SCIM

The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) specification is designed to simplify the management of user identities in cloud-based applications and services.

Setup

Prerequisites

• A Netdata Cloud account
• Admin access to the Space
• The Space must be on a paid plan
• OIDC/SSO integration must already be enabled in one of your Spaces

Supported Features

This integration adheres to SCIM v2 specifications. Supported features include:

• User Resource Management (urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User)
• Create users
• Update user attributes
• Deactivate users
• Patch operations: Supported
• Bulk operations: Not supported
• Filtering: Supported (max results: 200)
• Password synchronization: Not supported, as we rely on SSO/OIDC authentication
• eTag: Not supported
• Authentication schemes: OAuth Bearer Token

Netdata Configuration Steps

1. Click on the Space settings cog (located above your profile icon).
2. Click on the User Management section and access Authentication and Authorization tab.
3. In the SCIM card, click on Activate.
4. Depending on your situation:
   • If OIDC/SSO integration is already enabled in your Space, click Activate.
   • If you already have a SCIM integration in another Space and want to create a linked integration here, enter the SCIM token from the original integration and click Activate.
5. If the setup is successful, you will receive two parameters:
   • Base URL: Use this URL as the base URL for your SCIM client.
   • Token: Use this token for Bearer Authentication with your SCIM client.

Client Configuration Steps

Okta

If you’re configuring SCIM in Okta, and you already have the Token from the previous section, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Applications menu on the left-hand panel and select the Netdata application.
2. In the Netdata application, navigate to the Provisioning tab.
3. Click on Configure API Integration and check the box for Enable API Integration.
4. Enter the Token (obtained in the Netdata Configuration Steps section) into the API Token field, then click Test API Credentials to ensure the connection is successful.
5. If the test is successful, click Save to apply the configuration.

Troubleshoot

Rotating the SCIM Token

You can rotate the token provided during SCIM integration setup if needed.

Steps to rotate the token:

1. Click on the Space settings cog (located above your profile icon).
2. Click on the User Management section and access Authentication and Authorization tab.
3. In the already configured SCIM card, click Configure.
4. Click Regenerate Token.
5. If successful, you will receive a new token for Bearer Authentication with your SCIM client.

User Keying Between SCIM and OIDC

Our SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) integration utilizes OIDC (OpenID Connect) to authenticate users. To ensure users are correctly identified and authenticated between SCIM and OIDC, we use the following mapping:

• SCIM externalID ↔ OIDC sub

This mapping ensures that the identity of users remains consistent and secure across both systems.

Important: Ensure that your OIDC and SCIM systems follow this mapping strictly. The externalID in SCIM must correspond to the subfield in OIDC. Any deviation from this mapping may result in incorrect user identification and authentication failures.

FAQ

Why aren’t users automatically added to Netdata spaces when they’re created through SCIM?

Currently, our SCIM server supports only the User resource. We plan to add support for the Group resource in the future.

In a Netdata space, users can belong to multiple rooms and have different roles (e.g., admin, manager). Additionally, the same organization may have multiple spaces.

As we don’t yet support groups, when a user is created through SCIM, we don’t have a way to determine which spaces, rooms, and roles the user should be assigned to.

Once we implement support for the Group resource, admins will be able to map SCIM groups to Netdata memberships, so this assignment will be done automatically.

Until then, SCIM can only be used to grant or block access to Netdata for users in your organization. After a user is created, it is up to the Netdata administrator to manually invite them to spaces, rooms and assign roles.

Reference

SCIM Specification