Configure Single Sign-On for VOSS-4-UC¶
Before You Begin
Create a self-signed or third-party-signed system certificate before you configure self-service SSO. For more information, see SSO Certificate Management.
The VOSS-4-UC server and the IdP (identify provider) server must be configured so that their clocks are synchronized.
Follow these steps to configure self-service Single Sign-On (SSO) for VOSS-4-UC. The configuration applies to the customers and customer administrators associated with the IdP.
Note
SSO support for administrative users is defined as follows:
- SSO is not supported for administrative users under User Management > Local Admins because their passwords are stored locally (and so are not available for SSO).
- SSO is supported for administrative users under User Management > Users, except for users with the Role set to SelfService.
Procedure
Log in to VOSS-4-UC as hcsadmin.
Choose Single Sign On > SSO SP Settings.
Click Add.
Note: Configure only one instance of SSO SP Settings.
On the Base tab, from the mandatory System Certificate drop-down, choose the System Certificate to use. To allow the SSO SP Setting to expire, enter a number of hours in the Validity (Hours) field.
Note:
- Specifying an unsigned third-party-signed certificate will result in an error.
- To renew an expired certificate, follow the steps: Renew Single Sign-On Certificate for VOSS-4-UC.
On the SAML SP Settings tab, enter the mandatory FQDN of the Server.
Select the Sign Authn Requests and Want Assertions Signed check boxes as required by your security environment.
Note that if a secure connection is required with the secure attribute set on the cookies, the URL values for bindings of End Points must be specified with
https.Click Save.
To view the location of the VOSS-4-UC SP metadata that you will upload to the IdP, choose Single Sign On > SSO SP Metadata. Point your browser to the URL shown here, and then save a copy of the SP metadata.
Upload the SP metadata to the IdP.
Refer to your IdP documentation for details on configuring SSO on your IdP.
Note:
The IdP must release the UID and map it to an appropriate attribute. For example, an IdP that authenticates with Active Directory can map the uid SAML attribute to sAMAccountName in the Active Directory server.
Download the IdP metadata from the IdP server.
Refer to your IdP documentation for details on downloading IdP metadata.
Note:
If an expired SSO certificate is being renewed and the IdP metadata has not changed, then the download, configure and upload of the IdP metadata is not required.
Log in as provider, reseller, or customer administrator, depending on your IdP configuration level.
Choose Administration Tools > File Management and upload the IdP metadata.
Choose Single Sign On > SSO Identity Provider.
Click Add to add the SSO Identity Provider configuration.
Note: Only one instance of an SSO Identity Provider can be configured for a hierarchy node.
On the SSO Identity Provider screen, complete at minimum, the mandatory SSO Identity Provider fields (see SSO Identity Provider fields).
Click Save to save the SSO Identity Provider Configuration and enable SSO if selected.
Choose Single Sign On > SSO User to display enabled SSO users.
Use this URL for your SSO login:
https://<FQDN of the Server>/sso/<login_URI>/login
Upon login, the IdP will redirect you to this FQDN.
SSO Identity Provider Fields¶
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Entity Id * | Entity ID of the IdP. This can be extracted from the IdP metadata file. This field is mandatory. |
| Login URI * | Login URI for the IdP. This is the URI that will be embedded in SSO Login URL. It can contain only alphanumeric characters and forward slashes. This field is mandatory. |
| Local Metadata File * | Choose the IdP metadata file. This field is mandatory and must be unique across the system. |
| SSO Enabled | Select the check box to enable SSO for users synced in or created at the current hierarchy level. Clear this check box to disable SSO for the users associated with the defined IdP. |
| Note | Reminder to upload the IdP metadata file |
| SSO Login URL | Read-only field displays the SSO Login URL to use. |
