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Authenticating with SAML single sign-on
You can authenticate to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with SAML single sign-on (SSO) and view your active sessions.
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Authorizing an SSH key for use with SAML single sign-on
Authorizing a personal access token for use with SAML single sign-on
Viewing and managing your active SAML sessions