Adding external IdP roles
Create external IdP roles to allow users to log in to a cloud portal with their organization's user credentials using a third-party ID provider.
Before you can create external IdP roles, you must create a permission profile. See Permission profiles.
To add an external user role:
- Select Users from the left-hand navigation menu. The Users page opens.
- Click Add New > External IdP Role. The External IdP Role page opens.
- In the Role Name field, type the name of the role. For more information on what to name the role, see Adding external IdP roles to the application.
- (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description of the role.
- From the Permission Scope dropdown, select an asset folder.

- In the Permissions Profile dropdown, select a profile.

The Permission Details assigned to the selected profile are displayed.


If the SysAdmin profile is selected, a message will display instead of portal cards to denote that the user has full access to the Asset Management, IAM, and FortiCare portals. SysAdmin has access to Assets&Accounts and Support but does not provide access to Cloud Management or Cloud Services. See Creating a permission profile.
If the permission profile selected includes portals that do not support external IdP, the portals will be marked as Not Supported.
- Click Add Role.
Managing external IdP roles
You can manage external IdP roles from the Users page, including enabling, disabling, and deleting users.
To delete a role:
- Select Users from the left-hand navigation menu. The Users page opens.
- Select a role from the list.
- Click Delete. The Delete Third Party IdP Role(s) dialog is displayed.
- Click Confirm.
To disable a role:
- Select Users from the left-hand navigation menu. The Users page opens.
- Select a role from the list.
- Click Disable. The Disable User Third Party IdP Role(s) dialog is displayed.
- Click Confirm.
To enable a role:
- Select Users from the left-hand navigation menu. The Users page opens.
- Double-click the disabled role. The Manage External IdP Roles ><name> pane opens.
- Click Edit.
- From the Status dropdown, select active.
- Click Update.