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Single Sign-On: Enterprise Team Authentication

Transform your database snapshot workflow from individual access to secure, organization-wide collaboration. DBSnapper's SSO integration connects with your existing identity infrastructure to provide automatic team provisioning, group-based access control, and enterprise-grade security for database snapshots.

The Enterprise Access Challenge

As your development team grows, managing database snapshot access becomes complex:

πŸ” Individual Account Chaos

  • Manual user provisioning for each team member
  • No centralized control over who accesses what data
  • Difficult to onboard/offboard team members
  • Password management and security becomes a burden

🚫 Security & Compliance Gaps

  • No audit trail of who accessed sensitive database snapshots
  • Different access levels across team members are hard to manage
  • Compliance teams can't easily review data access patterns
  • Potential data exposure when team members leave

⚑ Operational Bottlenecks

  • IT teams become bottlenecks for database access requests
  • Developers wait for manual provisioning before they can work
  • No automated way to share snapshots based on project teams
  • Mixed access patterns create security vulnerabilities

DBSnapper SSO: Your Identity Infrastructure, Extended

DBSnapper's SSO integration seamlessly extends your existing identity management to cover database snapshot accessβ€”no additional user management required.

🎯 Automatic Team Provisioning

Leverage Your Existing Identity Provider:

graph LR
    A[Your Identity Provider<br/>Okta, Auth0, Azure AD] --> B[SSO Groups<br/>developers, qa-team, data-analysts]
    B --> C[DBSnapper Cloud<br/>Automatic Access]
    C --> D[Sanitized Snapshots<br/>Based on Group Membership]

    E[New Team Member] --> A
    A --> |Automatic| C
    C --> |Instant Access| D

What This Means: - New hires get database access automatically based on their team assignment - Departing employees lose access immediately when deactivated in your identity system - Project teams are provisioned database access based on SSO group membership - Zero manual provisioning by IT teams for database snapshot access

πŸ›‘οΈ Group-Based Snapshot Sharing

Secure, intelligent access control using your organizational structure:

# Target configuration with SSO group sharing
targets:
  production_users_api:
    snapshot:
      src_url: "postgresql://readonly@prod-cluster:5432/users_api"
    storage_profile: production_s3
    sanitize:
      storage_profile: team_sanitized_s3
      override_query: |
        -- GDPR-compliant sanitization
        UPDATE users SET 
          email = CONCAT('user', id, '@example.com'),
          ssn = NULL, phone = '555-0000';
    # Only these SSO groups can access sanitized snapshots
    sso_groups: ["backend-developers", "qa-engineers"]

  financial_reports:  
    # More sensitive data - restricted access
    sso_groups: ["senior-developers", "finance-team", "compliance-auditors"]

  reference_data:
    # Broadly shared reference data
    sso_groups: ["all-engineering", "product-managers", "customer-support"]

Access Control Benefits: - Automatic sharing - Sanitized snapshots shared with authorized groups instantly - Granular permissions - Different data sensitivity levels for different teams - Organizational alignment - Access control follows your company structure - Audit compliance - Complete trail of group-based access decisions

πŸ” Enterprise Audit & Compliance

Complete visibility into database snapshot access:

Built-in audit capabilities for enterprise requirements: - Who accessed what snapshots when - Complete access logging - Group membership changes - Tracked through your identity provider - Data sanitization verification - Proof that PII was removed before sharing - Cross-system audit trails - Integration with your existing security monitoring

Integration with your existing security infrastructure:

# Security monitoring integration points:
# - SSO login events logged in your identity provider
# - DBSnapper access events logged in DBSnapper Cloud
# - Cloud storage access events logged in your storage provider
# - Complete audit trail across all systems

Compliance workflows that work with your existing processes: - Quarterly access reviews - Automated reports of who has access to what data - Data retention policies - Automatic cleanup based on your organizational policies
- Incident response - Immediate access revocation through your identity provider - Compliance evidence - Automated collection of access and sanitization proof

Supported Identity Providers

DBSnapper integrates with enterprise identity providers using OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocols:

Okta
Full integration including group membership sync, automatic provisioning, and audit logging
Complete setup guide β†’
Additional Providers
We're actively adding support for more enterprise identity providers
Contact us if you need a specific provider prioritized

For organizations with other identity providers:

  1. Assessment - We review your identity infrastructure requirements
  2. Integration Planning - Custom integration development if needed
  3. Testing & Validation - Comprehensive security and functionality testing
  4. Production Deployment - Guided rollout with your security team
  5. Ongoing Support - Enterprise support for identity integration issues

