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# SSO to MaxScale (Single Sign-On)

Instructions for configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) integration to seamlessly access the MaxScale GUI directly from MariaDB Enterprise Manager.

For topologies managed by MaxScale, you can seamlessly access the MaxScale GUI directly from Enterprise Manager using Single Sign-On.SSO to MaxScale requires MaxScale 25.10.0 or higher.1

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**Accessing the MaxScale GUI**

1. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to a MaxScale node.
2. Select "Manage MaxScale".

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**Configuring SSO in `maxscale.cnf`**

To enable SSO, add the following parameters to your MaxScale configuration file (`maxscale.cnf`) on the MaxScale host:

| Parameter                  | Description                                                                     |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `admin_oidc_url`           | Hostname or IP address of your Enterprise Manager server.                       |
| `admin_host`               | Must be set to `0.0.0.0` to allow external connections from Enterprise Manager. |
| `admin_oidc_client_id`     | Default credentials used by Enterprise Manager to request the access token.     |
| `admin_oidc_client_secret` | Default credentials used by Enterprise Manager to request the access token.     |

```ini
[maxscale]
# ... other settings ...
admin_host=0.0.0.0
admin_oidc_url=<Enterprise Manager Host Name>
admin_oidc_client_id=admin
admin_oidc_client_secret=mariadb
```

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