

This eliminates having to manually assign the role in the System Console. These users will have the guest role applied immediately upon first login instead of the default member user role. When enabled, the guest attribute in Mattermost identifies external users whose SAML assertion is guest and who are invited to join your Mattermost server. Mattermost officially supports Okta, OneLogin, and Microsoft ADFS as the identity providers (IDPs), please see links below for more details on how to configure SAML with these providers. However, SAML with AD/LDAP sync can be configured to support these use cases.įor more information about SAML, see this article from Varonis, and this conceptual example from DUO.

SAML Single sign-on itself does not support periodic updates of user attributes nor automatic deprovisioning. Manage Administrator access to Mattermost in the System Console using SAML attributes. Assign team and channel roles to groups via LDAP Group Sync.Ĭompliance alignment with administrator management.

Sync groups to predefined roles in Mattermost.

Mattermost user accounts are automatically created the first time a user signs in with their SAML credentials on the Mattermost server. Mattermost accounts automatically pull user attributes from SAML upon login, such as full name, email, and username.Īutomatic account provisioning. Users can log in to Mattermost with their SAML credentials.Ĭentralized identity management. The SAML Single sign-on integration offers the following benefits: Mattermost can be configured to act as a SAML 2.0 Service Provider. The SAML standard allows identity providers to pass credentials to service providers. Single sign-on (SSO) is a way for users to log into multiple applications with a single user ID and password without having to re-enter their credentials. Available on Enterprise and Professional plansĪvailable in legacy Mattermost Enterprise Edition E20
