Host application based external authentication for Kyvos Web Portal

Applies to: Kyvos Enterprise Kyvos Cloud (SaaS on AWS) Kyvos AWS Marketplace

Kyvos Azure Marketplace Kyvos GCP Marketplace Kyvos Single Node Installation (Kyvos SNI)

Note

From Kyvos 2024.1 onwards, a restart of the Kyvos Web Portal will not be required for Kyvos security configuration (Web based SSO).

To configure the Host Application as an external authentication provider for the Kyvos Web Portal, perform the following steps.

On the navigation pane, click Security > Web based SSO.
The Web based SSO dialog is displayed.
Select the Enable External Authentication check box to define the external authentication mechanism for the Kyvos Web portal.
Select the Host Application option from the Provider list.
Enter details as:

Parameter/Field	Comments/Description

Parameter/Field	Comments/Description
Header Name	Enter the name of the HTTP header that contains the user name in the HTTP request.
Header Type	Select the type of value to be sent by the external authentication tool as an SSO token.
Sign-Out URL	Enter the single sign-out URL on which the application would redirect on sign-out. This option is displayed when the Host Application is selected as an external authentication provider.
Callback Jar	Upload the callback jar for external authentication.
Implementation Class Name	Provide the class name (including package name) responsible for external authentication.

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