---
title: "vms show_saml_config"
slug: "vms-show-saml-config"
tags: ["5.5"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/vms-show-saml-config"
---

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# vms show_saml_config

This command displays important SAML configuration for a specific IDP. This command also displays the SP SSO login URL to use in the IDP configuration page.

## Usage

```plaintext
vms show_saml_config --idp-name IDP_NAME
```

## Required Parameters

| `--idp-name` IDP_NAME | Specifies the name of the IDP configuration to display. |
| --- | --- |

## Command Output

| `idp` | The sso_login to your IDP application. |
| --- | --- |
| `metadata` | Displays the metadata, and shows if it is local or remote. |
| `sp_settings` | The SP (VMS) settings for SAML. Some of the values such as `sso_url` or the `required_attributes` must to be entered in the IDP. |

## Example

```plaintext
vcli: admin> vms show_saml_config --idp-name Okta
+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| idp         | {'http://www.okta.com/<app_id>': {}}                                                                        |
| metadata    | {'remote': [{'url': 'https://<idp_app_url>.okta.com/app/<app_id>/sso/saml/metadata'}]}                       |
| sp_settings | {'entityid': 'https://<mgmt_vip>/api/saml2/metadata/', 'sso_url': ['https://<mgmt_vip>/api/saml2/acs/?idp_name=Okta', |
|             | 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST'], 'single_logout_service': ['https://<mgmt_vip>/saml2/ls/post/',      |
|             | 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST'], 'encrypt_assertion': False, 'want_assertions_or_response_signed':    |
|             | False, 'force_authn': False, 'required_attributes': ['email', 'username']}                                              |
+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
```