Auth Broker is a "gateway" that sits on the partner (account) level and manages authentication to Kaltura via external Identity providers (IdP). Auth Broker works with the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and Open Authorization (OAuth 2.0) protocols and is currently used in Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS), Kaltura Management Console (KMC), Events, and Webinars. AuthBroker users are "shared users" (users who are shared between applications/instances in the partner).
Auth Broker allows you to create and manage SAML profiles just once and easily subscribe to them from multiple accounts and applications, such as KMS, KMC, Events, and Webinars.
Interested in learning more about Auth Broker? Contact your Kaltura representative today!
Glossary:
Identity provider (IdP) is a service that stores and manages digital identifies. Companies use IdPs to allow their users to connect with necessary resources. They provide a way to manage access and add/remove privileges securely.
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a set of profiles for exchanging authentication and authorization data across security domains. In the SAML domain model, an identity provider is a special type of authentication authority. Specifically, a SAML identity provider is a system entity that issues authentication assertions in conjunction with an SSO profile of SAML. A relying party that consumes these authentication assertions is called a SAML service provider.
Open Authorization (OAuth 2.0) is a protocol designed to allow a website/application to access resources hosted by other web apps on behalf of a user, without revealing their long-term credentials or even their identity.
