Single Sign-on (SSO)

We highly recommend setting this up. Single sign-on allows students to log in through their school credentials to access Penji. An example of SSO can be found in, Students: Setting up Penji (Start Here!).

Setting up SSO will also create a school sharelink. The Share Link can be found on the left-hand side of the admin panel, see below. This link can be used by students/providers to login into web.penjiapp.com. Instead of visiting the website, students/providers can click on your school-specific share link and jump right into the SSO process.

If we opt to set up SSO after Penji has launched at your school, that is okay, although we recommend getting this done before launch. If a student has already accessed Penji before SSO was implemented and uses your school-specific share link to log in, they'll be asked to log in through SSO. If the student goes through the website or mobile app to log in, they can either log in through SSO or use their Penji password. New students will always be asked to log in through SSO. 

School Share link - "Link to School"

The school share link will direct users through the general SSO flow. If they were logged in, users will land on the community they were the last active in. If the user is logged out, once they sign in, they will be directed to the oldest community they have joined. "Oldest Community" is defined as the first community created out of their list of joined communities.

Community Specific Share link - "Link to Community"

These will link a user DIRECTLY to your community in Penji. If they aren't signed in they'll be asked to log in through SSO and will then go straight to your community. Overall, this is to help reduce the number of clicks it takes for a student to find and access your community. If the user is already signed in, they will go directly to your community.