AppDynamics Cloud Monitoring - SAML Relying Party Configuration - RSA Ready Implementation Guide
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This article describes how to integrate RSA with AppDynamics Cloud Monitoring using SAML Relying Party.

Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Perform these steps to configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service as Relying Party to AppDynamics Cloud Monitoring.
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.image.png
  6. Select the Primary Authentication Method and Access Policy for Additional Authentication as required and click Next Step.
  7. Specify the Service Provider details in the following format: 
    1. Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL: https://<controller_account>. saas.appdynamics.com/controller/saml-auth?accountName=<username >.
    2. Service Provider Entity ID: https://<username>. saas.appdynamics.com/controller.
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See the Notes section for how to get the Controller account and Username.
  1. In the SAML Response Protection section, select IdP signs assertion within response, and download the certificate by clicking Download Certificate.image.png
  2. 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. Under the Attributes Extension section, add the attributes from AppDynamics Cloud Monitoring as shown in the following figure.
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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

Notes

Log in to Cisco AppDynamics, under Account Overview you can find the Controller Account and Username.image.png

Configure AppDynamics Cloud Monitoring

Perform these steps to configure AppDynamics Cloud Monitoring.
Procedure
  1. Log in to Cisco AppDynamics and launch your controller - https://accounts.appdynamics.com.
  2. Click the gear icon.
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  1. Select Administration.image.png
  2. Click the Authentication Provider tab and select SAML.image.png
  3. Provide the following details and click Save.
    1. Login URL: The value of SingleSignOnServvice, obtainable from the metadata file downloaded from the RSA platform.
    2. Select Login URL Method as POST.
    3. Identity Provider Certificate: Copy and paste the downloaded certificate from the RSA platform.
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The configuration is complete.
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