Platform Feature

LMS Single Sign-On (SSO) — Seamless Secure Authentication

One login for all your tools. Secure SSO integration that your IT team will approve.

Last Updated: April 2026

Why It Matters

Standards-Based SSO

SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect support. Integrate with any enterprise identity provider.

Seamless Learner Experience

Learners log in once through your organization's identity provider and access training instantly. No separate credentials.

Enterprise Security

Enforce MFA, password policies, and session management through your existing identity provider.

How It Works

Arythmatic's single sign-on integration connects your learning platform to your organization's existing identity infrastructure, creating a seamless and secure authentication experience that meets enterprise IT requirements. The SSO system supports the three major authentication standards: SAML 2.0 for enterprise identity federation, OAuth 2.0 for delegated authorization, and OpenID Connect (OIDC) for modern identity verification. Pre-built integrations with Okta, Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), Google Workspace, OneLogin, Auth0, and PingIdentity accelerate setup for organizations using these popular providers, while the standards-based approach ensures compatibility with any compliant identity provider. Just-in-time (JIT) provisioning automatically creates user accounts in Arythmatic when a new user authenticates via SSO for the first time, eliminating manual account creation and ensuring your LMS user directory stays in sync with your identity provider. SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) support goes further by enabling full lifecycle user management — creating, updating, deactivating, and deleting user accounts based on changes in your directory, without any manual intervention. Role mapping synchronizes groups and roles from your IdP to Arythmatic, automatically assigning the correct permissions and course enrollments based on the user's organizational attributes. For example, a user in the 'Engineering' group in your IdP can be automatically assigned the 'Developer' role in Arythmatic and enrolled in the Engineering Learning Path. All security policies — multi-factor authentication, password complexity, session timeout, IP restrictions — are enforced by your identity provider, giving your IT team centralized control over access security. The SSO system supports both SP-initiated (user starts at Arythmatic) and IdP-initiated (user starts at the identity provider) authentication flows for maximum flexibility.

Real-World Use Cases

Enterprise Employee Training Access

A 5,000-employee company wants employees to access the training platform from their corporate dashboard without managing separate credentials. The IT team requires all SaaS applications to use corporate SSO with enforced MFA.

Outcome: Employees access training with one click from their corporate portal, IT maintains centralized control over authentication and MFA policies, and the L&D team eliminates password reset support requests entirely.

Automated Onboarding Enrollment

When new employees are added to the HR system and corporate directory, they should automatically get an LMS account with role-appropriate training assignments — without manual intervention from the training team.

Outcome: SCIM provisioning creates LMS accounts within minutes of directory creation, role mapping assigns correct learning paths automatically, and the onboarding team focuses on content quality rather than user management.

Multi-Provider Authentication

A training company serves both internal employees (who use Okta) and external customers (who authenticate with Google or email/password). Both populations need to access the same training platform with different authentication methods.

Outcome: Internal users authenticate via corporate Okta SSO with MFA, external customers use Google social login or email/password, and both populations access appropriate content within the same platform with properly isolated permissions.

Full Capabilities

✓SAML 2.0 SSO

✓OAuth 2.0 integration

✓OpenID Connect (OIDC)

✓Okta integration

✓Azure AD / Entra ID

✓Google Workspace SSO

✓OneLogin integration

✓Auto-provisioning (SCIM)

✓Just-in-time user creation

✓Role mapping from IdP

How Arythmatic Compares

SSO is often treated as an enterprise upsell in the LMS market. Platforms like Teachable and Thinkific do not offer SSO at all, or restrict it to expensive enterprise tiers. TalentLMS offers basic SAML support but limited SCIM provisioning and role mapping capabilities. WordPress-based solutions require third-party plugins for SSO with reliability concerns. Enterprise platforms like Cornerstone offer comprehensive SSO but at price points that exclude mid-market organizations. Arythmatic includes full SSO support — SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM provisioning, and role mapping — as a standard feature, not an enterprise upsell. This makes enterprise-grade authentication accessible to organizations of any size, which is increasingly important as security-conscious IT teams require SSO for all SaaS applications.

Getting Started

1Navigate to Settings > Authentication > SSO to begin configuration and select your identity provider from the pre-built integration list or configure a custom SAML/OIDC connection

2Exchange metadata between Arythmatic and your identity provider — upload Arythmatic's SP metadata to your IdP and configure your IdP's metadata or endpoints in Arythmatic

3Configure attribute mapping to ensure user properties (email, name, department, role) are correctly passed from your IdP to Arythmatic during authentication

4Set up role mapping rules that assign Arythmatic roles and course enrollments based on IdP groups and attributes

5Enable SCIM provisioning if you want automatic user lifecycle management — creating, updating, and deactivating accounts based on directory changes

6Test the SSO flow by authenticating as a test user through your IdP and verifying correct account creation, role assignment, and course enrollment in Arythmatic

Pro Tips

💡Implement SCIM provisioning alongside SSO to get full user lifecycle automation — JIT provisioning creates accounts at first login, but SCIM handles updates and deactivation without waiting for the user to log in

💡Use IdP group-to-role mapping to automate training assignment — when an employee moves teams in your directory, their LMS role and training assignments update automatically

💡Configure both SP-initiated and IdP-initiated SSO flows to give users flexibility — some will start from your corporate portal (IdP-initiated), others will navigate to the academy directly (SP-initiated)

💡Set up a fallback authentication method for users outside your corporate directory (contractors, temporary staff) who need LMS access but are not in your identity provider

💡Monitor SSO authentication logs for failed login attempts and unusual patterns — integrate with your SIEM if needed for comprehensive security monitoring

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Arythmatic support single sign-on (SSO)?

Yes. Arythmatic supports SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect SSO. Integrate with Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, OneLogin, and other identity providers.

Can SSO automatically provision new user accounts in Arythmatic?

Yes. With just-in-time provisioning and SCIM, user accounts are automatically created and updated when learners authenticate through your identity provider.

Which identity providers does Arythmatic integrate with?

Arythmatic supports any SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, or OIDC-compliant identity provider. Pre-built integrations exist for Okta, Azure AD (Entra ID), Google Workspace, OneLogin, Auth0, and PingIdentity.

Can I map roles from my identity provider to Arythmatic?

Yes. Role mapping lets you sync groups and roles from your IdP to Arythmatic — so when a user logs in via SSO, they are automatically assigned the correct role (learner, instructor, admin) and enrolled in appropriate courses.

Does SSO work with multi-factor authentication?

Yes. MFA policies are enforced by your identity provider. When learners authenticate via SSO, whatever MFA requirements your organization has configured (push notifications, TOTP, hardware keys) are applied before access is granted.

Can I use SSO for external learners and customers, not just employees?

Yes. Configure SSO for customer-facing academies by integrating with social login providers (Google, Microsoft) or customer identity platforms. Internal employees and external learners can use different authentication methods on the same platform.

Is SSO required or can users still log in with email and password?

Configurable. You can enforce SSO-only authentication for maximum security, or allow both SSO and email/password login. Useful for organizations where some users (e.g., contractors) are not in the corporate identity provider.

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