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Audit of the whole manage/team section, 29 pages, of which 15 changed plus the docs sidebar. No pages were added, none were renamed, and no URLs changed.

Navigation

Single Sign-On now nests its 10 provider pages, which previously existed but were commented out of the sidebar and reachable only through the index page. This mirrors the existing Provision Users & Groups pattern. Sidebar labels and nesting only. No file moved and no URL changed.

Per-page corrections

user-roles.mdx

Was Now Source
"Every role except User can create a personal access token" Owner, Admin, and Network Admin can. Auditor and User cannot roles/auditor.go sets AutoAllowNew{Read:true, Create:false} with no Pats override; management/server/user.go:409 gates CreatePAT on modules.Pats/operations.Create with no self-service bypass
No Agent Network row Agent Network row added layouts/Navigation.tsx renders the section and gates it on services.read, same as Reverse Proxy
No token expiry bound stated 1 to 365 days management/server/account/pat.go

The PAT finding was re-derived a second way: CreateNewPAT has exactly one non-test caller, management/server/user.go:436, inside the permission-gated CreatePAT.

Tag containment on the expiry constants points at v0.70.5, but that commit is a constants refactor. The 1 to 365 bound predates v0.60.0, so no version gate was added.

add-users-to-your-network.mdx

  • IdP Sync was documented as a button on the Users tab. It is not there. It is Integrations then the Identity Provider Sync tab (modules/integrations/idp-sync/IdentityProviderTab.tsx:38).
  • Added the self-hosted variant: the button reads Add User, appears only with local user management enabled, and is disabled when local authentication is off (modules/users/UsersTable.tsx:488).
  • Replaced "This is a limitation that is likely to be removed in future versions" with the constraint that is still enforced at management/server/user.go:178.

approve-users.mdx

  • Reject is permanent and removes the user from the account. The page never said so (modules/users/table-cells/UserActionCell.tsx:63).
  • Documented the Pending Approval filter and the pending user's own User Approval Pending screen.
  • Stated the role gate: the buttons render only for roles with users.update, so Owner and Admin (UserActionCell.tsx:141).
  • Rewritten opening: the page used "domain matching" four times without defining it.

idp-sync/index.mdx

  • Added a pull versus push split. /sync endpoints exist only for google-idp and azure-idp; the SCIM integrations have /token and /logs but no /sync.
  • Corrected the provider table to the real card labels. The card button renders Connect {name}, giving Connect Entra ID (API), Connect Entra ID (SCIM), Connect Google Workspace, Connect Okta, Connect Jumpcloud, Connect Generic SCIM.
  • Made explicit that Keycloak and IIJ ID have no dedicated card and are set up through Generic SCIM.
  • Corrected the availability note. It claimed cloud only; self-hosted with a Commercial License and the embedded IdP is also supported.
  • Added a "What IdP-Sync does not do" section. Synced groups never set a NetBird role, and syncing a group grants no access until a policy references it.
  • The one-integration note is scoped to the dashboard (useIntegrations.tsx), which is what the source actually proves. The API contract documents no such constraint.

auto-offboard-users.mdx

Manual sync only applies to the pull-based providers. Three absolute docs.netbird.io links made relative.

Third-party walkthroughs, verified against vendor documentation

  • auth0.mdx: the page said to create a Single Page Web Application, then two steps later to record the Client Secret. Auth0 documents that single-page apps are public clients and that "the Auth0 Dashboard does not include authentication method or credentials settings for these application types", so the walkthrough could not be followed. Corrected to Regular Web Applications, with a note explaining why. Also fixed a numbering gap that skipped step 5.
  • entra-id-app-enablement.mdx: required role was "Global Administrator or Cloud Application Administrator". Microsoft documents that Cloud Application Administrator can consent for any API except Microsoft Graph application permissions, and NetBird's Entra sync uses User.Read.All and Group.Read.All as Graph application permissions. Corrected to Privileged Role Administrator or Global Administrator, and updated the portal path to the Microsoft Entra admin center.
  • jumpcloud.mdx: console path USER AUTHENTICATION > SSO Applications is stale. It is now Access > SSO Applications. Added JumpCloud's documented warning that the Client ID and Secret are shown only once.
  • authentik.mdx: the page told readers to select the "opened" scope. There is no such OIDC scope; it is openid, as every other page in the section says.
  • google-workspace-sync.mdx: NerBird typo in the service account name, a value readers type verbatim.

Verified as already correct and left alone: AWS Cognito (Traditional web application, Managed login pages configuration, callback URLs, grant types, scopes) and Duo (Grant Type, Sign-In Redirect URLs, scopes, Metadata tab), both matching vendor docs field for field.

Consistency fixes across the SSO cluster

  • The Team plan gating note was missing from auth0, jumpcloud, and keycloak while the other seven pages and the index all carried it. A Free plan reader would have completed an entire vendor console setup before discovering the limit. Now on all 10, verified mechanically.
  • https://login.netbird.io/login/callback confirmed byte-identical across all 10 provider pages.

