Prompt
What should I use for SSO and enterprise login?
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Oct 11, 2026
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For SSO and enterprise login, the usual choice is:
Best default
- OAuth 2.0 + OpenID Connect (OIDC) for modern app sign-in
- SAML 2.0 if you need compatibility with older enterprise identity providers
Quick rule of thumb
- New web/mobile app: use OIDC
- Enterprise SaaS needing company logins: support OIDC first, add SAML if customers demand it
- Internal workforce apps: often OIDC with an IdP like Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, Auth0, or Keycloak
Common enterprise providers
Your app should usually integrate with:
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Okta
- Google Workspace
- Ping Identity
- OneLogin
- Auth0 / Keycloak as identity platforms
What to implement
If you’re building the app:
- Use an OIDC library in your backend/frontend
- Support:
- login via IdP redirect
- token validation
- session management
- user provisioning / JIT creation
- For enterprise customers, add:
- SAML SSO
- SCIM for user provisioning and deprovisioning
Recommended stack
- Authentication protocol: OIDC
- Legacy enterprise compatibility: SAML
- Provisioning: SCIM
- Authorization: RBAC/ABAC in your app
If you want the simplest answer
If you only choose one today: OpenID Connect.
If you want, I can also recommend:
- a specific vendor (Auth0 vs Okta vs Azure AD vs Keycloak), or
- a reference architecture for implementing enterprise SSO in your app.