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title: "Connecting with the Identity Provider"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.mindproapps.com/space/SDC/2347729225/Connecting%20with%20the%20Identity%20Provider"
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> ℹ️ **Summary: **Learn how to setup authentication, synchronization and connection with your IDP.

### **Creating  your connection with the identity provider**


Mindpro Sync allows you to connect with Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, Microsoft 365, or OneLogin) easily and in just a few steps. To establish your connection with an identity provider, please follow the steps below:


Navigate to the “Connections” screen and click on the **New Connection** button.

![Mindpro-1722543735044-1x.png](media://a21e17bf-b5d2-4e57-888f-769fdd56626f)

  

The system will open a pop-up window with a list of options so you can select the Identity Provider you want to connect to.

![Mindpro-1722543864192-1x.png](media://8b76e677-daaf-4ce5-bd49-ecd4e7c6ca44)


Depending on the chosen identity provider, the system will display authentication fields that are specific to that chosen IDP.

![Mindpro-1722543978904-1x.png](media://61f791f6-1f27-48c2-a16c-8a80dcd06555)


See the list below for more details on **each of the data sources supported** by Mindpro Sync:


- [Active Directory](https://mindpro.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SDC/pages/2348318724)
- [Azure AD](https://helpcenter.mindproapps.com/space/sync/1987477513)
- [Okta](https://helpcenter.mindproapps.com/space/sync/1987379205)
- [Onelogin](https://helpcenter.mindproapps.com/space/sync/1988362254)
- [Microsoft 365](https://helpcenter.mindproapps.com/space/sync/1988034626)


After informing all data and clicking on **Connect**, the system validates the connection with the IDP and informs in case any issue occurs.

The system will show a “**Success**” message confirming the connection and enable the **Synchronization tab** as soon as the connection is established.

![Mindpro-1722544121342-1x.png](media://db958f79-94af-4648-b017-08982d71f9a0)


In the **Synchronization tab**, select:

- "User’s email attribute match" (containing a valid email): This is the email attribute used as the key to establish the connection between the Identity Provider and Jira.
- “User’s manager attribute match”(containing a valid email or ID): This is the attribute that contains the manager's email/ID. This information is used to assign approvals and to display the hierarchy inside issues.


After selecting the attribute field to sync the data, click **Save** to create the connection.

![Mindpro-1722544221356-1x.png](media://9ce5059d-3a2f-4324-b910-c47cacf3aaf5)


After establishing your authentication and selecting the field for data synchronization with the Identity Provider, a new connection will appear in the list of connections. In this list of connections, you will be able to view the following information and options:

 

- **Priority **- When you have multiple connections, you can define their priority order using drag and drop. The priority order defines what connection will be the reference for bringing and displaying attributes if a user is found in two or more Identity Providers.
- **Status -** Displays the current status of this connection (connected or disconnected).
- **Identity Provider** - This shows the Identity Provider used in this connection.
- **User match -** Shows the selected attribute field to be used as the key to establish the data synchronization between the Identity Provider and Jira.
- **Manager match** - This is the attribute that contains the manager's email/ID.
- **Actions -** Connection actions menu with options to edit the details, delete or disconnect the connection.



> ℹ️ **Good to know**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ Mindpro Sync support the connection with multiple identity providers simultaneously, to learn more read the details here: [Connecting with Multiple Identity Providers](https://mindpro.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SDC/pages/2347729318)

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