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Authentication Providers

Defines the credential stores Zetect can authenticate against: its own store, external directories reached through an agent, and federated identity providers.

Authentication Providers screen
Authentication Providers — captured from the h-technova tenant.

How to use it

  1. Open Authentication → Providers.
  2. Add a provider and choose its type.
  3. For LDAP, supply host, port, bind credentials and search base, and select the agent.
  4. For an external IdP, exchange SAML or OIDC metadata.
  5. Save, then reference the provider from an Authentication Rule.

Field reference

FieldDescription
CYIAM_STORELocal password store using BCrypt hashing. Always present as the default.
LDAPActive Directory or LDAP, authenticated via an on-premise agent.
EXTERNAL_IDPDelegates sign-in to a third-party IdP by SAML redirect.

Example — Demo providers

CyIAM StoreCYIAM_STORE · default · enabled
Corporate ADLDAP · enabled