Integrations & Authentication

This lesson is designed to guide you through connecting Snyk to your technical stack. You will learn how to:

• configure Single Sign-On (SSO) via your Identity Provider (IdP) and
• establish secure connections to Source Control Managers (SCMs) and Container Registries to enable seamless scanning

Integrating Snyk with your existing identity management system ensures that your developers have secure access while your IT teams maintain centralized control. By utilizing your corporate identity provider (IdP), you simplify account management and strengthen your security posture.

Achieving this centralized approach delivers three core operational benefits:

• Universal Compatibility: Snyk integrates seamlessly with any SAML or OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider, including Azure AD, Google Workspace, and ADFS
• Centralized Governance: Automate group memberships and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) through a single source of truth
• Seamless Onboarding: Eliminate manual overhead by allowing users to sign in with their existing corporate credentials

Snyk automates the onboarding process. When a user logs in via SSO for the first time, Snyk automatically provisions a corporate-governed account, ensuring they are immediately mapped to your organization’s security policies.

This instant onboarding happens through a secure, three-step technical workflow:

1. Authentication: Users are redirected to your secure IdP for verification
2. Handshake: Your IdP securely communicates the authentication status and user metadata to Snyk
3. Access: Snyk identifies the user and applies the appropriate permissions. New users are created on the fly, while existing users are granted immediate access to their workspaces

Choose the workflow that best aligns with your organization's security requirements. By choosing a strategy now, you ensure that every developer is automatically granted the correct permissions the moment they first sign in, keeping your security posture consistent.

Next Steps: For detailed technical setup and Custom Mapping configurations, please see Snyk DocumentationEmbedded content: https://https://docs.snyk.io/ page.

Integrating Snyk with your SSO provider streamlines access for your developers, allowing them to monitor project health, view reports, and remediate vulnerabilities without managing separate credentials.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the integration, ensure you have:

• An Established Hierarchy: At least one Group and Organization configured to receive and categorize newly provisioned users
• Administrative Access: Sufficient permissions in both Snyk and your Identity Provider (IdP) to exchange metadata and establish a secure trust relationship.

The configuration process depends on your chosen protocol.

1. Self-Service (SAML) For most SAML-based providers, you can complete the integration instantly via the Snyk Group Settings page. Our self-service workflow guides you through the metadata exchange to establish trust between Snyk and your IdP.

2. Managed Integration (OIDC & Others) If you are using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or another protocol where self-service is not currently available, Snyk will partner with you to finalize the connection.

The 3-Step Process:

1. Configure Snyk: Add Snyk as an application within your Identity Provider
2. Gather Metadata: Collect the unique connection details (Client IDs, Secret keys, or XML metadata) from your IdP
3. Submit Request: Open a Snyk Support Ticket with your details to complete the secure handshake

Global Visibility: Group-Level Repository Discovery

Before onboarding specific teams, administrators should establish a Group-Level Integration. This provides a read-only "bird's eye view" of your entire digital estate across all repositories, without immediately triggering active scans.

Establishing this global visibility enables administrators to layout their rollout strategy through three key phases:

• Broad Discovery: Snyk identifies every repository in your SCM (e.g., GitHub), allowing you to audit coverage gaps
• The Asset Inventory: All discovered repositories are listed in the Inventory tab, providing a single source of truth for your security posture
• Frictionless Planning: Discovery helps you determine which repositories belong in which Snyk Organizations before you begin active monitoring

Automations can be applied with granular precision or at broad scale. Choosing the right level ensures you balance developer productivity with comprehensive security coverage. To find this balance, Snyk provides two primary implementation levels to align with your rollout strategy:

1. Project-Level Integration

Best for: Targeted Testing & Pilots Configure settings for an individual repository or asset. Use this level when you need to apply specific automation rules to a high-priority project without impacting the rest of your Organization

2. Organization-Level Integration

Best for: Standardizing Security at Scale Apply automations to all projects within a specific Organization. This ensures consistent security guardrails—like automatic fix PRs or daily scans—across your entire team's portfolio, reducing manual overhead and closing coverage gaps