How lean IT teams implement SSO for 50+ apps in 1 day with Rippling IT

What you'll learn

• How to streamline your single sign-on (SSO) implementation

• How to set up Supergroups, smart rules that decide which employees get access to each app

• How to deploy SSO for 50+ tools using Rippling IT’s pre-built integrations

What you'll need

• Rippling IT, which includes SSO, automated provisioning, and access controls

• A connected directory or HR system (for example, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, an external HRIS, or Rippling’s HRIS) so Rippling IT can sync employee data in real time

• Defined employee attributes, such as department, role, and location, which Rippling IT uses to assign access automatically through Supergroups

The problem

Managing SSO across dozens of apps is a constant challenge. Every tool has its own setup, credentials, and admin console to manage. When someone joins, IT teams have to jump between systems to grant access. When they leave, offboarding often relies on manual checklists, which can lead to missed steps and security risks from forgotten accounts.

While legacy identity tools solve parts of the problem, they still depend on custom scripts and ongoing maintenance. Without a single source of truth for user data, IT spends more time maintaining tools than improving them.

The hypothesis

If teams centralize SSO and app provisioning in Rippling IT, they can link every integration to real-time employee data. Each hire, department change, or termination can automatically trigger the right access updates. By using pre-built integrations and Supergroups, IT teams can implement and maintain SSO across their tech stack without manual work, custom scripts, or separate tools, saving time while strengthening security.

The solution

1. Add employees to Rippling IT 

Before you can implement SSO, Rippling needs to know who your users are. You can add employees to Rippling IT in one of three ways:

• Use Rippling as your source of truth — If you use Rippling’s HRIS, your employee data automatically becomes the foundation for SSO. Rippling uses each person’s role, department, location, and device to drive provisioning and access rules. When someone’s job or status changes, access updates instantly across every connected app.

• Connect your HR system or directory — If you don’t use Rippling’s HRIS, Rippling IT integrates with 70+ external HRIS platforms, including Workday, BambooHR, and ADP. When connected, Rippling IT automatically imports employee records and keeps them synced in real time.

• Upload users manually or via CSV — While integrating an HRIS is much faster, you can manually add employees or bulk upload them with their work email addresses.

2. Use Supergroups to automate access rules

Supergroups are dynamic groups in Rippling that automatically include employees based on attributes stored in the system — such as department, location, tenure, or compensation — updating in real time as employee data changes. Instead of static role lists, Supergroups use live data to determine who should have access to specific apps. For example, you might want all engineering employees to have GitHub access, whereas you might want to get more granular for something like Salesforce, giving Sales Cloud licenses to your sales teams and Service Cloud to your customer success teams. When someone changes departments or locations, Rippling IT automatically updates their access based on those Supergroup rules.

3. Implement and maintain SSO from one place

Rippling IT provides more than 600 pre-built SSO integrations, plus the ability to create custom SAML or SCIM apps. Admins can define which groups receive access, preview who will be added or removed, and fix account mismatches easily. Once SSO is deployed, Rippling IT automatically provisions, updates, and revokes access as employees join, move, or leave. That allows your IT team to view every user’s app access, permissions, and device information in one spot, ensuring full visibility and control.

The impact

✓ SSO deployed across 50+ applications in hours, not weeks

✓ Onboarding and offboarding actions run automatically without manual configuration

✓ Supergroups ensure app access updates dynamically with every employee change

Rippling IT turns SSO implementation from a weeks-long project into a one-day rollout by automating provisioning, access control, and compliance as your team scales. By connecting real-time employee data to every integration, IT teams eliminate repetitive work, reduce risk, and scale operations seamlessly, without added tools or complexity. 

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