How do I enable federated authentication?

In addition to the supported login using IBMid single sign-on feature, we’ve also enabled you to be able to sign up for Acoustic Content using the same credentials that you already use for your company’s login. This makes it easier for you to remember just one ID and password when going out to Acoustic Content. When using an email address or user ID from a federated domain, you are redirected back to your company for authentication.

Federated authentication allows an organization's identity provider to handle all of the users leveraging IBM® web applications and cloud services. As a result, an organization can use their own login page and security controls to secure access to IBM Cloud™ Apps or IBM Services.

IBM leverages the Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 (SAML 2.0) for this capability. SAML 2.0 is a standard version for exchanging authentication data between security domains. It is an XML-based protocol that uses a security token containing assertions to pass information between the organization's "Identity Provider," and the IBM Rely Party (RP), otherwise known as the Service Provider.

Enterprise federation can only be used within the user interface and cannot be used with APIs.

Go to the IBMid Enterprise Federation Adoption Guide.