Certificate 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)
This section explains how to configure certificate-based external authentication for the Kyvos Web Portal, allowing Kyvos to authenticate users through certificates provided by an external authentication system and enable secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access
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 Certificate as an external authentication provider for the Kyvos Web Portal, perform the following steps.
On the navigation pane, click Security > Web based SSO page.
Select the Enable External Authentication checkbox to define the external authentication mechanism for the Kyvos Web portal.
Select the Certificate Based option from the Provider list.
Enter details as:
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. |
Click the Save button to save changes.