> [!CAUTION]
> **Caution:** This documentation covers Edge for Private Cloud 4.18.01, which is no longer supported. Google does not provide security patches, bug fixes, or technical support for this version. The current supported version is 4.54.00. See the [Edge for Private Cloud documentation](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/latest/overview) for the current version, or [All versions](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/versions) to compare releases.

*Edge for Private Cloud v4.18.01*

The process for installing and configuring SAML support on Edge for Private Cloud requires
that you perform some tasks on your SAML IDP and some on Edge. The general process is:

1. Install Edge and ensure that your installation is working properly. See [Installing Edge for Private Cloud](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.18.01/installing-edge-private-cloud).
2. Configure your SAML IDP. This process requires that you configure your IDP to use email addresses as the user ID, and specify the redirect URL to the Edge UI which is used after a successful login. See [Configure your SAML IDP](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.18.01/configure-your-saml-idp).
3. Install and configure apigee-sso, the Edge SSO module. Configuring apigee-sso enables SAML on the Edge management API. As part of configuring apigee-sso, you can optionally enable TLS access. See [Install and configure Edge
   SSO](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.18.01/install-and-configure-edge-sso).
4. Enable SAML on the Edge UI. See [Enable SAML on the Edge
   UI](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.18.01/enable-saml-edge-ui).
5. For each user in the IDP that corresponds to an Edge user, create an Edge user account and assign that user a role in an Edge organization. The Edge user must have the same email address as is stored for the user in the IDP. See [Register new
   Edge users](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.18.01/register-new-edge-users).