BlogIn - SAML Relying Party Configuration - RSA Ready Implementation Guide
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Originally Published: 2021-09-13

This article describes how to integrate RSA with BlogIn using SAML Relying Party.

Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Perform these steps to configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service as Relying Party to BlogIn.
Procedure
  1. Sign in to the RSA Cloud Administration Console.
  2. Navigate to the Authentication Clients menu, and from the dropdown, select Relying Parties.image.png
  3. In the Relying Party Catalog, select Add a Relying Party and click Add for Service Provider SAML.image.png
  4. On the Basic Information page, enter a name for the application in the Name field and click Next Step.image.png
  5. In the Authentication tab, select SecurID manages all authentication.
  6. Select the Access Policy as required and click Next Step.image.png
  7. To provide Service Provider details, select Import Metadata, click the Choose File button, and select the file downloaded from the Service Provider.image.png
Refer to the BlogIn Configuration steps to get metadata file.
  1. Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL and Service Provider Entity ID values will be auto filled.image.png
  2. In the SAML Response Protection section, select IdP signs assertion within response, and download the certificate by clicking Download Certificate.image.png
  3. Under the User Identity section, select Show Advanced Configuration, then configure Identifier Type and Property as follows: 
    1. Identifier Type: Auto Detect 
    2. Property: Auto Detect
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  1. Click Save and Finish.
  2. On the My Relying Parties page, click Edit dropdown and select Metadata option to download the metadata.image.png
  3. Click Publish Changes to save your settings. After publishing, your application will be enabled for SSO.image.pngimage.png

Configure BlogIn

Perform these steps to configure BlogIn.
Procedure
  1. Log in to BlogIn as an administrator.
  2. Select Settings from the left pane.image.png
  1. Select the User Authentication tab.image.png
  1. Select the Enable users to access BlogIn via Single Sign – On (SSO) checkbox and click CONFIGURE SSO & USER PROVISIONING.image.png
  2. Click the SINGLE SIGN-ON STATUS toggle button.
  3. Under NAME (OPTIONAL), provide a name.image.png
  1. Under the CONFIGURATION METHOD section, click the Metadata File radio button, click CHOOSE FILE, upload the metadata file downloaded from the RSA platform and click SAVE CHANGES.image.png
  2. Scroll to the IDENTITY PROVIDER CONFIGURATION DATA section and click Download Metadata as file (xml) to download the BlogIn metadata file, which is used for configuring RSA platform.image.png
  3. Navigate back to the User Authentication page and click SAVE CHANGES.image.png
The configuration is complete.
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