Eh, if you don't have SAML support, I can find a product that does. Not a problem. \o/
(Or to be more clear, it is mostly unacceptable for an enterprise product to have opinionated decisions about what authentication it works with. You either work with what we use or you are not viable as a product for our need. It's kinda simple. I would expect someone whose authentication was OIDC-based to be similarly dismissive if you told them you only would do SAML.)
> it is mostly unacceptable for an enterprise product to have opinionated decisions about what authentication it works with. You either work with what we use or you are not viable as a product for our need. It's kinda simple.
I think HN would do really well if we took this in the more general sense (any product).
If the customer is asking really hard for something, maybe you should just take their money and move on. Forcing 100% of your customers to adopt or endure weird technological ideologies is not a path to happiness.
If SAML is taking you so much effort to implement that its complicating your sales & development process, you are either using the wrong tools or the wrong developers. It should not be this difficult if you make a genuine effort.
I am often reminded of this particular meme template when it comes to HN and the customer: <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/baton-roue" rel="nofollow">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/baton-roue
ocdtrekkie · · focus · HN ↗
(Or to be more clear, it is mostly unacceptable for an enterprise product to have opinionated decisions about what authentication it works with. You either work with what we use or you are not viable as a product for our need. It's kinda simple. I would expect someone whose authentication was OIDC-based to be similarly dismissive if you told them you only would do SAML.)
bob1029 · · focus · HN ↗
I think HN would do really well if we took this in the more general sense (any product).
If the customer is asking really hard for something, maybe you should just take their money and move on. Forcing 100% of your customers to adopt or endure weird technological ideologies is not a path to happiness.
If SAML is taking you so much effort to implement that its complicating your sales & development process, you are either using the wrong tools or the wrong developers. It should not be this difficult if you make a genuine effort.
I am often reminded of this particular meme template when it comes to HN and the customer: <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/baton-roue" rel="nofollow">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/baton-roue