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refactor: move docs into new structure / fix links for SEO (#2416)
## What

This (admittedly massive) PR updates the "physical" documentation
structure and fixes url inconsistencies and SEO problems reported by
marketing. The main points are:

- remove or move directories : advanced, user_guide, deploy, api
- move the files contained within to the appropriate one of topics,
how-to, tutorials, or reference
- update internal doc links and product links to the content
- create client-side redirects for all the urls that have changed.

A number of the files have been renamed in small ways to better match
their url and to make them easier to find. Additionally, the top-level
api directory has been moved to /reference/api/legacy/unleash (see the
discussion points section for more on this).

## Why

When moving our doc structure to diataxis a while back, we left the
"physical' files lying where they were, because it didn't matter much to
the new structure. However, that did introduce some inconsistencies with
where you place docs and how we organize them.

There's also the discrepancies in whether urls us underscores or hyphens
(which isn't necessarily the same as their file name), which has been
annoying me for a while, but now has also been raised by marketing as an
issue in terms of SEO.

## Discussion points

The old, hand-written API docs have been moved from /api to
/reference/api/legacy/unleash. There _is_ a /reference/api/unleash
directory, but this is being populated by the OpenAPI plugin, and mixing
those could only cause trouble. However, I'm unsure about putting
/legacy/ in the title, because the API isn't legacy, the docs are. Maybe
we could use another path? Like /old-docs/ or something? I'd appreciate
some input on this.
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How to add SSO with OpenID Connect

:::note Availability

The Single-Sign-On capability is only available for customers on the Enterprise subscription. Check out the Unleash plans for details.

:::

Introduction

In this guide we will do a deep dive on the Single-Sign-On (SSO) using the OpenID Connect protocol and connect it with Okta as IdP. Unleash supports other identity providers and protocols, have a look at all available Single-Sign-On options

Basic configuration

Step 1: Sign-in to Unleash

In order to configure SSO you will need to log in to the Unleash instance with a user that have "Admin" role. If you are self-hosting Unleash then a default user will be automatically created the first time you start Unleash:

  • username: admin
  • password: unleash4all

Step 2: Navigate to SSO configuration

Unleash enterprise supports multiple authentication providers, and we provide in depth guides for each of them. To find them navigate to "Admin" => "Single-Sign-On" section.

admin-authentication

Step 3: Okta with OpenID Connect

Open a new tab/window in your browser and sign in to your Okta account. We will need to create a new Application which will hold the settings we need for Unleash.

a) Create new Okta application

Navigate to “Admin/Applications” and click the “Add Apps” button.

Okta: Add Apps

Then click “Create Application” and choose a new “OIDC - OpenID Connect” application, and choose application type "Web Application" and click create.

Okta: Create Apps

b) Configure Application Integration

Give you application a name. And set the Sign-in redirect URI to:

https://[region].app.unleash-hosted.com/[instanceName]/auth/oidc/callback

(In a self-hosted scenario the URL must match your UNLEASH_URL configuration)

You can also configure the optional Sign-out redirect URIs: https://[region].app.unleash-hosted.com/[instanceName]/

Okta: Configure OpenID Connect

Save your new application and your will ge the required details you need to configure the Unleash side of things:

Okta: Configure OpenID Connect

c) Configure OpenID Connect provider in Unleash

Navigate to Unleash and insert the details (Discover URL, Client Id and Client Secret) in to Unleash.

Pleas note that the Discover URL must be a valid URL and must include the https:// prefix. For example: https://dev-example-okta.com is a valid discovery URL.

You may also choose to “Auto-create users”. This will make Unleash automatically create new users on the fly the first time they sign-in to Unleash with the given SSO provider (JIT). If you decide to automatically create users in Unleash you must also provide a list of valid email domains. You must also decide which global Unleash role they will be assigned (Editor role will be the default).

Unleash: Configure OpenID Connect

Step 4: Verify

Logout of Unleash and sign back in again. You should now be presented with the "Sign in with OpenID Connect" option. Click the button and follow the sign-in flow. If all goes well you should be successfully signed in to Unleash.

(If something is not working you can still sign-in with username and password).

Verify SSO

Success!