Federated Authentication
Federated authentication Direct link to this section
Federated authentication is the process at Arctic Wolf© that enables you to use your your preferred certified OpenID identity provider (IdP), such as Okta or Azure, to authenticate with any Arctic Wolf portal. This provides a single sign-on (SSO) experience for your users with your existing IdP, eliminating the need to have another set of login credentials to access the Arctic Wolf Portal. See https://openid.net/certification for a list of supported IdPs at Arctic Wolf for more information.
Using your own IdP, you can:
- Manage passwords
- Manage multi-factor authentication
- Audit logins
Set up federated authentication Direct link to this section
Step 1: Configure your identity provider Direct link to this section
You will need to configure federated authentication for your identity provider.
- If your IdP is Azure, see Azure Setup Guide for more information.
- If your IdP is Okta, see Okta Setup Guide for more information.
- If you are using an IdP that is not Azure or Okta, see your IdP’s documentation for more information.
Step 2: Add an OpenID identity provider account Direct link to this section
To enable federated authentication, add the OpenID IdP as a connected account on portal.arcticwolf.com.
Before you begin
Configure the following in your IdP:
- Configure your IdP to use OpenID Connect as the sign-in method.
- Register the Arctic Wolf redirect or reply URI:
https://auth.arcticwolf.com/login/callback.
- Log in to portal.arcticwolf.com.
- Click My Account.
- Select Connected Accounts.
- Click + Add Account.
- Under Account Type, select Federated Authentication.
- Under Cloud Applications, select the OpenID tile.
- Enter the following information:
- Account Name — the display name that you provide.
- Issuer URL — based on the IdP Issuer URL.
- Client ID — defined by the IdP.
- Client Secret — defined by the IdP.
- Domain Name — your company’s email domain name.
- Click Submit to CST.
A ticket is automatically created for Arctic Wolf to complete the federated authentication set up. When the account set up is complete, you receive a confirmation Zendesk email.