Google Workspace - SAML IDR SSO Configuration - RSA Ready Implementation Guide
Originally Published: 2021-10-30
This article describes how to integrate RSA Cloud Authentication Service with Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) using SAML IDR SSO.
Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service
Perform these steps to configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service as IDR SSO to Google Workspace.
Procedure
- Sign in to RSA Cloud Administration Console and browse to Applications > Application Catalog.
- Search for G Suite and click Add to add the connector.
- On the Basic Information page, choose Identity Router.
- Enter the name for the application in the Name field and click Next Step.
- On the Connection Profile page, choose IdP-initiated and enter Connection URL in the following format: https://mail.google.com/a/%DOMAIN% - replace %DOMAIN% with the domain name of your Workspace connected domain.
- In the Identity Provider section, perform the following sub-steps:
- Make a note of the Identity Provider URL that is required in the Workspace configuration.
- Under Identity Provider Entity ID, click the Override option and enter https://www.opensaml.org/IDP in the text field.
- Import a private/public key pair to sign and validate SAML assertions. If a key is unavailable, follow the sub-steps to generate a certificate bundle. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
- Click Generate Certificate Bundle in the SAML Response Signature section.
- Enter a common name for your Identity Router domain in the Common Name (CN) field.
- Click Generate and Download, save the certificate bundle zip file to a secure location, and extract its contents. The zip file contains a private key, a public certificate, and a certificate signing request.
- Make a note of the Identity Provider URL that is required in the Workspace configuration.
- Fill in the Service Provider section details in the following format:
- In the Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL and Audience (Service Provider Entity ID) fields, enter the URL in this format: https://www.google.com/a/%DOMAIN%/acs - replace %DOMAIN% with the domain name of your Workspace connected domain.
- In the Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL and Audience (Service Provider Entity ID) fields, enter the URL in this format: https://www.google.com/a/%DOMAIN%/acs - replace %DOMAIN% with the domain name of your Workspace connected domain.
- In the User Identity section, select Email Address in the Identifier Type drop-down list, select the name of your user Identity Source, and select the Property value as mail.
- On the User Access page, select the access policy that the identity router will use to determine which users can access the Workspace service provider.
- Click Next Step.
- On the Portal Display page, configure the portal display and other settings.
- Click Save and Finish.
- Click Publish Changes and wait for the operation to complete.
Configure Google Workspace
Perform these steps to configure Google Workspace.
Procedure
The configuration is complete.
Return to Google Workspace - RSA Ready Implementation Guide.
Procedure
- Sign in to the Workspace administrator console at https://admin.google.com.
- Go to Security > Authentication > SSO with third-party IdP.
- On the SSO with third-party IdP page, do the following:
- Select the Set up SSO with third-party identity provider check box.
- In the Sign-in page URL field, enter the Identity Provider URL obtained from of RSA Cloud Authentication Service configuration.
- In the Sign-out page URL field, enter https://google.com.
- Verification certificate: Upload the public certificate extracted from RSA Cloud Authentication Service configuration.
- Select the Set up SSO with third-party identity provider check box.
- Click Save.
Note: The domain connected to your Workspace account must be verified before using third-party SAML IdP. If the domain is not verified, follow https://support.google.com/a/answer/60216?hl=en&ref_topic=29190 to get your domain verified before proceeding.
The configuration is complete.
Return to Google Workspace - RSA Ready Implementation Guide.
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