Google Cloud Identity + Magnolia CMS

What Google Cloud Identity offers

Google Cloud Identity is a cloud-based identity and access management service that helps organizations manage users, devices, and applications securely while providing a seamless sign-in experience. It functions both as a standalone identity service and as a foundational component of Google Workspace, offering centralized control over authentication and authorization for employees, partners, and contractors. By enabling single sign-on across thousands of SaaS and custom applications, it reduces password fatigue and strengthens security with multifactor authentication and contextual access policies.

At its core, Cloud Identity provides a unified directory for user management, making it possible to create, synchronize, and manage identities across multiple environments. Administrators can set group-based policies, automate account provisioning and deprovisioning, and integrate with existing directories such as Active Directory or LDAP. This ensures consistent identity governance, especially in hybrid and multicloud environments.

Device management is another critical capability. Cloud Identity includes endpoint management features that allow administrators to enforce security policies on mobile devices and desktops, whether corporate-owned or personal. With features like screen lock enforcement, device encryption, app management, and remote wipe, organizations can protect sensitive data while supporting flexible work models.

Security is tightly integrated into the platform through risk-based authentication, identity protection alerts, and detailed audit logging. Administrators can apply conditional access rules based on factors like user identity, device status, location, and application sensitivity, aligning with a Zero Trust approach. Built-in integration with Google’s security ecosystem, including BeyondCorp, ensures strong protection against identity-related threats.

Cloud Identity also simplifies access to Google services and third-party applications. Through its SAML and OIDC support, it connects users to thousands of apps with secure, standards-based federation. This makes it easy for organizations to adopt SaaS at scale without sacrificing control. Developers benefit from APIs and SDKs that allow them to embed authentication and access controls directly into their applications, using Google’s identity infrastructure.

Scalability and reliability are at the foundation of Cloud Identity, leveraging Google’s global infrastructure to support organizations of any size. Its administration console and APIs provide IT teams with centralized tools for reporting, monitoring, and managing identities across diverse environments. With these capabilities, Google Cloud Identity gives enterprises the tools they need to modernize identity management, enforce consistent security, and provide users with seamless and secure access to the resources they need.

Add the SSO Module

To integrate login integration into Magnolia, the easiest way is to use the magnolia sso module. Enabling users to log into Magnolia using their existing identity infrastructure. Rather than replacing Magnolia’s internal security, it enhances it by relying on a trusted third-party identity source. When users authenticate via the external provider, their roles and group memberships are mapped to corresponding Magnolia roles, ensuring proper access control without managing credentials locally. It supports fallback to traditional Magnolia JCR-based login.

SSO Module