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Blackline Live Single Sign-On (SSO)

Learn about the single sign-on option for Blackline Live.

Blackline Live has a single sign-on option that offers your organization a quick and secure way to sign in to Blackline Live.

What is SSO?

Single sign-on (SSO) makes it easy for you to log in to Blackline Live using your company's existing login credentials. Rather than creating a Blackline Live username and password, you can sign in through your organization's identity provider (IdP). Once SSO is enabled, you authenticate through your company's secure sign-in page and automatically sign in to Blackline Live.

Benefits of using SSO with Blackline Live

Using SSO helps your organization to:

  • Improve security by enforcing authentication policies
  • Reduce password fatigue for users
  • Simplify user access management using your existing identity system
  • Provide a simple login experience for large teams

SSO-enabled users have the same functionality in Blackline Live as users who log in with standard Blackline Live credentials.

What Happens When SSO is Enabled?

When SSO is enabled for your organization:
  • Blackline Live is connected to your company's Identity Provider (IdP)
  • All Blackline Live users in your organization can be enabled for SSO
  • Users authenticate using their company email address and IdP credentials

Blackline Live SSO service

Blackline Safety offers single sign-on as a paid service with a one-time setup fee. Ordering the SSO service starts the setup and configuration process for your organization.

SSO service details:
  • One-time setup fee
  • Includes setup and configuration for your Blackline Live organizations
  • Requires coordination between Blackline Safety and your organization's IT team

What do we need to get started?

To implement SSO, Blackline Safety needs the following information:
  • Primary business contact and primary technical contact
  • Identity Provider (IdP) details
  • Email domain used by your organization
  • How user email addresses are mapped in your IdP
  • IdP metadata file or metadata URL
This information allows Blackline Safety to securely connect your identity provider to Blackline Live.

Implementation Timeline

SSO implementation requires a minimum two-weeks after your order is placed. This allows time for setup and internal testing.

How users sign in once SSO is enabled

After SSO has been enabled for your organization:
  1. Visit the Blackline Live SSO login page: https://live.blacklinesafety.com/ng/sso.
  2. Enter your SSO-enabled work email address.
  3. Select Login.
  4. Sign in using your organization's SSO credentials. After successful authentication, Blackline Live opens.

Need help or want to get started?

If you're interested in enabling single sign-on for your organization, contact your Blackline Safety representative to discuss ordering the SSO service.