Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service

1. Sign in to the RSA Cloud Administration Console with administrator credentials.
2. Enable SSO on the My Page portal by accessing the RSA Cloud Administration Console > Access > My Page > Single Sign-On (SSO). Ensure it is enabled and protected by two-factor authentication using a Password and Access Policy.
3. On the Applications > Application Catalog page, click on Create From Template.
4. On the Choose Connector Template page, click Select for SAML Direct.
5. On the Basic Information page, enter a name for the configuration in the Name field and click Next Step.
6. In the Connection Profile section, select IdP-initiated option.
7. To provide Service Provider details, select Import Metadata, click the Choose File button, and select the file downloaded from the Service Provider.

8. Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL and Service Provider Entity ID values will be auto filled.
9. In the SAML Response Protection section, select IdP signs assertion within response, and download the certificate by clicking Download Certificate.
10. 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

11. Click Next Step.
12. Choose your desired Access Policy for this application and click Next Step > Save and Finish.
13. On the My Applications page, click the Edit dropdown and select Export Metadata to download the metadata.
14. Click Publish Changes to save your settings. After publishing, your application will be enabled for SSO.

Configure BlogIn

1. Log in to BlogIn as an administrator.
2. Select Settings from the left pane.

3. Select the User Authentication tab.

4. Select the Enable users to access BlogIn via Single Sign – On (SSO) checkbox and click CONFIGURE SSO & USER PROVISIONING.
5. Click the SINGLE SIGN-ON STATUS toggle button.
6. Under NAME (OPTIONAL), provide a name.

7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Navigate back to the User Authentication page and click SAVE CHANGES.