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4.20.2 Create identity provider configuration
You can preconfigure different supported identity providers.
To use one of the configured identity providers, you must enable the corresponding configuration.
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If you enable an identity provider configuration, SwyxServer will offer federated authentication for selection instead of authentication via the Windows user account.
Disable all identity provider configurations to reuse Windows authentication.
 
To create an identity provider configuration
1 Select in the menu General Settings | Federated Authentication.
2 Click on Create configuration.
*The configuration wizard appears Create identity provider configuration.
Label
Explanation
Activated
Select the check box if the identity provider from this configuration should be used for federated authentication.
Name
Name the configuration with a unique name. The name of the configuration is displayed to the user in the client login dialog box.
Identity Provider
Choose an identity provider.
Only identity providers for which no configuration has been created yet are available.
Application ID,
Domain ID
Enter the application ID and domain ID.
You can find this data in your identity provider account:
 
*For Auth0 you find the data under Applications | <SwyxWare App> | Settings | Basic Information | Domain, Client-ID.
 
*For Microsoft Entra ID you can find the data under App registrations | <SwyxWare App> | Overview :
- Directory (tenant) ID as domain ID,
- Application (client) ID as application ID
Document metadata
Enter the URL to the identity provider metadata document:
 
*For Auth0 you can find the URL at
Applications | <SwyxWare App> | Advanced Settings | Endpoints | OpenID Configuration.
*For Microsoft Entra ID you can find the URL at
App registrations | <SwyxWare App> | Endpoints | OpenID Connect metada document
Client secret
(Entra ID only)
Enter the value of the secret key.
 
*For Microsoft Entra ID you can find the client secret at
App registrations | <SwyxWare App> |Certificates & Clients | Client secrets
The Value field
3 Click on Create.
*The new configuration is created and appears in the list Composite authentication.