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Enhanced Integration Guides & SAML Support

Candescent Team
Candescent Team
Developer Experience Team

We're excited to announce significant updates to the Candescent Documentation Portal — introducing local development capabilities with the OIDC Toolkit, comprehensive SAML support, and enhanced OIDC documentation.

What's New

Local Development with the OIDC Toolkit

The new Local Development Guide enables you to build and test OIDC SSO implementations entirely on your machine before connecting to QA or production environments. The OIDC Toolkit provides a complete local Identity Provider that mirrors Candescent's OIDC implementation.

Key Capabilities:

  • Simulate complete OIDC authorization code flows locally
  • Generate test credentials (client_id and client_secret) automatically
  • Download metadata and JWK files compatible with Candescent's format
  • Run automated E2E tests to validate your integration
  • Debug and iterate without external environment dependencies

This self-service workflow reduces integration time and allows you to arrive at QA validation with a working implementation.

SAML Integration Documentation

Complete SAML SSO integration guides for Financial Institutions and Marketplace Partners:

GuideDescription
OverviewIntroduction to SAML 2.0 IdP-Initiated SSO integration
Technical ReferenceTechnical specifications, security requirements, and Python Flask implementation examples
Setup ChecklistPartner analysis form and configuration requirements
FAQCommon questions and troubleshooting guidance

Features: SAML 2.0 IdP-Initiated Web Browser SSO Profile with POST binding, support for single-FI and multi-FI Marketplace Partner integrations, security best practices, session keep-alive guidance, and mobile WebView compatibility requirements.

Get Started

  1. Try Local Development — Build and test OIDC integrations locally with the OIDC Toolkit
  2. SAML Integration — Enterprise SSO guide for Financial Institutions

Coming Soon

We're continuing to enhance the documentation experience:

  • Developer Console — A dedicated console for API key management, usage analytics, and developer tools
  • Interactive API Explorer — Test endpoints directly in your browser
  • SDK documentation — Code snippets for popular languages

Thank you for being part of the Candescent developer community. We're committed to making integration as smooth as possible!


The Candescent Developer Experience Team