# How to Set Up Kubernetes SSO with SAML

DevFeed: [How to Set Up Kubernetes SSO with SAML](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-set-up-kubernetes-sso-with-saml-29750.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/kubernetes-sso-saml/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Virag Mody)

Published: 2020-10-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [saml](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saml.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>), [Kubernetes clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes-clusters.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [credentials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/credentials.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [idp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idp.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [keycloak](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keycloak.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [kubernetes-clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes-clusters.md>), [okta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/okta.md>), [permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permissions.md>), [saml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saml.md>), [sso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sso.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on configuring SAML-based single sign-on for Kubernetes clusters when native SAML integration is unavailable. It focuses on using a proxy with user impersonation to translate SAML identity attributes into Kubernetes authorization information.

## Source excerpt

Kubernetes doesn't support native SAML integration. Learn how to configure SAML single sign on (SSO) for Kubernetes clusters with user impersonation.