Configure Your Experience Cloud Site as an Identity Provider or OpenID Provider

To let users log in to a third-party service provider with credentials from your Experience Cloud site, configure your site as an identity provider. Depending on the third party you want to integrate, you can use SAML or OpenID Connect as your authentication protocol.

Required Editions

Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience

Available in: Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

Configure Your Site as a SAML Identity Provider

Note There are many terms to remember for SSO. If you need a refresher, check out Single Sign-On Terminology in Salesforce Help.

For third parties that speak the SAML authentication protocol, use these resources to help you set up and understand SAML SSO.

For configuration steps, see Salesforce as a SAML Identity Provider in Salesforce Help.
If you learn better with videos, check out How to Configure SAML Single Sign-On with Salesforce as the Identity Provider on YouTube.
For detailed information on SAML SSO behind the scenes, visit SAML SSO Flows.

Configure Your Site as an OpenID Provider

If your third party uses OpenID Connect, visit Integrate Service Providers as Connected Apps with OpenID Connect in Salesforce Help.