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Not having to create separate usernames and passwords with yet another service (GitHub)
by tiffanyh 7y ago
Not having to create separate usernames and passwords with yet another service (GitHub)
- m01 7y agoWith GitHub (cloud version) specifically it doesn't (currently) work that way, you still need a "normal" GitHub username and password, and you do the organisational SAML login in regular intervals when trying to access that org's resources. I'm not aware of this being a widespread way of doing SAML, but I guess it supports certain use-cases (like keeping a GitHub identity despite switching jobs/OSS projects). sources: * https://help.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/about-identity-and-access-management-with-saml-single-sign-on https://help.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-or... * https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/about-authentication-with-saml-single-sign-on https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/a... [edit: formatting]