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Authenticating with SAML single sign-on

You can authenticate to a GitHub organization with SAML single sign-on (SSO) and view your active sessions.

SAML single sign-on is available with GitHub Enterprise Cloud. For more information, see "GitHub's products."

About authentication with SAML single sign-on→
You can access an organization that uses SAML single sign-on (SSO) by authenticating through an identity provider (IdP). After you authenticate with the IdP successfully from GitHub, you must authorize any personal access token, SSH key, or OAuth App you would like to access the organization's resources.
Authorizing an SSH key for use with SAML single sign-on→
To use an SSH key with an organization that uses SAML single sign-on (SSO), you must first authorize the key.
Authorizing a personal access token for use with SAML single sign-on→
To use a personal access token with an organization that uses SAML single sign-on (SSO), you must first authorize the token.
Viewing and managing your active SAML sessions→
You can view and revoke your active SAML sessions in your security settings.

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