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With CDF, you can use your existing IdP framework to manage access to applications and data. Users authenticate with a single account to multiple applications. Use identity providers (IdPs) that support OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, the two standards used in establishing trust between the CDF services, the front-end applications, and the identity provider.
We currently support Microsoft Entra ID and Amazon Cognito. If you want to use another IdP to manage access to CDF, it must meet these minimum requirements.
IdP

Step 1: Get set up

Register core Cognite applications

As an IdP administrator, you can consent for your entire organization to use the CDF application and other Cognite applications. Users can sign in with their organizational identity without having to consent themselves.
Need help choosing an identity provider? CDF fully supports Microsoft Entra ID and Amazon Cognito. Other providers must meet minimum requirements for OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.

Set up groups to control access

Instead of assigning capabilities to individual users and applications, you create groups in CDF to define what capabilities members (users or applications) have to work with different CDF resources. Then you link and synchronize the CDF groups to user groups in the IdP and continue to manage users and applications in your IdP.

Step 2: Register and configure local apps

When you have set up the core applications and groups and verified that users can sign in with their organizational IDs, it’s time to register and configure the apps and components you need for your data integration pipelines, contextualization flows, and data dashboards and to start developing solutions.

Step 3: Dive deeper

Get in-depth knowledge that will help you implement an entire project.

Step 4: Fix issues

If you are receiving errors or seeing unexpected behavior, our troubleshooting tips can help you resolve the issues.