Dell ObjectScale 1.3 Administration Guide

Add a new identity provider to an account

This task describes how to add an identity providers to an account with the ObjectScale Portal user interface.

1. From the ObjectScale Portal user interface, click Accounts.
   The list of Accounts that the user is authorized to view is displayed.
2. Select an account from the account list and then select the Identity Provider tab.
   The Identity Provider list appears.
3. Click New Identity Provider.
   The New Identity Provider window opens.
4. Fill all the required fields in the New Identity Provider window.
   • Name - Identity Provider name can be a combination of up to 128 letters, digits, and period (.), underscore (_), and hyphen (-). Consecutive supported special characters are allowed.
   • Type - Identity Provider type, supports SAML.
   • Metadata Provider - An XML document generated by an identity provider (IdP) that supports SAML 2.0. The document includes the name of issuer, expiration information and keys that can be used to validate the SAML authentication response (assertions) that are received from the Identity Provider. You must generate the metadata document using the identity management software that is used as your organization's Identity Provider.
5. Click SAVE.
   A New Identity Provider is created for the account.