Podbean supports single sign-on (SSO) for Business Pro and Enterprise plan accounts, so private members can access Podbean through your organization’s identity provider. With SSO, your identity provider manages authentication, and private members can sign in without a separate password.
This guide explains how to set up SSO with Podbean and how users sign in through different Podbean access points.
How do I set up SSO with Podbean?
With Podbean, it is easy to set up SSO. There are only 2 steps:
Step 1: Download the Podbean SSO metadata file
Log in to your Podbean account.
Go to Company Dashboard -> Settings -> SSO Login.
Download the Podbean SSO metadata file and give it to your SSO admin.
If your SSO admin needs to enter the SSO configuration manually, use the following data:
- EntityID: https://www.podbean.com
Step 2: Upload your company SSO IdP metadata file and save information
SSO idP Metadata File
Get your company SSO IdP metadata file from your SSO admin and upload it to your Podbean account.
An SSO IdP Metadata File (should contain all the following information):
- Entity ID, Connection ID, or External Key
- Redirect URL
- Public Certificate
Email Domain
You will also need to provide your organization’s email domain.
Once SSO is turned on, users can sign in to Podbean by entering just their email address. This will redirect them to your identity provider's sign-in page, where they can enter their SSO login credentials.
SSO Organization Name (Optional)
Organization name is optional.
If your users do not have email addresses with the same organization domain, you can let them enter your organization name in Podbean’s SSO login instead.
Podbean will use the organization name to redirect users to your identity provider’s sign-in page, where they can enter their SSO login credentials.
SSO Test Account Username and Password
Prepare an SSO test account before setup is completed. This account will be used to test SSO login after Podbean completes the SSO setup for your organization.
SSO Login Through Different Platforms
SSO Login on Your White Label App
If Podbean creates a white label app for your organization, users will see an SSO Login button when they open the app.
After users click SSO Login, they will be redirected to your organization’s (or the identity provider's) sign-in page, where they can enter their SSO login credentials.
Once users are authenticated, they are redirected back to the app and logged in.
SSO Login via your Podbean Organization Page
When users visit your Podbean organization page, they are redirected to your organization’s identity provider sign-in page.
Once users are authenticated, they are redirected back to your organization page and logged in.
SSO Login via Podbean Web
On the Podbean login page, users can click Sign in with SSO.
Users can enter their email address or organization name so Podbean can identify which organization they belong to.
Then they will be redirected to your organization’s (or the identity provider's) sign-in page, where they can enter their SSO login credentials.
Once users are authenticated, they are redirected to your organization page and logged in.
SSO Login on the Podbean Podcast App
On the Podbean podcast app, users can tap Log In at the bottom of the page and choose Sign in with SSO.
Users can enter their email address or organization name so Podbean can identify their organization.
Then they will be redirected to your organization’s (or the identity provider's) sign-in page, where they can enter their SSO login credentials.
Once users are authenticated, they are redirected back to the app and logged in.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does SSO login work for users?
After SSO is set up, users can sign in through different Podbean access points.
Will Podbean SSO work with our system? (What identity providers do you support?)
Podbean uses the secure and widely adopted industry standard Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), which means our implementation of SSO integrates easily with any identity provider or organization that supports SAML. If you've built your own SAML-based federated authentication process, we integrate with that too. We support service provider initiated SAML.
After initiating SSO, what happens to computers and mobile devices that are already linked to Podbean accounts?
All computers and mobile devices that are already linked to Podbean accounts will continue to work normally when you enable single sign-on. If users need to relink a device or link a new one, they can use SSO login or their Podbean account email/password they used before.
How do we manage SSO login users?
Users are automatically added into your private member list after they login using SSO. You can view and manage (delete, manage group permissions, etc.) the members in your dashboard.