topic Re: SAML not being added to new user creation - shows native splunk as authentication? in Splunk Enterprise

SAML not being added to new user creation - shows native splunk as authentication?

jcorcoran05 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:05:27 GMT

I inherited this splunk instance that uses SAML , but when I add a "new" user its configured as Authentication Method as "splunk"

All the other users have SAML as the Authentication Method. Can anyone share some help in adding users in the SAML Authentication method ?

Re: SAML not being added to new user creation - shows native splunk as authentication?

richgalloway — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:15:43 GMT

One does not add SAML users in the Splunk UI. Add them in your Identity Provider (Active Directory, for example). When the new user signs in to Splunk, the search head will use SAML to confirm the user's credentials with the identity provider.

Re: SAML not being added to new user creation - shows native splunk as authentication?

jcorcoran508 — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:42:43 GMT

Thank You - Yes once the user logged in after they were added to the AD group I had seen they account listed and under SAML.

Re: SAML not being added to new user creation - shows native splunk as authentication?

richgalloway — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:27:39 GMT

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