Self-Service SSO with an OIDC-based IdP

This guide walks through configuring a generic OpenID Connect (OIDC) based identity provider (IdP) for use with Apollo SSO. If you use Okta or Microsoft Entra ID as your IdP, instead see the corresponding guide for your IdP:

• Okta
• Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory)

Migration notes

To migrate from a legacy configuration, a GraphOS Org Admin must create a new SSO configuration. You can create a new configuration while the legacy configuration continues to provide SSO for your organization.

The GraphOS setup wizard takes you through the configuration process, step-by-step. It won't let you activate your new configuration until it has confirmed that you're able to sign in with it.

Once the new configuration is verified and active, you should remove any legacy configurations from your IdP.

Prerequisites

Setup requires:

• Administrative access to your IdP
• A GraphOS user account with the Org Admin role

Setup

OIDC-based SSO setup has these steps:

1. Enter your SSO details in GraphOS Studio.
2. Create a custom application for GraphOS in your IdP.
3. Verify and configure OIDC details.
4. Verify your SSO configuration works.
5. Enable SSO in GraphOS Studio.

The SSO setup wizard in GraphOS Studio guides you through these steps.

Step 1. Enter your SSO details

1. Go to GraphOS Studio. Open the Settings page from the top navigation. Open the Security tab from the left sidebar and click Migrate SSO. A setup wizard appears.
2. Enter the Email domain(s) you are setting SSO up for. Click Continue.
3. Select OIDC as the SSO type. Click Continue.

Step 2. Create a custom application

1. Once you reach Step 2: Configure Your IdP in the wizard, open your IdP's admin dashboard in a separate browser tab.

2. Create a new application in your SSO environment. While doing so, set the following values:

   • App Name: Apollo GraphOS
   • Logo: Apollo logo (optional)

3. Retrieve the following values from your SSO provider and enter them in the setup wizard.

• Client ID: this should be a specific Application ID
• Client Secret: a secret value you may need to first create in your IdP
• Issuer: the issuer value from a OpenID Connect metadata document found in your IdP

Step 3. Configure OIDC to work with Apollo

1. Verify that the Sign-in Redirect URL in your application matches the one shown in the GraphOS wizard.
2. If your IdP permits it, set the following user attributes:

• sub: user.email
  • The sub attribute should uniquely identify any particular user to GraphOS. In most cases, user.email or user.mail provides this unique mapping.
• email: Your IdP's email attribute, often something like user.email
• given_name: Your IdP's first name attribute, often something like user.firstName
• family_name: Your IdP's last name attribute,often something like user.lastName

3. Save this configuration in your IdP and click Next in the GraphOS wizard.

Step 4. Verify SSO Configuration

To verify that your SSO configuration works, click Login with new SSO in the GraphOS Studio wizard. This button launches a new login session in a new browser tab. Once you successfully login using your new configuration, click Next.

Step 5. Enable SSO

Assign users in your IdP

Once your SSO setup is live, assign users to your new Apollo GraphOS application in your IdP. Consult your IdP documentation if necessary. For help assigning the relevant groups and users, contact your SSO or Identity & Access Management team.