Deploy the 1Password SCIM bridge on Azure Kubernetes Service

With 1Password Business, you can automate many common administrative tasks using the 1Password SCIM bridge. It uses the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) protocol to connect 1Password with your existing identity provider, like Azure Active Directory, Okta, OneLogin, or Rippling.

Step 1: Add provisioning to your 1Password account

Before you can deploy the 1Password SCIM bridge, you’ll need to add the provisioning integration and get credentials for it. Click Get Started, sign in to your 1Password account, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Get Started

If you see the details for an existing provisioning integration, you’ll need to deactivate it first. Click More Actions and choose Deactivate Provisioning.

After you complete the setup process, you’ll get a scimsession file and bearer token. Save them both in 1Password. You’ll need them to deploy the SCIM bridge and connect your identity provider.

Step 2: Prepare your local system

2.1: Get the Kubernetes command-line tools

Before you can deploy the SCIM bridge on Azure Kubernetes Service, you’ll need to install Docker Desktop  to get the Kubernetes command-line tools.

2.2: Install the Azure CLI

To manage your cluster on your local system, install the Azure CLI  .

2.3: Clone the scim-examples repository

All the configuration files you need to deploy the SCIM bridge are available in the scim-examples repository on GitHub.

To clone the repository, make sure you have Git installed  . Then, open your terminal app, switch to the directory where you want to clone the repository, and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/1Password/scim-examples.git

Step 3: Deploy the SCIM bridge

If you don’t already have a Microsoft account  , create one. Then follow these steps.

3.1: Start creating a Kubernetes cluster

The SCIM bridge must be deployed to a cluster. To create a cluster:

1. Sign in to your account on the Microsoft Azure portal.  
2. Click “Create a resource” and choose “Kubernetes service”.

3.2: Configure your cluster

Configure your cluster using the following options. For all other options, you can use the provided defaults or choose your preferred options.

Project details:

• Resource group
  Choose one, or click “Create new” and enter “1Password”.

Cluster details:

• Kubernetes cluster name
  Enter “SCIM”.

Primary node pool:

• Node size
  The SCIM bridge only requires a “Standard B2s” VM size.
• Node count
  The SCIM bridge only requires 1 node.

After you’ve configured your cluster, click “Review + create”. It may take a moment. When you see “Validation passed”, click “Create”.

When you see “Your deployment is complete”, continue to the next step.

3.3: Configure kubectl to connect to your Kubernetes cluster

Sign in to your Azure account:

az login

Then, using the resource group and cluster name you set in the previous step, get the credentials for kubectl to use:

az aks get-credentials --resource-group=<resource_group> --name=<cluster_name>

3.4: Set up Let’s Encrypt

The SCIM bridge uses an SSL certificate provided by Let’s Encrypt to secure communication with 1Password and your identity provider. Edit op-scim-config.yaml to set the domain name for the certificate.

Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) you plan to use for your SCIM bridge (for example: scim.example.com) as the value for OP_LETSENCRYPT_DOMAIN.

Save the file, then apply it to your Kubernetes cluster:

kubectl apply -f op-scim-config.yaml

3.5: Create a Kubernetes secret

To create a Kubernetes secret containing your scimsession file, include the path to it in the following command. For example, if your scimsession file is in the current directory:

kubectl create secret generic scimsession --from-file=./scimsession

3.6: Deploy Redis

The SCIM bridge uses a Redis instance to store and cache your Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. To deploy Redis to your new cluster:

kubectl apply -f redis-deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f redis-service.yaml

3.7: Deploy the SCIM bridge and load balancer

To deploy the SCIM bridge and load balancer:

kubectl apply -f op-scim-deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f op-scim-service.yaml

If you use Azure Firewall, open ports 80 and 443 for your Azure Kubernetes cluster. The Let’s Encrypt service uses port 80 to renew the SSL certificate every 60 days. All other SCIM bridge traffic uses port 443.

3.8: Create the DNS record

To get the external IP address of the load balancer:

kubectl get services

If you don’t see the IP address in the External IP column, wait a few minutes and try again.

Add an A record to the DNS entry for your domain that points to the IP address for the load balancer.

Step 4: Test the SCIM bridge

To check that the DNS has propagated and the SCIM bridge is deployed successfully, visit the domain you configured in the previous step in your browser. You’ll see a 1Password SCIM bridge status page. Enter your OAuth bearer token to verify it’s correct.

Use your bearer token and domain (for example: scim.example.com) to test the connection to 1Password:

curl --header "Authorization: Bearer <bearer_token>" https://<domain>/scim/Users

If you see a list of the users in your 1Password account, your SCIM bridge is deployed correctly.

Step 5: Connect your identity provider to the SCIM bridge

Because the 1Password SCIM bridge provides a SCIM 2.0-compatible web service that accepts OAuth bearer tokens for authorization, you can use it with a variety of identity providers.

Get help

Get help with the SCIM bridge, like if you lose your bearer token or session file.

For more information about the SCIM bridge, contact your 1Password Business representative. To get help and share feedback, join the discussion with the 1Password Support Community.

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