Configuring identity provider associations

If you have an account with an Identity Provider or an OpenID Provider, such as Yahoo!, Verisign, AOL, or MyOpenID, or an OpenID Connect provider such as Google, you can use the credentials associated with that account to log in to Birst.

To log in using OpenID or OpenID Connect, you must have:

  • An account with an OpenID or OpenID Connect provider
  • A Birst account that is associated with the OpenID provider account

To associate your user account with an OpenID provider account:

  1. On the Birst login page, click on the name of an OpenID provider for which you have an account. If you are not already logged in to the provider, you are redirected to the provider's website and prompted to log in. In some cases you are presented with a place to log in to your provider directly from the Birst login page.
  2. Log in with the credentials for your provider. You are redirected back to the Birst site.
  3. The Birst login page displays a message in red saying the OpenID is not associated with a Birst user.
  4. Copy the URL inside the parenthesis, then log in to Birst using your Birst credentials.
  5. Click the Global Navigation Menu and select your user account ID in the menu to open the User Profile page.
  6. Click Login Settings.
  7. Paste the URL in the Identity Provider Associations field, then click Add.
    The association has now been established between this account and your Birst user account, enabling you to log in to Birst using the credentials from this account. You can add as many OpenID associations as needed.
    Note: A validation error is displayed if the URL is invalid. You must correct the invalid URL to add the association.
  8. You can test the association by logging out of the application, then clicking the provider icon on the login page. You should be automatically logged into Birst and see the Birst Home page.
    Note: 
    • If your OpenID Connect provider account's email address is the same email address as your Birst account, then they are automatically associated and it is not necessary to manually associate them.
    • Otherwise, contact your Birst representative to have your Birst user account associated with your OpenID Connect provider account.
    • You can remove associations by going to the User Settings page and clicking the Delete button next to the OpenID Association.