{"id":69559,"date":"2019-04-14T21:02:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T04:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/?p=69559"},"modified":"2023-01-30T04:12:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T04:12:51","slug":"sso-authentication-for-market-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/sso-authentication-for-market-research\/","title":{"rendered":"When should you use SSO authentication for market research?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If your organization is currently using an identity provider (IdP) to manage logins to access to the various systems for your organization\u2019s workers or customers, then applying single sign-on authentication (SSO) for surveys is a great fit for you. This will allow your employees to log in to their QuestionPro account with a single click, and while they are logged into your site, employees can answer SSO-enabled surveys with a single click. This is easier than forcing someone to remember many username and passwords of various vendor tools or having to apply additional layers of security settings to your surveys. A win-win for you and your security protocols! <\/span><\/p>\n

Two birds, one SSO<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  1. SAML SSO authentication – <\/b>SSO using SAML authenticates survey creator to access QuestionPro from a secure site<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. SSO take survey authentication – <\/b>SSO survey authentication requires respondents to log into a secure site and then access a secure survey link.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What you need to get started with SSO – IdP URL<\/b><\/h3>\n

    For the signed SSO connection, you will need the following three things:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Entity ID – <\/span>This is the globally-unique URL\/string of your IdP entity. It’s similar to a mailing address that we, the service provider, use to contact your IdP.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. IdP login URL – This is the URL for logging in to your IdP. The Login URL is often very similar to the Entity ID URL. This is where we will send the SAML request.<\/li>\n
    3. SSL certificate – This is your certificate file (.crt) for your IdP which can be downloaded from your SSL Issuer. We require base64 encoded files that include the begin and end tags.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If these items are unfamiliar to you, be sure to connect with your IT team to help you gather this information.<\/span><\/p>\n

      How to make QuestionPro a service provider as part of this single sign-on (SSO)<\/b><\/h2>\n

      Using the signed SAML SSO, we are the service provider (SP) putting in a request to authenticate each respondent. QuestionPro initiates the IdP sign-on request every time a person accesses the survey.<\/span><\/p>\n

      For enabling SAML authentication please go to:<\/span><\/p>\n

      My Account \u00bb Global Settings \u00bb Select SSO Authentication<\/b><\/p>\n

      Select SAML (Signed) and add the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n