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Empuls supports SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 SSO standards, enabling organizations to configure employee ID-based authentication so staff can log in without a corporate email address.
Empuls gives HR and IT teams full control over how employees authenticate. By supporting SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0, organizations can configure their identity provider to pass an employee ID as the login credential, removing any dependency on a corporate email address entirely. This matters in enterprises where frontline workers — factory staff, retail associates, logistics crews — operate without company email accounts. A warehouse employee can sign into Empuls using the same ID they already use in their HR system, with no additional credentials to remember and no IT helpdesk tickets to raise. Connecting to your existing HR stack Empuls integrates with leading HRMS platforms including Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and Darwinbox. When these systems are connected, employee records sync automatically and SSO configurations inherit the authentication rules already in place. If your Darwinbox instance authenticates staff by employee ID, Empuls honors that setup without requiring a separate password or login format change. For organizations running Microsoft Azure AD or Okta as their identity provider, the same principle applies. A Microsoft Teams user opening the Empuls app inside Teams can be authenticated silently via SSO — whether the identity token carries an email address or an employee ID is determined entirely by what IT configures in the IdP, not by a constraint in Empuls. Security without added friction Empuls holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, meaning its authentication infrastructure meets enterprise-grade security requirements. SSO reduces the attack surface by eliminating per-app passwords. Employee ID-based login goes a step further by removing friction for users who might otherwise resort to weak or reused credentials. Admins configure the SSO connection from the Empuls admin console under Platform Settings. Once the SAML or OAuth handshake is established and tested, employees experience a single seamless sign-in flow — whether they access Empuls through a browser, the Slack integration, or the Microsoft Teams app. Who benefits most Organizations with a large non-desk or deskless workforce see the greatest adoption impact. When employees do not have corporate email addresses, requiring one as a login credential becomes a direct barrier. Employee ID-based login removes that barrier and brings the entire workforce onto the recognition platform from day one, without requiring IT to provision new accounts or employees to manage new passwords. Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — Login

How to configure SSO for Empuls

Step-by-step guide to connecting your identity provider via SAML 2.0 or OAuth 2.0 for single sign-on access.

Syncing employee data from your HRMS

Learn how Empuls integrates with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and Darwinbox to keep employee records in sync.