VIP Authentication
VIP Authentication enables users to log in to the VIP Dashboard securely, by signing in with their GitHub or WordPress.com user account and verifying their identity with a preferred multi-factor authentication (MFA) method.
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VIP Authentication enables users to log in to the VIP Dashboard securely, by signing in with their GitHub or WordPress.com user account and verifying their identity with a preferred multi-factor authentication (MFA) method.
Single Sign-On (SSO) is an authentication method that allows a user to log in to the VIP Dashboard with credentials managed by an authentication service (e.g. Duo, Okta).
Using a GitHub user account for multi-factor authentication to log in to the VIP Dashboard also requires VIP Authentication.
Using a WordPress.com user account for multi-factor authentication to log in to the VIP Dashboard also requires VIP Authentication.
For most issues that occur when attempting to log in to the VIP Dashboard an informative error message will be returned. The error message will indicates a possible underlying cause for the issue.
When an organization configures Single Sign-On (SSO) for their users to log in to the VIP Dashboard, they have the option to Enforce SSO in order to disallow all other authentication methods (e.g., GitHub, WordPress.com).
Single Sign-On (SSO) can be configured as an optional—or enforced—authentication method for an organization’s users to log in to the VIP Dashboard.
Single Sign-On (SSO) for logging in to the VIP Dashboard can be configured for an organization as an optional—or enforced—authentication method.
The application view in the VIP Dashboard provides access to more information about the environments that belong to an application and manage their settings.
The organization view of the VIP Dashboard provides access to more information about the applications and team members that belong to that organization.