The idea
Institution members sign in with the account they already have — the university's identity provider — instead of creating and remembering a separate Folio password. First up is OpenID Connect (OIDC), which covers most campus identity providers, including Google Workspace, Azure AD, and Okta configured as an OIDC client, with just-in-time provisioning so a first sign-in creates the membership automatically. SAML 2.0 is on the roadmap for a later stage — if your IT department specifically requires SAML, let us know and we'll factor that into prioritization.
Why it matters
For a campus rollout, a second password is a real barrier — to adoption and to IT approval. SSO means no credentials to reset, access that follows someone's university account when they leave, and one fewer thing for a security review to flag. For most institutions this is the difference between "we'll pilot it" and "we'll deploy it."
Where we are
We hear this one clearly — it's one of the most requested things from institutions, and it's on the near-term roadmap for the institutional platform. It pairs naturally with roster and email-domain enrollment, which are already live.
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