What sign in methods are available?

For employee login we support the following sign in authentication methods:

• Email & Password
• Single Sign On (SAML)

These can be used individually or together e.g. you can have Single Sign On (SAML) enabled for some employees and Email & Password for others.

System Account

This is the default method for logging in as an employee.

• When you add an employee, they are emailed a registration link. Upon clicking this link they must set a password, and on any future visits they enter their email address and the password to login.
• By default, password security is set to Medium (which is a minimum of 8 characters including at least 1 number, 1 lowercase and 1 uppercase character) and passwords never expire. You can change these settings as needed.

Single Sign On (SAML)

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a standard for logging users into applications based on credentials from another system. This Single Sign On (SSO) login option has significant advantages:

• No need to type in separate credentials
• No need to remember and renew multiple passwords
• Less chance of weak passwords or password re-use
• You can use the Two Factor Authentication built into your Identity Provider
• Passwords are not stored in our system so cannot be compromised

See How to setup Single Sign On (SAML)