ClearSlide cloud app

Using the SAML 2.0 standard, you can configure single sign-on (SSO) for a number of cloud apps. After you set up SSO, your users can use their Google Workspace credentials to sign in to an app using SSO.

Use SAML to set up SSO for ClearSlide

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You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.

Before you begin
  1. Ask ClearSlide to enable SSO on your account using one of the following options:
    • Create a support ticket.
    • Send an email to support@clearslide.com
  2. Once SSO is enabled, complete the following steps. 
Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider
  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.
  3. Click Add appand thenSearch for apps.
  4. For Enter app name, enter ClearSlide.
  5. In the search results, point to ClearSlide and click Select.
  6. In the Google Identity Provider details window, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
    1. Next to SSO URL, click Copy and save the URL.
    2. Next to Entity ID, click Copy and save the entity ID.
    3. Next to Certificate, click Copy and save the certificate.
      You need these details to complete the setup in ClearSlide.
  7. Leave the Google Admin console open. You'll continue with the configuration in the Admin console after setup steps in the app.

Step 2: Set up ClearSlide as a SAML 2.0 service provider
  1. Open an Incognito browser window, go to the ClearSlide sign-in page, and sign in with your ClearSlide administrator account.
  2. Click your user name, then click My Account.
  3. Under Admin Only Options, click Single Sign-On Settings.
  4. For Single Sign-on Provider, select “SAML 2.0 Provider”.
  5. Copy and save the SAML Consumer URL.
    You'll need this URL when you return to the Admin console to finish configuring SSO.
  6. In the Your SAML Provider Configurations section, do the following:
    1. For SAML Provider Endpoint, paste the SSO URL you copied in Step 1.
    2. For SAML Provider Entity ID, paste the entity ID you copied in Step 1.
    3. For X.509 Certificate, paste the certificate you copied in Step 1.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Close your incognito browser window and return to the Admin console to continue configuration.
Step 3: Finish SSO configuration in Admin console
  1. Return to the Admin console browser tab.
  2. On the Google Identity Provider details page, click Continue.
  3. On the Service provider details page, replace the default contents of the ACS URL field with the SAML URL that you copied in Step 2.
  4. Click Continue.
  5. (Optional) To map Google directory attributes to the corresponding app attributes, in the Attribute Mapping window:
    1. Click Add Mapping.
    2. Click Select fieldand thenselect a Google directory attribute.
    3. For App attributes, enter the corresponding app attribute.
  6. (Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
    1. For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
    2. Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
    3. For App attribute, enter the groups attribute name of the corresponding service provider.

    Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response includes only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to About group membership mapping.

  7. Click Finish.
Step 4: Turn on app for users

Before you begin: To turn a service on or off for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to control access by department) or add them to an access group (to allow access for users across or within departments).

  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.
  3. Click ClearSlide.
  4. Click User access.
  5. To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.

  6. (Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:
    1. At the left, select the organizational unit.
    2. To change the Service status, select On or Off.
    3. Choose one:
      • If the Service status is set to Inherited and you want to keep the updated setting, even if the parent setting changes, click Override.
      • If the Service status is set to Overridden, either click Inherit to revert to the same setting as its parent, or click Save to keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
        Note: Learn more about organizational structure.
  7. To turn on a service for a set of users across or within organizational units, select an access group. For details, go to Use groups to customize service access.
  8. Ensure that your ClearSlide user account email IDs match those in your Google domain.
Step 5: Verify SSO is working

ClearSlide supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.

Verify identity provider-initiated SSO

  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.
  3. Click ClearSlide.
  4. In the ClearSlide section, click Test SAML Login.

    The app should open in a separate tab. If it doesn’t, troubleshoot the error message and try again. For details on troubleshooting, go to SAML app error messages.

Verify service provider-initiated SSO

  1. Close all browser windows.
  2. Go to the ClearSlide sign-in page and sign in with your ClearSlide administrator account.
    You should be redirected to the Google sign-in page.
  3. Select your account and enter your password.

After your credentials are authenticated, the app should open.


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