Salesforce - SAML My Page SSO Configuration - RSA Ready Implementation Guide
Originally Published: 2023-06-07
This article describes how to integrate Salesforce with RSA Cloud Access Service (CAS) using My Page SSO.
Configure CAS
Perform these steps to configure CAS using My Page SSO.
Procedure
- Sign in to the RSA Cloud Administration Console and browse to Applications > Application Catalog.
- Click Create from Template, and then click the Select next to SAML Direct.
- On the Basic Information page, choose Cloud.
- Enter the name for the application and click Next Step.
- On the Connection Profile page, navigate to the Initiate SAML Workflow section and choose IdP-initiated.
- Under Data Input Method, choose Import Metadata and click Choose File to import the metadata downloaded from Salesforce to populate the ACS URL and Service Provider Entity ID.
- In the Message Protection section, select IdP signs entire SAML response.
- Click Download Certificate.
- Under the User Identity section:
- Identifier Type: unspecified
- Property: mail
- In the Statement Attributes section, enter the following Authentication Context.
mfa
Note: The Authentication Context value is explicitly recognized by Salesforce as a secure authentication method and indicates that a contracted mobile-based two-factor authentication flow was performed by the Identity Provider.
Reference: Salesforce SFDCAV Device Activation Function Guide: Changes to Device Activation for Single Sign-On (SSO) Logins
If you want to bypass the Device Activation, the device needs to pass the Authentication context values as mfa. - On the User Access page, choose the access policy you want to use to determine which users can access the application, and then click Next Step.
- On the Portal Display page, configure the portal display and other settings, and then click Next Step.
- On the Fulfillment page, configure your preferred settings or leave the Fulfillment toggle disabled as it is, and then click Save and Finish.
- Click Publish Changes and wait for the operation to be completed.
After publishing, your application is now enabled for SSO. - Navigate to the newly created application from My Application.
- In the Edit drop-down list, choose Export Metadata. This metadata will be used later in the Salesforce configuration.
Configure Salesforce
Perform these steps to configure Salesforce.
Procedure
- Log in to the Salesforce tenant with an administrator account.
- Click the gear icon and click Open Advanced Setup.
- In the left pane, search for Single Sign-On Settings under the Identity section and click it.
- Click Edit and select the SAML Enabled checkbox, if not selected already, and then click Save.
- Choose the metadata file downloaded from RSA and click Create.
- Add the downloaded IdP certificate and click Save.
- Click Download Metadata.
- Navigate to My Domain under Company Settings.
- Click Edit under Authentication Configuration, select the checkbox with your configuration name, and then click Save.
The configuration is complete.
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