Aurelius - SAML SSO Agent Configuration - RSA Ready SecurID Access Implementation Guide
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Originally Published: 2021-08-09

Aurelius - SAML SSO Agent Configuration - RSA Ready SecurID Access Implementation Guide

This section describes how to integrate RSA SecurID Access with Aurelius using a SAML SSO Agent.

Architecture Diagram

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Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Perform these steps to configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service as an SSO Agent SAML IdP to Aurelius.

Procedure

    1. Sign into the RSA Cloud Administration Console and browse to Applications > Application Catalog

    2. Click on Create From Template found in he upper right of the page then select SAML Direct

    3. On Basic Information page enter a Name for the application, ie. Aurelius Then click on Next Step.

    4. On Connection Profile page

        1. In Connection URL field, set it to the Identity Provider URL found below. For example: https://portal.sso.pe.rsa.net/IdPServlet?idp_id=jnsbs7x87itU

        2. Choose SP-Initiated and select POST for the binding method.

        1. Scroll down to SAML Identity Provider (Issuer) section.
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        2. Note the Identity Provider URL and Issuer Entity ID. These values are automatically generated. They may be needed later for the configuration of Aurelius

        3. Click on Generate Cert Bundle, set a a common name for your company certificate. Then click Generate and Download

        4. Select Choose File and upload the private key from the generated certificate bundle

        5. Select Choose File and upload the cert from the generated certificate bundle

        6. Select Include Certificate on Outgoing Assertion

        1. Scroll down to Service Provider section
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        2. Enter the Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) for your instance of Aurelius For example https://api.aureliuslab.com/v1/saml/assert This is foud in the Aurelius documenation for configuring SSO via SAML 2.0.

        3. Enter the Audience (Service Provider Issuer ID) Enter a random string that should match your audience on Aurelius. For example RSAaurelius

        1. Scroll down to User Identity section
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        2. Ensure Identifier Type = Email Address, set your Identity Source and Property = mail

      1. Click Next Step
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    5. On User Access page select the Access Policy you require. Allow All Authenticated Users is the least restrictive. Click Next Step
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    1. On Portal Display Page

      1. Select Display in Portal

      2. Upload an Application Icon if you wish

      3. Set an Application Tooltip if you wish.

      4. Click on Save and Finish

    2. Click on Publish Changes. Your application is now enabled for SSO. If you make any additional changes to the application configuration you will need to republish.
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  1. Browse to Application > My Applications

  2. Locate newly create application for Aurelius

  3. Click on Down Arrow next to Edit button

  4. Select Export Metadata. This will be used below for Aurelius configuration.

 

 

Configure Aurelius

Perform these steps to integrate Aurelius with RSA SecurID Access as a SAML SSO Agent.

Procedure

  1. Sign into Aurelius and browse to Settings and scroll down to Manage Single Sign-On.

  2. For SSO login and logout URLs enter the Identity Provider URL from the RSA Cloud Authentication Service configuration above. For example: https://portal.sso.pe.rsa.net/IdPServlet?idp_id=jnsbs7x87tr
  3. In the Audience Restriction enter the Audience (Service Provider Issuer ID) supplied above. For example: RSAaurelius

  4. Select the certificate information from the metadata file downloaded for the RSA Cloud Authentication Service copying the data between the <x509certificate> tags.

  5. Click the Add Certificate button and paste the certificate data.

  6. Click on Save.

Configuration is complete.

See main page for more certification information.