Overview
Swank Streaming Services offers multiple ways to authenticate to view your custom platform:
- IP Address Authentication - This works for viewing content on campus, and can be configured by our Accounts and Support Teams
- Single Sign On (SSO) Integration - We offer integration with SAML and Google OAuth Integration
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Proxy Integration (only available for select markets) - We offer integration with EZProxy, WAM, and Open Athens products. Find specific proxy setup information below:
SSO and SAML Setup
This document outlines the high-level steps to integrate a SAML provider with Swank Cloud Streaming portal. Using the Metadata XML approach is the suggested approach because it reduces errors in transmission and manual configuration
*Please contact your Account Manager and advise which Authentication method you choose to use before proceeding with SAML or Google OAuth setup.
SSO / SAML Integration:
Please find the guide at the following link for SAML integration. There are links within the document for specific examples of common IDP applications.
General Overview of SAML SSO Setup
- Configure your SAML Provider with information about the Swank streaming platform
- Preferred Approach
- Use the SAML Service Provider Metadata XML file provided by Swank to import our configuration into your SAML Provider. You can download the file here.
- Alternate approach
- If your identity provider does not support importing an XML Metadata file, use the manual configuration documentation found here.
- You can now import your settings via the XML document in the SAML Settings portion of the Cloud Streaming Admin Portal. Login with your admin credentials provided by your Account Manager
- Preferred Approach
- Generate a SAML Identity Provider Metadata XML file from your Identity Provider service and import into "Load Settings" area with the "SAML External" tab
- Alternate approach
- If your identity provider does not support exporting an Identity Provider Metadata XML file, use the manual configuration documentation found here.
- Preferred Approach
- Preferred Approach
- To elevate permissions for Instructors or Administrators you must also create role mapping information in order to map roles from your identity provider into roles for the streaming system. For more information on providing this information please see the following document: SAML Attribute Role Mapping
- Next, you will need to test the integration to SAML to ensure access.
- If there are issues, you will need to create a test account for each role
- For specific detailed steps to integrate SAML, please see the links below
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