{"id":323,"date":"2026-05-19T07:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/help\/idp\/?p=323"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:50:34","slug":"assign-users-to-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/help\/idp\/assign-users-to-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Assign Users\/Groups to Applications for Enterprise Single Sign-On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Hexnode IdP, you can manage access to your enterprise applications by assigning users and groups directly to them. This ensures that only authorized identities can access your organization&#8217;s tools and data. You can control access by assigning users or user groups directly to individual applications (SAML 2.0 or OIDC), or you can streamline access management by assigning them to app groups.<br \/>\nThis article guides you through assigning and unassigning user or group access to applications and app groups. <\/p>\n<h3>Prerequisites <\/h3>\n<p>Before assigning access, ensure that: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are logged in to the <strong>Hexnode IDP<\/strong> portal as an administrator. <\/li>\n<li>The application (SAML 2.0 or OIDC) has been configured and added under <strong>Applications &gt; MyApps<\/strong>, or an App Group has been created under <strong>Applications &gt; App Groups<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Assign access to an individual application <\/h2>\n<p>Follow these steps to grant or deny access to a single application in your directory. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <strong>Hexnode IDP<\/strong> portal. <\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Applications &gt; MyApps<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<li>Select the application you want to manage and navigate to the <strong>Assignments<\/strong> section. <\/li>\n<li>On the left side of the screen, choose the category of identities you want to view: <strong>All<\/strong>, <strong>Users<\/strong>, or <strong>Groups<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.hexnode.com\/help\/idp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assign-Users-to-Applications-in-Hexnode-IDP.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hexnode.com\/help\/idp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assign-Users-to-Applications-in-Hexnode-IDP.png\" title=\"Assign Users to Applications in Hexnode IDP\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Hexnode IDP portal showing the MyApps section under the Applications tab. A specific application is selected, displaying the Assignments section used to Assign Users to Applications, with options on the left-hand side to view identity categories such as All, Users, or Groups.\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li>From any of these tabs, you can choose to <strong>Include<\/strong> or <strong>Exclude<\/strong> specific users or groups by clicking the <strong>Add<\/strong> button.\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li><strong>Include<\/strong> grants access to the application. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude<\/strong> prevents access, even if the user is part of an included group. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you have completed the assignments, click on <strong>Save<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Note:<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\nThe <strong>Exclude<\/strong> assignment strictly overrides the <strong>Include<\/strong> assignment. If a user\/group is added to the <strong>Excluded<\/strong> tab, they are explicitly denied access to the application, regardless of whether they belong to a user\/group that is currently <strong>Included<\/strong> tab.<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<h2>Unassign users or groups from an application <\/h2>\n<p>If a user or group no longer requires access, or if an exclusion rule needs to be lifted, you can remove their assignment. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <strong>Hexnode IDP<\/strong> portal. <\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Applications &gt; MyApps<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<li>Select the application you want to manage and navigate to the <strong>Assignments<\/strong> section. <\/li>\n<li>On the left side, choose the category of identities you want to view: <strong>All<\/strong>, <strong>Users<\/strong>, or <strong>Groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Included<\/strong> or <strong>Excluded<\/strong> tab where the user or group is currently assigned. <\/li>\n<li>Select the specific users or groups you want to unassign. <\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Remove (x) <\/strong>option to remove the assignment. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Assign access using App Groups <\/h2>\n<p>As your organization grows, managing access to each application individually can become difficult. App Groups allow administrators to bundle previously integrated applications based on teams, roles, or business functions, and assign access to all of them in a single action. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <strong>Hexnode IDP<\/strong> portal. <\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Applications &gt; App Groups<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<li>Select an existing App Group from the list. <\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Assignments<\/strong> section. <\/li>\n<li>On the left side, choose the category of identities you want to view: <strong>All<\/strong>, <strong>Users<\/strong>, or <strong>Groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>From any of these tabs, you can choose to <strong>Include<\/strong> or <strong>Exclude<\/strong> specific users or groups by clicking the Add button.\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li><strong>Include<\/strong> grants access to the application. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude<\/strong> prevents access, even if the user is part of an included group. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li> Once you have completed the assignments, click on <strong>Confirm<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Note:<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\nSimilar to individual applications, <strong>Exclude<\/strong> prevents access and takes precedence even if the user is a member of an included group.<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<h2>Unassign users or groups from an App Group <\/h2>\n<p>To remove bulk access granted via an App Group: <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <strong>Hexnode IDP<\/strong> portal. <\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Applications &gt; App Groups<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<li>Select the existing App Group you want to manage and navigate to the <strong>Assignments<\/strong> section. <\/li>\n<li>On the left side, choose the category of identities you want to view: <strong>All<\/strong>, <strong>Users<\/strong>, or <strong>Groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Included<\/strong> or <strong>Excluded<\/strong> tab where the user or group is currently assigned. <\/li>\n<li>Select the specific users or groups you want to unassign. <\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Remove (x)<\/strong> option to clear their assignment from the App Group. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.hexnode.com\/help\/idp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manage-and-Assign-Users-to-Applications-via-App-Groups-in-Hexnode-IDP.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hexnode.com\/help\/idp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manage-and-Assign-Users-to-Applications-via-App-Groups-in-Hexnode-IDP.png\" title=\"Manage and Assign Users to Applications via App Groups in Hexnode IDP\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Hexnode IDP portal showing the App Groups section under the Applications tab. 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