> For AI agents: [llms.txt](https://docs.trustedauth.com/llms.txt) provides a Markdown index of this documentation.

# Identity Providers

You can integrate Identity Providers with Identity as a Service to allow authentication with either IDaaS or the Identity Provider (IDP). When integrated, IDaaS acts as an OIDC or SAML client to connect to the Identity Provider.

For example, you configure _Application XYZ_ as the Identity Provider and integrate it with IDaaS. When you log in to IDaaS you have the option to log in using IDaaS authentication or log in to _Application XYZ_ using your ApplicationA credentials. You can also integrate Identity Providers with Identity as a Service for the purpose of creating or verifying a user prior to the user using Identity as a Service applications.

The following diagram shows these authentication and verification paths:

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This procedure describes how to integrate a generic Identity Provider. See [Supported Identity Providers](/docs/identity-providers/identity-provider-integration-guides.md) for ready-to-use integration templates.

## Topics in this section

[📄️Generic OIDC Before you begin, you need to obtain the following from your Identity Provider:](/docs/identity-providers/add-generic-oidc-identity-provider.md)

[📄️Generic SAML Before you begin, you need to obtain the following from your Identity Provider:](/docs/identity-providers/add-generic-saml-identity-provider.md)

[🗃Supported providers 7 items](/docs/identity-providers/identity-provider-integration-guides.md)