Cloudflare Access IDP helps organizations use their current identity management systems to verify users trying to access their apps and resources protected by Cloudflare Access. At Bobcares, with our Server Management Service, we can handle your issues.

Cloudflare Access IDP

By combining Cloudflare Access IDP, firms can verify users using their protected apps and resources. This is how it works:

Authentication Flow:

Cloudflare Access catches a user’s attempt to access a resource that is protected. The user is then redirected to the Identity Provider’s login page by Cloudflare. This also avoids the need for them to log in directly using Cloudflare’s authentication process.

Authentication Flow:

On the IDP login screen, the user inputs their details. IDP can use an LDAP server, Active Directory, SAML-based identity provider (such as Okta, Azure AD, or OneLogin), or other authentication systems in order to verify users against its directory.

JWT Creation:

Then, IDP creates a JWT with the user’s identity attributes and group memberships. Also, the IDP has digitally signed this JWT to ensure its authenticity.

Authorization:

After the IDP returns the JWT to Cloudflare Access, the latter verifies the token’s authenticity as well as makes sure it hasn’t been changed. Based on the data in the JWT, the Access then finds if the user is allowed to access the resource that was requested.

Access Granted:

Cloudflare Access attaches the JWT to the initial request as an HTTP header and transmits the request to the origin server hosting the protected resource if the JWT is valid and the user is allowed.

Single Sign-On (SSO):

Cloudflare Access’s Single Sign-On (SSO) features are made possible via IDP linking, enabling users to log into several apps with just one set of details. Users don’t need to reenter their credentials to access other Cloudflare Access-protected apps once they’ve successfully verified with the IDP.

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