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# IdP-Based Auto-Provisioning

If you already manage user access through your Identity Provider (e.g. Google Workspace, Entra ID), Cakewalk can automatically complete the corresponding provisioning tasks—without duplicating logic or manual effort.

#### Before You Start

To integrate your existing auto-provisioning workflows from your IdP with Cakewalk, make sure you’ve completed the prerequisites outlined [here](/docs/how-to-guides/auto-provisioning/introduction/prerequisites-for-auto-provisioning.md).

Keep in mind that you’ll need to do two things:

1. **Activate auto-provisioning for the app**
2. **Add the app to a user group that is synced with your IdP**

Once set up, users added to or removed from the synced group will be automatically marked as provisioned or deprovisioned in Cakewalk.

#### Setup Steps

1. Navigate to `App governance`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/ce469304-467f-48b0-bda5-cd53af2ceea6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=2476,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=69,197)

2. Search for the app you want to configure for IdP-based auto-provisioning.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/bce148cc-d9c6-40a7-9d76-b76736aa5d87/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=2476,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=317,86)

3. Select the app from the table

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/98e93c8f-88e3-4445-80b8-47616cf3789d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=2476,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=334,176)

4. Click `Provisioning`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/fa1ed68a-6dcb-4de4-9f26-371b788fc00d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,117\&br_px=2476,1502\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=416,277)

5. Click `Configure` next to `Identity provider`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/5e0c14db-791e-4082-ab11-82e8731944e9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=507,231\&br_px=2983,1616\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=820,277)

6. Select the permissions that are auto-provisioned by your IdP

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/02793bc4-3961-4a67-b3c2-ac8f3a44c0dd/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=507,0\&br_px=2983,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=810,136)

7. Save your configuration

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/e5375263-b017-4fe9-86be-4923b9e6a8f4/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=507,307\&br_px=2983,1692\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=839,548)

8. To link your auto-provisioning configuration to a synced user group, navigate to `User groups`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/60b92a7f-d1c5-4f9b-9c8c-53b055e9a087/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,207\&br_px=2476,1592\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=69,277)

9. Select the user group

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/c9b818f5-7689-46c4-9d1f-7020942848a4/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,307\&br_px=2476,1692\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=352,505)

10. Click `Apps`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/a6da7cb6-70f6-4152-abca-e89987b7b0e6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=2476,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=397,178)

11. Click the `+` button to add a new default app

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/54cc9f75-253d-4d46-ac12-682101c9ad3f/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=507,0\&br_px=2983,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=905,224)

12. Select the app for which you've just added the auto-provisioning configuration

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/bb2fc6e5-eb32-4b81-b484-5ff0c5d2ebed/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=507,0\&br_px=2983,1384\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=814,137)

13. Click `Save` and you're all set

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-15/5df2b58b-974a-4aae-8b63-d24339f8d964/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=507,307\&br_px=2983,1692\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=889,547)


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