# Configure Teleport as an Identity Provider

Users can authenticate to both internal and external applications through the use of a built in identity provider in Teleport.

- [Getting Started](https://goteleport.com/docs/identity-governance/idps/saml-guide.md): How to configure and use Teleport as a SAML identity provider.
- [Access Controls](https://goteleport.com/docs/identity-governance/idps/saml-idp-rbac.md): Learn how to manage access to a SAML service provider (SAML applications).
- [Attribute Mapping](https://goteleport.com/docs/identity-governance/idps/saml-attribute-mapping.md): How to map user attributes to custom SAML response
- [Usage (section)](https://goteleport.com/docs/identity-governance/idps/usage.md): Explains how to enable Teleport users to authenticate to external services using the Teleport SAML IdP.

* [SAML Reference](https://goteleport.com/docs/reference/access-controls/saml-idp.md): A reference for Teleport's SAML identity provider.