Identity Providers

User entities in Wristband must not only be provisioned into a specific tenant, but they must also be associated with an identity provider (IDP) as well.

Wristband Identity Provider

Wristband is an identity provider and can serve as the source of identity for your applications. We support the following authentication methods:

Login Identifiers

• Email
• Username

Login Factor

• Password
• Magic Link

External Identity Providers

Wristband also allows you to integrate with external IDPs to enable social logins and enterprise single-sign-on (SSO). An external IDP is classified as any IDP that is not Wristband itself. For example, if you wanted to allow your users to login with Google or Okta, that could be accomplished using Wristband's external IDP support.

The key distinction between Enterprise SSO and social login lies in their target audience, integration scope, and the management of user identities.

Social Login Identity Providers

Social login is more focused on simplifying user onboarding and authentication for external applications by utilizing personal (and often social media) credentials. It relies on external platforms that are not necessarily tied to an organization (often social media platforms) for authentication, with users granting permission to share their profile information. User management is delegated to these external services, providing basic user profile information to the application post-authentication.

Enterprise SSO Identity Providers

Enterprise SSO streamlines access in corporate settings, enabling users to use a single set of credentials for multiple applications. It utilizes a centralized authentication system, granting users access to connected systems without repeated logins. It offers administrators centralized control over user access and authentication policies.