How to add SSO to your homegrown auth in a day
Blog post from WorkOS
The text outlines a guide for integrating Single Sign-On (SSO) into an existing authentication system using the WorkOS standalone SSO API. It emphasizes the complexity and challenges of implementing SSO, particularly with diverse Identity Providers (IdPs) like Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, and others that require different configurations and maintenance. The guide highlights the pitfalls of custom-building SSO solutions, such as the intricacies of SAML, challenging debugging processes, and security vulnerabilities. Instead, it advocates for using WorkOS to streamline SSO integration, allowing applications to support multiple IdPs with a single integration that abstracts the complexities of different authentication protocols. This approach maintains the existing auth system and simplifies the process, enabling businesses to efficiently support enterprise clients' SSO requirements without becoming entangled in the technical complexities of IdP compatibility.