Configure RSA Cloud Authentication Service

1. Sign in to the RSA Cloud Administration Console.
2. Navigate to the Authentication Clients menu, and from the dropdown, select Relying Parties.
3. In the Relying Party Catalog, select Add a Relying Party and click Add for Service Provider SAML.
4. On the Basic Information page, enter a name for the application in the Name field and click Next Step.
5. In the Authentication tab, select SecurID manages all authentication.
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: <SolarWinds AppOptics ACS URL>.
   2. Service Provider Entity ID: < SolarWinds AppOptics Entity ID>

8. In the SAML Response Protection section, select IdP signs assertion within response, and download the certificate by clicking Download Certificate.
9. 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

8. Click Save and Finish.
9. On the My Relying Parties page, click Edit dropdown and select Metadata option to download the metadata.
10. Click Publish Changes to save your settings. After publishing, your application will be enabled for SSO.

Configure SolarWinds AppOptics

1. Log in to SolarWinds AppOptics with admin credentials - https://my.appoptics.com/onboarding/welcome/1.
2. Navigate to Settings > Organization Settings > Security.
3. Under Security section, select SAML.
4. Click the Enable SAML Integration button.
5. Copy the SolarWinds AppOptics Entity ID and ACS URL.
6. Provide the following details.
   1. Issuer (Entity ID) – The value of SingleSignOnService, obtainable from the metadata file downloaded from the RSA platform.
   2. SAML URL - The value of SingleSignOnService, obtainable from the metadata file downloaded from the RSA platform.
   3. Identity Provider Certificate - Copy and paste the certificate downloaded from the RSA platform.