Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) utilizes a third-party cloud solution for an employee portal. NTO also owns Salesforce Service Cloud and would like employees to be able to login to Salesforce with their third-party portal credentials for a seamless expenence. The third-party employee portal only supports OAuth.
What should an identity architect recommend to enable single sign-on (SSO) between the portal and Salesforce?
Suggested Answer: A
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29 comments · newest first
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Tasia
12 months ago
Wait, they can only use OAuth? That’s kinda limiting, right?
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Hyman
12 months ago
D is definitely not the way to go, it’s outdated.
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Jesusita
12 months ago
C seems like an easy fix, but is it really the best option?
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Paulina
1 year ago
I think B could work too, but it might be more complex.
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Nelida
1 year ago
Option A sounds right, using the portal as the identity provider makes sense.
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Caren
1 year ago
I feel like configuring Salesforce for Delegated Authentication might be an option, but it doesn't seem to fit with the OAuth requirement.
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Hollis
1 year ago
I practiced a similar question where we had to add a connected app. I wonder if that’s the right approach for this scenario too.
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Laurena
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about creating a custom external authentication provider. Could that work here?
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Ashlee
1 year ago
I think we should configure SSO to use the third-party portal as an identity provider. That seems like the most straightforward option.
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Alaine
1 year ago
The put method is a write operation, not a read-only one, so I can eliminate option A. Now I just need to decide between B and C.
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Tarra
1 year ago
Okay, I've got a strategy for this. I'll eliminate the options that are clearly insecure and then evaluate the remaining choices.
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Jess
1 year ago
Hmm, this seems like a challenging question, but I think I can handle it. The key will be to focus on one part at a time - first the binomial model, then the Black-Scholes assumptions, and finally the dividend impact. If I stay organized, I should be able to work through this.
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Tayna
1 year ago
If I had a nickel for every time I saw 'Salesforce' and 'single sign-on' in the same question... Option A is the way to go, no doubt about it.
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Margo
1 year ago
C) Definitely, it will make the user experience seamless.
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Kara
1 year ago
B) I agree, that seems like the most straightforward solution.
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Xenia
1 year ago
A) Configure SSO to use the third party portal as an identity provider.
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Sue
1 year ago
I'm with Micah on this one. The problem statement clearly states that the third-party portal only supports OAuth, so that's the logical choice. No need to overcomplicate things.
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Ariel
2 years ago
Ah, the age-old question of 'build or buy?' Looks like option A is the way to go here. Keep it simple, folks!
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Vincenza
1 year ago
Agreed, keeping it simple is key in this situation.
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Rozella
1 year ago
A) Configure SSO to use the third party portal as an identity provider.
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Stefany
2 years ago
Option B seems like a lot of extra work when the third-party portal already supports OAuth. Why reinvent the wheel?
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Micah
2 years ago
The correct answer is A. Configuring SSO to use the third-party portal as an identity provider is the most straightforward approach since the portal only supports OAuth.
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Davida
1 year ago
A) Yes, using the portal as an identity provider will simplify the login process.
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Lorean
1 year ago
C) Add the third-party portal as a connected app.
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Lea
1 year ago
B) I think that would be the best option for seamless integration.
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Barney
1 year ago
A) Configure SSO to use the third party portal as an identity provider.
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Leila
2 years ago
I'm not sure, I think creating a custom external authentication provider could also work.
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Herman
2 years ago
I agree with Howard, it seems like the most straightforward solution.
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Howard
2 years ago
I think we should configure SSO to use the third party portal as an identity provider.