Set up LinkedIn Learning single sign-on

  • Published on Jan 26, 2026
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The integration with LinkedIn Learning supports single sign-on (SSO), so that once a user has logged in to Totara they won't need to separately log in to LinkedIn Learning to access content.

To accomplish this you need to set up an independent Identify Provider (IdP) and then configure your Totara site and LinkedIn Learning to make use of your IdP as Service Providers (SPs). If your Totara site is already making use of SSO via an IdP then only configuration on the LinkedIn side will be required.

Prerequisites

Before setting up single sign-on for your site, ensure you have the following:

  • A working, publicly accessible Identify Provider (IdP) for your organisation

  • Your Totara site must have SAML enabled and configured

  • For LinkedIn to be able to send data, your Totara site (or at least the totara/xapi/receiver.php endpoint) should be publicly accessible

  • Administrator access to your organisation's LinkedIn Learning account

Configuring your Totara site

As of Totara 18 SAML SSO is available in Totara. See Configure SAML SSO to find out how to enable SAML SSO and configure identity providers.

We recommend testing SAML SSO on your site prior to setting up LinkedIn Learning SSO.

Configuring LinkedIn Learning

To get SSO working you now need to configure LinkedIn Learning to use SAML2-based SSO to the same IdP as you configured for Totara.

  1. Log in to LinkedIn Learning, and from the side bar, expand Settings and click on the Authentication tab.
    LinkedIn Learning admin interface showing the "Configure single sign-on" page under Settings > Authentication.

  2. Then under Configure single sign-on select Add new SSO, then SAML.
    LinkedIn Learning admin view showing the SSO configuration page, with the "Add new SSO" dropdown menu expanded to display options including SAML, LTI 1.0/1.1, LTI 1.3, and Google SSO.

  3. On the Basics tab you can give the connection a name. You might want to reference your IdP and/or Totara site so other LinkedIn administrators know the purpose of the connection. There are some other optional settings you can configure as required, but the defaults are suitable.
    Modal window titled "Authenticate users with SAML SSO" showing the 'Basics' tab, where the SAML connection is named "SAML-5", with options to provision licenses (set to off) and require SSO authentication (set to on).

  4. On the Identity provider settings tab you can download SSO metadata about LinkedIn Learning. This should be uploaded to your IdP in order to provide it with information about the connection. Refer to your IdP's documentation for more details on how to upload Service Provider (SP) metadata.
    The “Identity provider settings” tab of the SAML SSO setup displays options to download a metadata file or load and copy information from fields for configuration.

  5. On the SSO settings tab you will need to upload XML configuration from your IdP into LinkedIn Learning. Refer to your IdP's documentation for more details on how to obtain SAML 2.0 IdP Metadata in SAML 2.0 Metadata XML format. Put the metadata into a file and upload it to LinkedIn.
    The “SSO settings” tab in the SAML SSO setup allows XML file upload for configuration, with default options selected for signing requests, request binding, and assertion URL inclusion.

  6. Once the SSO connection is configured you will need to activate it by selecting Active from the dropdown menu. It is recommended that you stay logged in as an administrator on the SSO page while you test the SSO connection, as any problems could lead to users no longer being able to log in to LinkedIn without help from their support team. If you remain logged in and there are problems you can disable the service again.
    The SSO connection "SAML-5" is listed as type SAML with a status of "Not connected" and is currently marked as "Inactive".

Next steps

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