Bonusly cloud application

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Using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), your users can use their Google Cloud credentials to sign in to enterprise-cloud applications.

Set up SSO via SAML for Bonusly

Here's how to set up single sign-on (SSO) via SAML for the Bonusly® application.

Step 1: Get Google identity provider (IdP) information
  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. From the Admin console Home page, go to Apps and then SAML Apps.

    To see Apps on the Home page, you might have to click More controls at the bottom. 

  3. Click the plus (+) icon at bottom right.
  4. Locate and click Bonusly in the application list.
  5. On the Google IDP Information page:
    • Copy and save the SSO URL and Entity ID.
    • Download the Certificate.

    Leave the Admin console open, you'll continue with the configuration wizard after performing the next step in the Bonusly application.

Step 2: Set up Bonusly as a SAML 2.0 service provider (SP)
  1. Open a new incognito browser window.
  2. Sign in to Bonusly with your organization's Bonusly administrator account.
  3. Click Admin at top right.
  4. Click the Integrations tab.
  5. In the Single Sign-On section, click SAML.
  6. Copy and save the App ID. You'll need this value when you finish configuration in the Admin console in the next step.
  7. Enter information in the following fields:
    • IdP Issuer (Entity ID): the Entity ID you copied in Step 1.
    • IdP SSO Target URL: the SSO URL you copied in Step 1.
    • x.509 Cert:  the certificate you downloaded in Step 1.
  8. Click Save.
  9. (Optional) If you want your users to sign in to Bonusly only through SSO, also do the following:
    1. Click the Admin tab.
    2. At the bottom of the Configure Company page, click Show advanced settings.
    3. Next to Login Methods, check Restrict to Single Sign On.
Step 3: Finish SSO configuration in Admin console
  1. In the SSO configuration wizard, click Next.

    The Basic information window shows the Application name and Description seen by users.

  2. Click Next.
  3. On the Service Provider Details page, edit the default ACS URL, replacing {your_subdomain} with the App ID you copied from Bonusly in Step 2.
  4. Click Finish.
Step 4: Enable the Bonusly app
  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. From the Admin console Home page, go to Apps and then SAML Apps.

    To see Apps on the Home page, you might have to click More controls at the bottom. 

  3. Select Bonusly.

  4. At the top right of the gray box, click Edit Service Compose.

  5. To turn on or off a service for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.

  6. To turn on or off a service only for users in an organizational unit:

    1. At the left, select the organizational unit.
    2. Select On or Off.
    3. To keep the service turned on or off even when the service is turned on or off for the parent organizational unit, click Override.
    4. If the organization's status is already Overridden, choose an option:
      • Inherit—Reverts to the same setting as its parent.
      • Save—Saves your new setting (even if the parent setting changes).

    Learn more about organizational structure.

  7. Ensure that your Bonusly user account email IDs match those in your Google domain.
Step 5: Verify that the SSO is working
  1. Close all browser windows.
  2. Open https://bonus.ly/users/sign_in_start and attempt to sign in. You should be automatically redirected to the Google sign in page.
  3. Enter your sign in credentials.
  4. After your sign in credentials are authenticated, you are automatically redirected back to Bonusly.
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