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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Instana
Categories Access Control Security and Compliance
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 12, 2026

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Select the authentication method at the Instana UI Login

Instana supports just one authentication method, this of course affects at Login and there is no other way the customer can select a different way to login, basically, if the current authentication method is broken for some reason, the customer has no access to Instana.

This is a need for a few customers I have due issues they had with broken authentication.

What is needed?

  • Instana should be capable to have one or more enabled authentication methods (LDAP, OKTA, OpenID, Google?).
  • Customer should be able to select any of those authentication methods to access Instana.
Idea priority High
  • Admin
    Máté Návay
    Mar 17, 2026

    A single tenant can only ever have one authentication method to assure that authorized access is enforced.
    Any alternative would lead to potential privilege escalation.

    Admins have the option to delete or recently to disable their configured IdP though the API if they are no longer logged in.
    (Disable/enable will be available in the UI soon, currently only the state is displayed)

    Once the IdP config is deleted or disabled, Instana will fall back to password login. Users who only ever logged in via IdP would be able to reset password to gain access. Once IdP config is re-enabled, new logins would be redirected to the IdP for authentication.

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  • Guest
    Mar 17, 2026

    This would be ideal to be able to have SSO/Okta for regular users but and AD/LDAP for any service account like a monitor in NOC showing a status dashboard.

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