FileCloud-integration-configuration-relying-party
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2021-11-03

FileCloud - SAML Relying Party Configuration - SecurID Access Implementation Guide

This section describes how to integrate SecurID Access with FileCloud using Relying Party. Relying party uses SAML 2.0 to integrate SecurID Access as a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) to FileCloud SAML Service Provider (SP).

Architecture Diagram

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Configure SecurID Access Cloud Authentication Service

Perform these steps to configure SecurID Access Cloud Authentication Service(CAS) as a relying party SAML IdP to FileCloud .

Procedure

  1. Sign into the Cloud Administration Console and browse to Authentication Clients > Relying Parties and click Add a Relying Party. Then select Add for a SAML service provider.

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

  3. On Authentication page.

    1. select the RSA SecurID Access manages all authentication.

    2. Select the desired Primary Authentication Method from the dropdown list.

    3. Select the desired policy from the Access Policy for Additional Authentication.

    4. Click Next Step.

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  4. On Connection Profile page.

    1. Under the Service Provider Metadata section.

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    2. Enter the Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) . Enter the value based on your Domain of yourFileCloud configuration. The URL is in the form of https://<YOUR_DOMAIN>/simplesaml/module.php/saml/sp/saml2-acs.php/default-sp. For example, https://helloWorld.filecloudonline.com/simplesaml/module.php/saml/sp/saml2-acs.php/default-sp.

    3. Enter the Service Provider Entity ID. Enter the value based on your Domain of yourFileCloud configuration. The URL is in the form of https://<YOUR_DOMAIN>/simplesaml/module.php/saml/sp/saml2-acs.php/default-sp. For example, https://helloWorld.filecloudonline.com/simplesaml/module.php/saml/sp/saml2-acs.php/default-sp.

    4. Uncheck SP signs SAML Requests.

    5. Click on Download Certificate. This will be used below in the FileCloud configuration.

    6. Click on Choose File and upload the certificate just downloaded.  This same certificate may be used in the FileCloud configuration below.

    7. Open Advanced Configuration section

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    8. For Identifier Type Email Address choose mail for the Property.

    9. Under Attribute Extension click on +Add.

    10. For Attribute Name enter email for Property choose mail.

    11. Under Attribute Extension click on +Add.

    12. For Attribute Name enter givenname for Property choose givenName.

    13. Under Attribute Extension click on +Add.

    14. For Attribute Name enter surname for Property choose sn.

    15. Under Attribute Extension click on +Add.

    16. For Attribute Name enter uid for Property choose userPrincipleName.

    17. Note the Identity Provider Entity ID field . For Example :https://rsa-inst-pe.auth-demo.securid.com/saml-fe/sso.

  5. Click on Save and Finish.

  6. Browse to Authentication Clients > Relying Parties

  7. Scroll down to the your newly created Relying party and click down arrow to Edit and choose View or Download IdP MetatData and save off the metadata to be used in the FileCloud configuration below.

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  8. 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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Configure FileCloud

Perform these steps to integrate FileCloud with SecurID Access as a Relying Party SAML SP.

Procedure

  1. Sign into FileCloud as administrator and Navigate to Settings >SSO.

  2. From the Default SSO Type choose SAML.

  3. For the IdP Endpoint URL copy the Identity Provider Entity ID from the SecurID configuration.

  4. For IdP Username Paramter enter uid.

  5. For IdP Email Parameter enter mail.

  6. For IdP Given Name Parameter enter givenName.

  7. For IdP Surname Parameter enter sn.

  8. For IDP Meta Data copy and paste the contents exported IDP Metadata saved above during SecurID CAS configuration.

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  9. If you want to force expiration specified by Identity Prover check the User login token expiration match IdP token expiration.

  10. Save Changes.

Configuration is complete.

Next Step: See main page for more certification information.