FDS Gateway Login Connector documentation

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+title: "FDS Gateway Login Connector"
+url: /appstore/modules/fds/
+description: "Describes how to install and configure the FDS Gateway Login Connector to enable Single Sign-On for Mendix applications integrated with Siemens Foundational Services."
+##If moving or renaming this doc file, implement a temporary redirect and let the respective team know they should update the URL in the marketplace.
+---
+
+## Introduction
+
+The [FDS Gateway Login Connector](placeholder) enables Single Sign-On (SSO) for Siemens products by integrating Mendix applications with Siemens Foundational Services (FDS).
+
+Instead of authenticating users directly, the connector delegates authentication to the FDS Gateway, the shared identity platform for Siemens Xcelerator products. Depending on the customer's FDS configuration, users can sign in using either their Siemens ID or their organization's workforce identity provider, such as Microsoft Entra ID. This provides a consistent, secure authentication experience and allows organizations to continue using their existing identity and access management (IAM) infrastructure.
+
+The connector supports federated authentication by relying on the identity relationships configured in FDS, enabling Mendix applications to integrate seamlessly with the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem.
+
+### Typical Usage Scenarios
+
+* Build an Xcelerator product with Mendix. End-users sign in through Siemens FDS IAM, with the FDS Gateway handling authentication and providing tokens to your application.
+* Build single-tenant products for contracted customers, or multi-tenant products for prospective customers to evaluate before purchase.
+
+### Features and Limitations
+
+#### Features
+
+* **Login session initiation** – After the FDS Gateway authenticates the end-user through FDS IAM, the connector initiates a local session in the Mendix application. The application does not display its own login page, providing a seamless SSO experience.
+
+* **Just-in-time user provisioning** – When a user signs in for the first time, the connector automatically creates a corresponding user account in the Mendix application based on the JWT claims received. You can use the default provisioning logic or implement custom provisioning. On subsequent sign-ins, the connector can also update user information using the same provisioning logic.
+
+* **Role-based access control** – User roles are assigned dynamically based on claims in the JWT tokens received from FDS, enabling centralized authorization management.
+
+* **Tenancy support** – The connector makes a tenant identifier available when a user signs in. Your application can use this identifier to ensure users can only access data for their own tenant. The connector provides the tenant information; you are responsible for implementing the tenancy structure.
+
+#### Limitations
+
+* **No synchronized session management** – Authentication is delegated to the FDS Gateway, but session management is handled independently by the Mendix application. Changes to a user's login state in FDS Gateway are not propagated to active Mendix sessions, and FDS-initiated logout is not supported.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+* [Encryption module](https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/1011)
+* [Community Commons module](https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/170)
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before configuring the FDS Gateway Login Connector, your application must be onboarded to Siemens Foundational Services (FDS). To onboard an application and publish services within the Siemens FDS ecosystem, follow [Launch a XaaS offering: end-to-end journey](https://developer.internal.siemens.com/fds/fds_getting_started/recipes/Web-Application/index.html).
+
+For onboarding support or questions about FDS services, contact the [FDSOne Help Portal](https://fdsone.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/user/login?destination=portals).
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Import the [FDS Gateway Login Connector](placeholder) module into your app from the Mendix Marketplace.
+2. In the **Runtime** tab of **App Settings**, set `FDSGatewayLoginConnector.ASU_InitializeFDSGatewayLoginConnectorAuth` as the **After startup** microflow.
+3. Configure the login page. For more information, see the [SSO](#sso) section below.
+4. Configure the required constants. For more information, see the [Configuring the Constants](#constants) section below.
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Configuring the Constants {#constants}
+
+The following constants are mandatory:
+
+* **FDSGatewayLoginConnector.JWTIssuer** – Expected JWT issuer (`iss`) value.
+
+    Example: `https://{devtenant}.{region}.sws.siemens.com/oauth/token`
+
+{{% alert color="info" %}}
+**devtenant** refers to the developer environment tenant, not the customer environment tenant (ECAiD).
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+* **FDSGatewayLoginConnector.JWTJKU** – URI pointing to the JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) published by FDS IAM, used to verify token signatures. Defined as a JOSE header parameter in [RFC 7515](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7515).
+
+    Example: `https://{devtenant}.{region}.sws.siemens.com/token_keys`
+
+{{% alert color="info" %}}
+**devtenant** refers to the developer environment tenant, not the customer environment tenant (ECAiD).
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+The following constants are optional:
+
+* **FDSGatewayLoginConnector.EnableLocalAuth** (*default: False*) – Enables or disables local login.
+
+* **FDSGatewayLoginConnector.JWTValidationLeeway** (*default: 0*) – Allowed time leeway (in seconds) when validating JWT timestamps.
+
+* **FDSGatewayLoginConnector.UserProvisioning** (*default: FDSGatewayLoginConnector.CUSTOM_UserProvisioning*) – User provisioning microflow.
+
+For more information, see [Constants](/refguide/constants/).
+
+## SSO {#sso}
+
+To enable SSO, replace the default `login.html` with `sso-login.html`.
+
+In `login.html`, remove the following lines:
+
+```javascript
+if (!document.cookie || !document.cookie.match(/(^|;)originURI=/gi))
+document.cookie = "originURI=/login.html";
+```
+
+Directly after the X-CSRF token script, add the following:
+
+```javascript
+<script>
+    // Always set originURI to sso-login.html to hand off authentication to the FDS Gateway.
+    document.cookie = 'originURI=/sso-login.html';
+</script>
+```
+
+{{% alert color="info" %}}
+Create the `sso-login.html` file in `/theme/web/public`. See the [sso-login.html](#sso-login-html) section below.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+## sso-login.html {#sso-login-html}
+
+Create a `sso-login.html` file in `/theme/web/public` with the following content:
+
+```html
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+	<title>Insights Hub</title>
+	<script>
+		window.location.assign("/sso" + window.location.search)
+	</script>
+</head>
+
+</html>
+```
+
+## Custom User Provisioning
+
+The connector provides `FDSGatewayLoginConnector.CUSTOM_UserProvisioning` as the default user provisioning microflow. By default, it processes the JWT payload, creates or updates users in `System.User`, and assigns user roles.
+
+You may need a custom provisioning microflow in the following cases:
+
+* Your application uses a custom user entity (specialized from `System.User`) and you need to store additional user attributes.
+* You want to implement tenancy logic, such as capturing the tenant identifier on a custom user entity attribute.
+
+To use custom user provisioning, do the following:
+
+1. Create a custom user entity inheriting from `System.User`.
+2. Create a custom provisioning microflow in your app.
+3. Set the `FDSGatewayLoginConnector.UserProvisioning` constant to point to your custom microflow.
+4. Ensure the custom microflow:
+    * has a parameter of type String named *RequestJson*
+    * returns a `System.User` object