates user provisioning, which means your IdP can use it to create, update, and deactivate members in LaunchDarkly. Administrators can optionally turn on and configure team sync with SCIM, which lets admins sync groups in their IdP with LaunchDarkly teams.
Summarizing how to enable SSO in LaunchDarkly
To configure SSO in your LaunchDarkly account:
- Enable SAML SSO in your account. Configure LaunchDarkly to use your IdP when account members request access. To learn how to do this, read Configuring SAML SSO.
- (Optional) Configure SCIM to enable the automation of user and group provisioning. To learn how to do this, read Enabling SCIM provisioning.
Supported external identity providers
LaunchDarkly supports the following external IdPs:
| Identity providers | IdP Integration SAML SSO | IdP Integration SCIM | Team sync with SCIM | Starter and Pro plan support | Enterprise plan support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADFS | |||||
| Azure | |||||
| Google Apps | |||||
| Okta | |||||
| OneLogin |
ADFS and Azure are available to customers on a Starter or Pro plan with the SSO add-on, and to all customers on an Enterprise plan. However, support for ADFS and Azure from our Support team is available only to customers on an Enterprise plan. To learn more, read about our pricing. To upgrade your plan, contact Sales.
Some customers use the following identity providers, but we do not provide support or configuration guidance for these providers:
- PingIdentity
- Centrify
- SecureAuth
- DuoMobile
Understanding default roles
During user provisioning, LaunchDarkly sets the default role for new members to Reader unless you have specified a different role in your IdP. The Reader role gives view access to all projects and flags within your LaunchDarkly account. Enterprise customers can change the default role to No access. The No access role can help you mitigate risk. For example if you have private projects that should be hidden from most members. To learn more, read Configuring roles with no access.
To learn more about built-in roles and their permissions, read Understanding LaunchDarkly's built-in roles. For an in-depth guide on how to use custom roles with IdPs, read Creating custom roles.