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Property reference

glide.authenticate.sso.redirect.idp

Sets the identity provider used as the default in the login experience. When populated, its value is supplied to the Login widget as the default identity provider, with no fallback specified.

Default
Not set
Type
Not stated
Application
Not stated

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? Supplies the configured identity provider value to the Login widget as its default identity provider.
What area does it affect? Single sign-on login
What does the default mean? No out of the box record exists and the scripts that read it pass no fallback value.
When should you review it? Review when changing the identity provider presented as the default in the login experience.

Property record

No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property; create it to change the behavior.

Property name glide.authenticate.sso.redirect.idp
Type Not stated
Application Not stated
Default value Not set
Description Not stated

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... [is one of] [glide.authenticate.external, glide.authenticate.external.logout_redirect] • [OR] [Name] [starts with] [com.snc.integration.saml_esig] • [OR] [Name] [is one of] [glide.smtp.port, glide.smtp.auth, glide.smtp.encryption] • [OR] [Name] [starts with] [glide.authenticate.multisso] • [OR] [Name] [is] [glide.authenticate.sso.redirect.idp] © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc., in the United States and/or other ...

Used in

Out of the box artefacts that read this property. Append the path to your instance URL to open the record and see how the value is used.

Business rule: MultiSSO - Primary IdP deactived This rule does not read the property; when the primary IdP is deactivated, it clears the value and displays a message that automatic IdP redirection is now off. It passes no default value—the property is set to an empty string. /sys_script.do?sys_id=d46bf8f10b23220001d36c4d37673afc
Business rule: MultiSSO - Primary IdP deletion This rule does not read the property; it clears its value, with an empty string as the value passed. The code does not show how that affects users or admins. /sys_script.do?sys_id=5de54c6d0b23220001d36c4d37673ad0
UI action: Set as Auto Redirect IdP This action sets the property to the selected identity provider’s ID; it does not read the property or supply a default. Admins see a confirmation naming that provider, and this code does not show how the setting changes users’ experience. /sys_ui_action.do?sys_id=7f85df7c0b13220001d36c4d37673a6a
UI action: Set as Auto Redirect IdP This action sets the property to the selected identity provider’s ID; the shown code does not read it or show how it affects users. Admins see a confirmation and return to that provider’s record, and no default value is passed. /sys_ui_action.do?sys_id=8b6bb4f0c7320010df1417b703c260e3
UI action: Unset Auto Redirect IdP This action checks whether the property exists and, if so, clears its value; it does not read the existing value or supply a default. Admins see a confirmation message, and the code does not show any direct effect on users. /sys_ui_action.do?sys_id=32f4f3550b23220001d36c4d37673acb
UI action: Unset Auto Redirect IdP /sys_ui_action.do?sys_id=48420934c7320010df1417b703c2603d
Widget server script: Login The login widget reads this setting as its default identity-provider value, but this code does not show how that value changes what users or admins see or do. No fallback default is supplied. /sp_widget.do?sys_id=6506d341cb33020000f8d856634c9cdc

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