Configuring SAML SSO for Spotinst
These steps will guide you through setting up the single sign-on functionality between ADSelfService Plus and Spotinst.
Prerequisite
- Login to ADSelfService Plus as an administrator.
- Navigate to Configuration → Self-Service → Password Sync/Single Sign On → Add Application, and select Spotinst from the applications displayed.Note: You can also find Spotinst application that you need from the search bar located in the left pane or the alphabet wise navigation option in the right pane.
- Click IdP details in the top-right corner of the screen.
- In the pop-up that appears, download the SSO certificate by clicking on the Download Meta file.

Spontinst (Service Provider) configuration steps
- Login to Spotnist with an administrator’s credentials.
- Click on the Avatar icon.
- Navigate to Settings → Security tab → Select Identity Provider
- Enable SAML and Select Provider type as SAML.
- You can upload the metadata file in the respective field. (Refer Step 5 of Prerequisite).
- Select Viewer as the user default role.
- Click Save.
ADSelfService Plus (Identity Provider) configuration steps
- Now, switch to ADSelfService Plus’ Spotinst configuration page.
- Enter the Application Name and Description.
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In the Assign Policies field, select the policies for which SSO need to be enabled.
Note: ADSelfService Plus allows you to create OU and group-based policies for your AD domains. To create a policy, go to Configuration → Self-Service → Policy Configuration → Add New Policy.
- Select Enable Single Sign-On.
- Enter the Domain Name of your Spotinst account. For example, if you use johndoe@thinktodaytech.com to log in to Spotinst, then thinktodaytech.com is the domain name.
- In the Name ID Format field, choose the format for the user login attribute value specific to the application.
- Click Add Application
Note: Use Unspecified as the default option if you are unsure about the format of the login attribute value used by the application
Note: For Spontinst, only SP initiated flow is supported.