Project Management

X-Forwarded-User / REMOTE_USER

Zero-Day Shield

SSO + Zero-Day Protection for OpenProject

by OpenProject GmbH

Add SAML/OIDC SSO to OpenProject — Secure Your Project Management Platform

Overview

Why OpenProject Needs an Authenticated Proxy

OpenProject is an open-source project management platform supporting work packages, Gantt charts, agile boards, time tracking, budgets, and wiki documentation. Self-hosted OpenProject instances contain project plans, resource allocations, budget data, client deliverables, and strategic planning documents. OnePAM adds enterprise SSO to OpenProject, ensuring only authorized project stakeholders can access your organization's project management data.

HTTP Header Authentication

X-Forwarded-User / REMOTE_USER

OpenProject supports header-based authentication from a trusted reverse proxy. OnePAM injects the verified user identity, and OpenProject auto-creates or maps the session.

Zero-Day Risk Profile

OpenProject Vulnerability Risks

Without an authenticated proxy, these risks are directly exploitable by any network-reachable attacker.

OpenProject contains project plans, timelines, and resource allocations

Budget and cost data reveals financial details of projects

Client project data may be subject to NDA and contractual obligations

Wiki and documentation sections contain sensitive operational information

The Challenge

Security Challenges with OpenProject

These are the risks organizations face when OpenProject is not behind an authenticated proxy.

Project Intelligence Exposure

Project plans, Gantt charts, and work packages reveal strategic priorities, timelines, and resource allocations.

Budget Data Sensitivity

Project budgets, cost tracking, and resource rates contain confidential financial information.

Client Data Protection

Client project data may be subject to NDAs and contractual confidentiality requirements.

Limited SSO in Community

OpenProject community edition has limited SSO options. Enterprise SAML/OIDC requires the paid edition.

Document Sensitivity

Uploaded documents, meeting notes, and wiki pages may contain sensitive business information.

No Session Recording

OpenProject does not provide session recording for compliance auditing.

The OnePAM Solution

How OnePAM Adds SSO + Zero-Day Protection to OpenProject

A step-by-step guide to deploying OnePAM's authenticated proxy in front of OpenProject.

Deploy OnePAM as OpenProject Proxy

Place OnePAM in front of the OpenProject web application.

OpenProject is accessible only through OnePAM. Direct browser access is blocked.

Configure Your Identity Provider

Connect OnePAM to your SAML/OIDC provider.

Team members authenticate via corporate SSO with MFA before accessing projects.

Enable Header Authentication

OpenProject reads the authenticated identity from OnePAM's headers.

Users are automatically provisioned based on their corporate identity.

Define Project Access Policies

Control who can access which projects based on IdP groups.

Engineering projects for engineers, client projects for account managers, executive dashboards for leadership.

Audit Project Activity

Every project access is logged with corporate identity.

Track who viewed project plans, modified work packages, and accessed budget data.

Business Impact

Benefits of Securing OpenProject with OnePAM

Measurable security and operational outcomes from deploying OnePAM in front of OpenProject.

Protect Project Intelligence

Only authorized stakeholders can access project plans, timelines, and resource allocations.

Zero unauthorized project access

Enterprise SSO for Community Edition

Get SAML/OIDC SSO on OpenProject community without the enterprise license.

Enterprise SSO for free OpenProject

Budget Data Protection

Project budgets and financial data are protected behind enterprise authentication.

Financial data protected

MFA for Project Access

Require MFA for access to sensitive client or executive project data.

MFA-protected projects

Instant Offboarding

When someone leaves a project, update IdP groups. Project access stops immediately.

Real-time revocation

Complete Project Audit Trail

Every project view, edit, and document access logged with corporate identity.

Full project audit trail

SSO Features

OpenProject SSO Capabilities

Every feature needed to provide enterprise-grade SSO and access control for OpenProject.

SAML 2.0 & OIDC SSO for OpenProject

Project-level access policies from IdP groups

Session recording for compliance

IP and geo-restriction

Device trust verification

Automatic user provisioning from IdP

Concurrent session management

Document access auditing

Budget data access logging

Multi-instance OpenProject SSO

Security

Zero-Day Protection Features

Enterprise-grade security controls that shield OpenProject from exploitation.

OpenProject isolated from direct network access

End-to-end TLS encryption

Request-level authentication

Document download auditing

Header injection prevention

Automatic session invalidation on IdP sign-out

Real-World Scenarios

OpenProject SSO + Security Use Cases

Common scenarios where organizations deploy OnePAM in front of OpenProject.

Project teams accessing OpenProject with corporate SSO and MFA

Protecting client project data for contractual compliance

Auditing who accessed budget data and financial reports

Restricting executive dashboards to leadership with elevated access

Providing contractor access to specific projects with time limits

Securing document uploads and wiki content in regulated industries

Frequently Asked Questions

OpenProject SSO + Security FAQ

Common questions about deploying OnePAM's authenticated proxy for OpenProject.

Does OnePAM work with OpenProject community edition?

Yes. OnePAM provides enterprise SSO at the proxy layer, giving OpenProject community edition the same SSO capabilities as the enterprise edition.

Can different users access different projects?

Yes. OnePAM identifies users by IdP group. Combined with OpenProject's role-based permissions, you can restrict project access per team.

Does OnePAM affect OpenProject's API?

OnePAM can protect all OpenProject endpoints including the REST API. Automation can use API tokens while interactive access requires SSO.

Can we auto-create OpenProject accounts from the IdP?

Yes. When OnePAM passes the authenticated identity, OpenProject auto-creates user accounts on first login.

Does OnePAM support OpenProject's BIM module?

Yes. OnePAM protects the entire OpenProject web interface including all modules — BIM, Gantt, boards, and wiki.

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