Tableau Cloud Help

If your organization uses Google, you can enable Tableau Cloud or TCM to use Google accounts for single sign-on (SSO) with multi-factor authentication (MFA) using OpenID Connect. Tableau supports Google authentication as an authentication type. When you enable Google authentication, users are directed to the Google sign-in page to enter their credentials, which are stored and managed by Google.

If your organization already uses Google, then set the authentication type to Google in Tableau Cloud or TCM.

For Tableau Cloud

1. Sign in to Tableau Cloud as a site admin.

2. Select Settings > Authentication, click the New Configuration button, and select Google from the Authentication drop-down.

   Note: If Google is not on the list of available options, then Google authentication is already enabled for your site.

3. Enter a name for the configuration, and click Save Changes.

   

   Note: Configurations created before November 2024 (Tableau 2024.3) can't be renamed.

4. Add new users (or update any previous users) to use Google as their configured authentication type.

   • To add users, see Add Users to a Site.

   • To update a user's authentication method, see Set the User Authentication Type.

For TCM

1. Sign in to TCM as a cloud admin.

2. Select Settings > Authentication and select the Enable an additional authentication method check box.

3. From the Authentication drop-down menu, select Google.

4. Add new users (or update any previous users) to use Google as their configured authentication type.

   • To add users, see Manage Users With Tableau Cloud Manager.

   • To update a user's authentication method, see Set the User Authentication Type.