Project Name
Ksolves Unifies Enterprise Authentication With Okta and OneLogin SSO
A US-based SaaS provider in the background screening and employment verification space processes high-sensitivity candidate data for enterprise HR and compliance teams, which makes identity security a standard line item in every procurement review. Enterprise clients standardized on Okta or OneLogin had no way to log in through their own identity infrastructure, so every user carried a separate platform-specific password, and IT security reviews were stalling on that gap alone. Ksolves built a complete SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 SSO integration federating the platform to both identity providers, letting enterprise users log in with a single click through their existing corporate identity. The SSO gap that had been blocking enterprise deals cleared, unlocking roughly 30% of the client’s previously stalled enterprise pipeline.
- No Corporate Identity Provider Support: Enterprise clients standardized on Okta or OneLogin had no way to authenticate through their existing identity infrastructure, forcing every user to create a separate platform-specific credential set that violated their own corporate IT policy.
- Credential Sprawl Introducing Security Risk: Each enterprise user carried a standalone username and password for a single-purpose compliance tool, expanding the organization's credential surface and its exposure to phishing and credential stuffing.
- Login Friction Blocking Enterprise Adoption: Managing a separate credential for a periodically-used tool created onboarding friction, generated recurring password reset requests, and contributed to user drop-off during initial deployment.
- SSO Procurement Gate Blocking Enterprise Revenue: CISOs and IT Directors at target accounts were treating Okta and OneLogin SSO support as a formal procurement gate, and without it the platform could not clear security review at all.
- No Centralized Session and Access Control for Enterprise IT: With no session lifecycle integration to the enterprise identity provider, client IT teams had no way to enforce MFA policy, apply session timeout rules, or revoke access centrally when an employee left.
- No Replicable Framework for Additional IdP Onboarding: Each new enterprise client on a different identity provider required bespoke engineering with no standard pattern, turning every new account into its own integration project.
Ksolves built the integration around one governing principle: zero credential duplication. Enterprise users authenticate once through their own corporate identity and get full platform access, with no separate credential created at any point.
- SAML 2.0 Federation Layer: A full SAML assertion flow now runs between the platform as Service Provider and both Okta and OneLogin as Identity Providers, covering metadata exchange, signed assertion validation, SP-initiated and IdP-initiated login, and replay attack protection, with no user credentials ever stored in the platform itself.
- OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect Integration: An OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with an OpenID Connect identity layer supports token-based authentication for both browser-based SSO and API-level identity federation, with ID token claims establishing user context inside the platform.
- IdP Attribute Mapping and Role Provisioning: Attribute mapping rules translate IdP-supplied claims, department, role, and group membership into platform permissions, provisioning new users just-in-time on first login without any manual account creation.
- Session Lifecycle Management: Centralized session handling now fully respects IdP-enforced policy, corporate timeout durations, MFA rules, and Single Logout propagation, giving enterprise IT teams complete control over platform access.
- Configuration-Driven IdP Onboarding Framework: New enterprise identity providers onboard by supplying IdP metadata and attribute mappings rather than custom integration code, turning what used to be an engineering project into a configuration task.
Technology Stack
| Category | Technology |
|---|---|
| Platform | Enterprise SaaS Platform (Service Provider) |
| Identity Provider | Okta |
| Identity Provider | OneLogin |
| Protocol | SAML 2.0 |
| Protocol | OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect (OIDC) |
| Architecture | Config-Driven IdP Onboarding Framework |
- Separate Enterprise Credential Sets Eliminated: Enterprise users on Okta or OneLogin now authenticate through their existing corporate identity with a single click, with zero separate credentials created or stored in the platform.
- Enterprise SSO Procurement Gate Cleared: Full SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 support removed the security review blocker entirely, unlocking roughly 30% of the client's previously stalled enterprise pipeline.
- Platform Login Friction Removed: Single-click SSO from the corporate identity portal eliminated the credential-related drop-off and password reset volume that had been slowing enterprise onboarding.
- Centralized Access Control for Enterprise IT: Session lifecycle management now fully respects IdP-enforced session timeouts, MFA rules, and Single Logout, giving client IT teams complete, centralized control over platform access, with 100% of access revocations effective within one IdP session cycle.
- IdP Onboarding Time Cut by 65%: New identity providers now onboard through metadata and attribute configuration alone, cutting onboarding time by roughly 65% compared to the bespoke integration work each new IdP used to require.
“The SSO implementation removed the last adoption barrier for our enterprise accounts. Our IT contacts now tick the identity management checkbox without a second conversation, users simply log in with their existing corporate credentials, and everything works exactly as they expect it to.”
– VP of Product, SaaS Platform
Enterprise clients standardized on Okta or OneLogin had no path into this platform via their own identity infrastructure, resulting in credential sprawl, login friction, and a procurement gate that was quietly costing enterprise revenue. Ksolves federated the platform with both identity providers through complete SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 integrations, allowing enterprise users to log in with a single click using their existing corporate identity.
Separate credential sets are gone across every enterprise account, the procurement blocker that was stalling security reviews is cleared, and IT teams now have centralized control over session policy and access revocation through their own identity provider. The configuration-driven onboarding framework means the next enterprise identity provider gets added through metadata configuration, not another custom integration project.
With SSO in place, the platform is positioned to move faster through enterprise sales cycles and extend the same federation model to automated user provisioning as its next identity management step.
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