Check manually before merging

  • Screenshots across the whole section are unverified. auto-offboard-users.mdx still carries eight images with imgur-style filenames (GT3eAeU.png and similar) that predate the current UI. The Entra, JumpCloud, and Auth0 screenshots now contradict the corrected prose, since they were captured against the old console paths and the old Auth0 application type.
  • The cidaas.mdx logout URL is https://login.netbird.io/oauth/revoke, whereas auth0 and zitadel both use https://app.netbird.io for the equivalent field. A revoke endpoint is not a post-logout redirect, so one of these is likely wrong. Not changed, because it is a NetBird-side value that cannot be verified from the repos.

Cloud-backend claims left as-is

Not verifiable from the open-source tree, retained rather than deleted:

  • Billing Admin is absent from roles.RolesMap entirely. In the open-source server it would fail role resolution, so the whole Billing Admin row and section describe cloud-only behavior. It was deliberately left out of the corrected PAT sentence rather than guessed at.
  • Network Admin's no-access marking for Integrations. The open-source tree grants identity_providers:read, but the dashboard gates the nav item on a separate cloud idp key. Genuinely ambiguous, so not "corrected".
  • "New NetBird Cloud accounts have user approval enabled by default" and the 300 second sync cycle.
  • The Entra application ID 7a7538de-... and the login.netbird.io endpoints.

Upstream staleness noticed, not fixable here

  • Dashboard links ride legacy redirects: docs.netbird.io/how-to/idp-sync and docs.netbird.io/how-to/approve-users.
  • IdentityProviderTab breadcrumb points at /settings?tab=identity-provider while the page lives under /integrations.
  • Agent Network nav gates on services.read despite a dedicated agent_network module with seven submodules existing.
  • The JumpCloud card is named Jumpcloud; the vendor's own casing is JumpCloud.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Expanded Single Sign-On navigation with active links for additional identity providers.
    • Clarified self-hosted invitations, pending-user approval workflows, and role-based permissions.
  • Documentation
    • Added comprehensive guidance for identity provider synchronization, including API- and SCIM-based workflows, supported providers, timing, and troubleshooting.
    • Updated SSO setup guides with plan availability, login options, configuration values, and corrected OAuth requirements.
    • Improved links, terminology, formatting, and instructions across team management documentation.

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Updates identity-provider navigation and documentation for SSO, IdP Sync, user approval, invitations, and team permissions. The changes also clarify provider availability, synchronization methods, token permissions, and setup instructions.

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Identity and team management documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
SSO navigation links
src/components/NavigationDocs.jsx
Adds nested navigation links for ten SSO providers.
IdP Sync availability and flows
src/pages/manage/team/idp-sync/*, src/pages/manage/team/auto-offboard-users.mdx
Documents IdP Sync availability, pull and push synchronization, supported providers, setup paths, and manual synchronization instructions.
Invitation and approval flows
src/pages/manage/team/add-users-to-your-network.mdx, src/pages/manage/team/approve-users.mdx
Documents invite-button conditions, existing-account rejection, IdP Sync setup, pending users, approval controls, and rejection behavior.
SSO provider setup guidance
src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/*, src/pages/manage/team/entra-id-app-enablement.mdx
Updates provider descriptions, plan availability notes, OAuth scopes, URI formatting, setup steps, punctuation, and terminology.
Team roles and token permissions
src/pages/manage/team/user-roles.mdx
Documents Agent Network access, role visibility, token creation permissions, service-user tokens, and token expiration limits.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 42a78

The PR currently gives incorrect Auth0 setup guidance for a client-secret flow and describes an IdP Sync limitation that conflicts with a supported API configuration, which could cause failed SSO setup or block valid multi-tenant setups. These issues should be corrected before merge; a JumpCloud mapping clarification and token-permission verification remain follow-ups.

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Suggested reviewers: bcmmbaga, sunsetdrifter

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A rabbit hops through links so bright,
Ten SSO paths now sit in sight.
Sync notes guide each push and pull,
Pending users wait, roles rule.
Tokens count their days with care—
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Inline comments:
In `@src/pages/manage/team/idp-sync/index.mdx`:
- Around line 65-67: Update the Note in the IdP-Sync management page to clarify
that the one-integration limit applies to dashboard-configured integrations,
while allowing the documented additional integration through the NetBird API for
a different Entra tenant. Retain the guidance that switching dashboard providers
requires disabling the current integration first.

In `@src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/auth0.mdx`:
- Around line 32-40: Update step 3 of the Auth0 setup instructions to require
the “Regular Web Application” application type instead of “Single Page
Application,” while preserving the surrounding client ID, client secret, and
domain setup steps.

In `@src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/jumpcloud.mdx`:
- Around line 32-39: Update the JumpCloud SSO setup note to clarify that
duplicates mean multiple mappings producing the same claim name, such as a
manual email mapping alongside the Email scope mapping; distinguish this from
the separate email_verified claim, which NetBird ignores.
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  • src/components/NavigationDocs.jsx
  • src/pages/manage/team/add-users-to-your-network.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/approve-users.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/auto-offboard-users.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/entra-id-app-enablement.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/idp-sync/embedded/keycloak-sync.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/idp-sync/index.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/idp-sync/keycloak-sync.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/auth0.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/authentik.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/index.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/jumpcloud.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/keycloak.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/single-sign-on/zitadel.mdx
  • src/pages/manage/team/user-roles.mdx

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