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

1

Accessing the MaxScale GUI

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

2. Select "Manage MaxScale".

2

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.

[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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