Tableau Server supports multiple authentication methods, including Local Authentication, Active Directory, Kerberos, SAML, and OpenID Connect.OpenID Connect (OIDC)is an identity layer built on OAuth 2.0, commonly used for single sign-on (SSO). In Tableau Server, OIDC is implemented as a variant ofSAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) authentication because both are SSO protocols managed through the same configuration workflow.
To use OpenID Connect:
* Configure Tableau Server for SAML/SSO.
* Provide an OIDC-compatible identity provider (IdP) configuration (e.g., Google, Okta).
* Set up the IdP metadata and certificates in TSM.
* Option D (SAML): Correct. Tableau Server treats OIDC as a subset of its SAML authentication framework, so you configure it under the SAML settings in TSM.
* Option A (Local Authentication): Incorrect. Local Authentication uses Tableau's internal user database, not an external SSO protocol like OIDC.
* Option B (Kerberos): Incorrect. Kerberos is a network authentication protocol for Windows environments, unrelated to OIDC.
* Option C (Active Directory): Incorrect. AD uses LDAP or Kerberos, not OIDC, for authentication.