PingIdentity SSO

Learn how to connect PingIdentity with Better Stack to enable single sign-on (SSO) for you and your colleagues.

SSO setup

  1. Go to Single Sign-On configuration.
  2. Click Connect on the Generic SAML SSO panel and select PingIdentity.
  3. Note the Entity ID and ACS URL. You will need them in a moment.

In PingIdentity

  1. Sign in to the PingIdentity console as an admin.
  2. In the left menu, go to Applications.
  3. Click the + icon to open the Add Application form and click Configure.
  4. Under SAML Configuration, select Manually Enter.
  5. For ACS URL, use the ACS URL from Better Stack.
  6. For Entity ID, use the Entity ID from Better Stack.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Toggle the switch in the top-right corner to enable the application.
  9. Under Connection Details, note the Initiate Single Sign-On URL. You will need this in a moment.
  10. Click Download Signing Certificate and choose the X509 PEM (.crt) format. Save the file.
  11. Go to the Attribute Mappings tab and click the Edit icon.
  12. Add the following attribute mappings:
    • Map email to Email Address.
    • Map first_name to Given Name.
    • Map last_name to Family Name.
  13. Click Save.

In Better Stack

  1. For Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL, use the Initiate Single Sign-On URL from PingIdentity.
  2. Upload the certificate file you downloaded from PingIdentity.
  3. Click Connect to confirm the configuration. You will be redirected to PingIdentity to sign in.

That's all. Your PingIdentity Single Sign-On is now configured.