# Enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) for Employees

To allow employees to use the SSO service, follow these steps:

### **1. Order Licenses**<br>

Ensure that you have an active [license](/ipi-enterprise-server/single-sign-on-settings/how-to-get-employee-licenses.md) for each employee who needs access to the IPI Enterprise Server (IES) and SSO functionality.

### **2. Assign SSO Permissions**

By default, employee accounts do not have access to the SSO service. This access must be explicitly granted by an administrator.\
You can [enable](/ipi-enterprise-server/employees/how-to-add-an-employee.md#the-single-sign-on-page-optional) SSO either when creating a new employee or by editing an existing one:

* **For New Employees**: Enable the "Enable SSO" option during the employee creation process.
* **For Existing Employees**:
  * Go to the **Employees** section.
  * Select the employee.
  * Click **Edit**.
  * On the opened page, click the **Enable SSO** button to grant access.

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### **3. Enable Authentication Methods**

* To enable passwordless authentication, check the **"Passwordless Authentication"** checkbox.

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* To enable two-factor authentication (2FA), check the **"Use Two-Factor Authentication"** checkbox.

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{% hint style="info" %}
**NoNote:** A valid email address is required to activate SSO for the employee.
{% endhint %}

### Advanced Settings

If **External ID** is used as the **Name Identifier Field** in your SAML configuration, you must manually populate the External ID for each employee.

To do this:

1. Go to **Employees**.
2. Select an employee.
3. Click **Details**.
4. Navigate to the **Single Sign-On** section.
5. Click **Edit settings**.
6. Enter the **External ID** value and save the changes.

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