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SAML Single Sign-On for Canvas App

Posted on February 25, 2021 Posted By: Amit Chaudhary Categories: Identity and Access Management
Canvas App In Salesforce

Join us to learn about what is canvas app and how to configure SAML single sign-on (SSO) for a canvas app lets users easily access a new or existing application as a part of their Salesforce experience.

What is Canvas

Canvas allows developers to connect existing legacy system or any web-based application with Salesforce using JavaScript and REST API. Canvas applications can be displayed in Chatter, Salesforce Mobile Cards or Visualforce page.

SAML Single Sign-On for Canvas App Demo

A canvas app in one Salesforce org functions as an identity provider, authenticating another Salesforce org that’s the service provider. The canvas app, hosted in the identity provider org, uses a signed request to reference a Visualforce page in the second org.

Let’s check the demo.


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    Canvas apps on Heroku - Apex Hours says:
    July 21, 2021 at 11:49 pm

    […] Canvas app is a special type of connected app within Salesforce that allows users to access the external […]

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