Real-World SSO Workflows

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό IT Administrator: SSO Setup

# 1. Configure SSO in DBSnapper Cloud
sso:
  okta:
    provider_url: https://yourcompany.okta.com
    client_id: dbsnapper-production-client
    # Groups automatically synced from your identity provider

# 2. Define group-based target access
targets:
  prod_api_database:
    sso_groups: ["backend-developers", "senior-engineers"]
    sanitize:
      sso_groups: ["backend-developers", "qa-engineers", "data-analysts"]

  staging_api_database:
    sso_groups: ["all-developers", "qa-engineers"]

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» New Developer: Automatic Access

# Day 1: New developer joins the team

# 1. IT adds them to "backend-developers" group in Okta
# 2. They sign into DBSnapper Cloud using SSO
# 3. Automatically get access to authorized targets

dbsnapper targets
# Shows: prod_api_database, staging_api_database (based on group membership)

dbsnapper load prod_api_database
# Loads latest sanitized snapshot - no manual provisioning required

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό Security Team: Compliance Audit

# Quarterly access review workflow:

# 1. Review SSO group membership in your identity provider
# 2. Review target access permissions in DBSnapper Cloud  
# 3. Automated audit reports show:
#    - Who accessed which snapshots when
#    - What sanitization was applied  
#    - Which SSO groups had access to what data
#    - Complete audit trail for compliance evidence

SSO Configuration Benefits

πŸš€ Operational Efficiency

Eliminate IT bottlenecks: - Zero manual provisioning for database snapshot access - Automatic onboarding for new team members - Instant offboarding when team members leave - Self-service access based on organizational group membership

πŸ”’ Enhanced Security

Enterprise-grade security controls: - Centralized authentication through your existing identity provider - Multi-factor authentication inherited from your SSO configuration - Session management controlled by your organizational policies - Immediate access revocation through your identity systems

πŸ“‹ Compliance & Audit

Built for enterprise compliance requirements: - Complete audit trails across all systems - Automated access reviews with group-based reporting - Data sanitization verification for privacy compliance - Integration with existing security monitoring tools

Getting Started with SSO

⚑ Quick Setup Process

  1. Configure Okta Integration - Complete step-by-step setup guide
  2. Define SSO Groups - Map your organizational structure to database access
  3. Configure Target Sharing - Set up group-based access for your database targets
  4. Test & Validate - Verify team members get appropriate access
  5. Roll Out to Team - Seamless transition from individual to group-based access

🎯 Implementation Strategy

Begin with a single team and one database target:

targets:
  staging_api:
    sso_groups: ["backend-team-pilot"]
    # Test with staging data first

Add more teams and production targets:

targets:
  production_api:
    sso_groups: ["backend-developers"]  # Expanded access

  analytics_warehouse:  
    sso_groups: ["data-team", "analysts"]  # New team type

Complete organizational rollout:

# Multi-environment, multi-team access control
targets:
  prod_users_api:
    sso_groups: ["senior-developers", "devops-team"]
  prod_orders_api:  
    sso_groups: ["backend-developers", "qa-engineers"]
  reference_data:
    sso_groups: ["all-engineering", "product-managers"]

Advanced SSO Features

πŸŽ›οΈ Dynamic Group Membership

Access automatically adjusts with organizational changes: - Project team assignments - Access follows project team membership - Role promotions - Senior developers get additional target access - Department transfers - Access rights change with organizational moves - Temporary assignments - Consultants get limited, time-bound access

πŸ” Integration Monitoring

Monitor SSO integration health:

# DBSnapper provides monitoring for:
# - SSO authentication success/failure rates
# - Group membership sync status
# - Target access pattern analysis  
# - Integration performance metrics

🚨 Security Alerts

Automated security monitoring: - Unusual access patterns - Detection of abnormal snapshot access - Group membership changes - Alerts for sensitive group modifications - Failed authentication attempts - Integration with your security monitoring - Compliance violations - Automatic detection of policy violations


Ready to enable secure team collaboration? Start with our Okta integration guide to connect your identity provider with DBSnapper Cloud.

Need complete implementation workflows? Our Team Workflows guide provides end-to-end processes showing how SSO integration enables DevOps setup, developer productivity, QA testing, and compliance workflows.

Need a different identity provider? Contact our enterprise team to discuss custom integration options for your organization.