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title: "How to Sign in With a SAML User That Doesn't Have an Email Address"
slug: "how-to-sign-in-with-a-saml-user-that-doesnt-have-an-email-address"
updated: 2025-06-08T11:27:26Z
published: 2025-06-08T11:27:26Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/how-to-sign-in-with-a-saml-user-that-doesnt-have-an-email-address"
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# How to Sign in With a SAML User That Doesn't Have an Email Address

Signing into ControlUp with SAML normally requires an email address. In some cases, however, you might want to sign in with a user account that doesn't have an associated email address in your IdP (for example, an administrator account).

To sign in with a user that does not have an email address, configure your IdP to send the ID of the user's ControlUp account (in the format something@example.xyz) in the `email` attribute. For example: ![Claim Details screen](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/ClaimDetails.png)

![Azure AD email attribute](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Azure%20AD%20email%20attribute.png)

If no email address is received in the `emailaddress` attribute, then ControlUp uses the ID in the `email` attribute to sign in the user.