SSO FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Commons single sign-on.

Do you support SCIM?

System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), is a standard for automation of user provisioning. Because your system will not be provisioning users in Overleaf, SCIM is neither supported nor required. Individual users own their Overleaf accounts, these may be provisioned by the users before joining the subscription and can be retained by them after they leave.

Do you support Just in Time (JIT) Provisioning of user accounts?

Yes. If a user signs in via SSO and their SSO identifier does not match one in our system they can either (a) provision a new account or (b) identify an existing account under a different email that should be associated with the SSO identity.

Do you support IDP initiated authentication flows?

No, Overleaf only directly supports SP initiated flows for authentication. We do provide a url that may be provided to your users that can simulate an IDP initiated flow.