OpenID Connect authentication provider

OpenID Connect is a simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. It is used for federated identity and authentication with multiple applications that use the same identity provider. OpenID Connect is the preferred web-based authentication provider if you want to federate IBM® Cognos® Analytics with other applications.

OpenID Connect is a modern standard that incorporates the OpenID and OAuth 2.0 standards. It is supported for both on-premises and Cloud installations of Cognos Analytics.

Cognos Analytics supports the following types of OpenID Connect identity providers:

  • ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services)
  • Azure AD (Active Directory)
  • Generic
  • Google
  • IBM Cloud Identity
  • IBMid (IBM identity provider)
  • MS Identity
  • OKTA
  • Ping
  • SalesForce
  • SiteMinder
Tip: Contact the identity provider administrator in your organization, or the sales and support organization, to find out which product version you should use.