Sometimes when working with various applications you may need to customize or transform the attributes you’re sending in order to make it compatible with the system. For example, your HR system may send over IDs in one format, but the system you’re sending the SAML attributes to are expecting a different format such as a […]
In the Lab
How to Install PingFederate on a Windows Server
I was in the process of rebuilding some of my lab machines and thought it would be a good idea to record the process of installing PingFederate on a Windows Server. Many times you may not get a chance to see this process in production. It could be that either the vendor consultant is doing […]
Setup Okta as an Identity Provider in AWS IAM Identity Center
I feel the best way to learn a new platform or technology is to use it! I wanted to learn more about Okta so I setup a dev instance and integrated it as an external IdP for a dev instance of AWS IAM Identity Center. Since Identity Center is replacing AWS SSO, I wanted to […]
How to Connect a SAML App in PingFederate & View Assertion Details in the SAML Response
No matter if you’re currently working in IAM, or considering it, one of the things you may find yourself doing often is setting up new SAML connections within your IdP (identity provider) to allow users to SSO into various applications. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) allows your IdP to communicate with the SP (service provider) […]