Zoho Desk - SAML Relying Party Configuration - RSA Ready Implementation Guide
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This article describes how to integrate RSA with Zoho Desk using SAML Relying Party.

Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Perform these steps to configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service as Relying Party to Zoho Desk.
Procedure
  1. Sign in to RSA Cloud Administration Console
  2. Click Authentication Clients > Relying Parties.                                                                                                                                               image.png
  3. Click Add a Relying Party.
  4. On the Relying Party Catalog page, click Add corresponding to Service Provider SAML.                                                                      image.png     
  5. On the Basic Information page, enter the name for the application in the Name field and click Next Step.                                      image.png
  6. In the Authentication tab, choose SecurID manages all authentication.
  7. Select a Primary Authentication Method and Access Policy as required and click Next Step.                                                    image.png
  8. Provide the Service Provider details in the following format: 
    1. ACS URL: <Zoho Desk ACS URL>. 
    2. Service Provider Entity ID: <Zoho Desk Entity ID>.
      See the Notes section for instructions on how to obtain the ACS URL and Entity ID.                                                                       image.png
  9. In the SAML Response Protection section, choose IdP signs assertion within response.
  10. Download the certificate by clicking Download Certificate.                                                                                                             image.png
  11. Click Show Advanced Configuration.
  12. Under the User Identity section, configure Identifier Type and Property as:
    • Identifier Type > Email Address
    • Property > mail                                                                                                                                                                            image.png
  13. Click Save and Finish.
  14. On the My Relying Parties page, click the Edit list, and select Metadata to download the metadata.                                 image.png
  15. Click Publish Changes. Your application is now enabled for SSO.                                                                               image.png

Notes

Zoho Desk ACS URL can be found on the User Authentication page as Help Center SAML Request URL.                                                         image.png
Zoho Desk Entity ID can be found on the User Authentication page at the bottom.                                                                                   image.png

Configure Zoho Desk

Perform these steps to configure Zoho Desk.
Procedure
  1. Sign in to Zoho Desk admin console - https://www.zoho.com/desk/login.html.
  2. Click the gear icon and click Help Center.                                                                                                                                                   image.png
  3. Click User Authentication.                                                                                                                                                    image.png
  4. Provide the following information and click Save.
    1. Remote Login URL: Obtain from the metadata file downloaded from RSA.
    2. Remote Logout URL: Obtain from the metadata file downloaded from RSA.
    3. Reset Password URL: Obtain from the metadata file downloaded from RSA.
    4. Public Key: Upload the Certificate downloaded from RSA.                                                                                                  image.png
The configuration is complete.
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