IBMid OIDC provider type

IBMid is the IBM OpenID Connect identity provider. If your identity provider (IdP) does not support OpenID Connect, but supports SAML 2.0, you can use IBMid to configure an OpenID Connect namespace as your authentication provider in Cognos® Analytics.

Note: You can use IBMid as your OIDC provider type only if your identity provider is not already federated with another identity provider. If it is already federated, you must select the Generic type in Cognos Configuration when you create your namespace.

With this namespace configuration, you can federate Cognos Analytics with most SAML 2.0 identity providers. As a result, when users log on to Cognos Analytics, they are redirected to the IBMid sign-on page where they type their email address. If the email address is recognized by IBMid, the users are redirected to their organization SAML 2.0 identity provider logon page. In this page, the users complete the authentication process by providing their credentials. Then, they can access Cognos Analytics.