Automox 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 Automox

Here's how to set up Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML for the Automox application.

Step 1: Get Google identity provider (IdP) information

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  AppsWeb and mobile apps.
3. Click Add appSearch for apps.
4. Enter Automox in the search field.
5. In the search results, hover over the Automox SAML app and click Select.
6. On the Google Identity Provider details page:
   1. Copy and save the SSO URL.
   2. Copy and save the Entity ID.
   3. Download the Certificate.

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

Step 2: Set up Automox as a SAML 2.0 service provider (SP)

1. Open a new browser tab.
2. Sign in to Automox with your administrator account.
3. Navigate to Settings  Security.
4. In the SAML section, click Enable.
5. On the Setup SAML screen, copy and save the Automox ACS URL and Automox Entity ID. You’ll need these values when you return to the Admin console in Step 3 to complete SSO setup.
6. Enter the following information in the Setup SAML entry fields:
   • Entity ID: the Entity ID copied in Step 1.
   • x509: the contents of the certificate downloaded in Step 1.
   • Login URL: the SSO URL copied in Step 1.
7. (Optional) Check the Provision New Users option to automatically create a new Automox account when authorized users attempt to sign in.
8. Click Save.

Step 3: Finish SSO configuration in Admin console

1. Return to the Admin console browser tab.
2. In the SSO configuration wizard, click Next.
3. Click Continue.
4. On the Service provider details page, replace the default ACS URL and Entity ID values with the ACS URL and Entity ID values you copied from Automox in Step 2.
5. Click Continue.
6. (Optional) On the Attribute Mapping page, map Google directory attributes to corresponding application attributes:

   1. Click Add Mapping.
   2. Click the Select field menu and select a Google directory attribute.
   3. Enter the corresponding application attribute under App attributes.
7. (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 service provider’s corresponding groups attribute name.

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

8. On the Attribute mapping page, click Finish.

Step 4: Enable the Automox app

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  AppsWeb and mobile apps.
3. Select Automox.
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 Automox user account email IDs match those in your Google domain.

Step 5: Verify that the SSO is working

Automox supports both Identity Provider (IdP) initiated and Service Provider (SP) initiated SSO. Follow these steps to verify SSO in either mode:

IdP-initiated

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  AppsWeb and mobile apps.
3. Select Automox.
4. At the top left, click Test SAML login. 

   Automox should open in a separate tab. If it doesn’t, use the information in the resulting SAML error messages to update your IdP and SP settings as needed, then retest SAML login.

SP-initiated

1. Close all browser windows.
2. Navigate to your Automox instance. You should be automatically redirected to the Google sign-in page.
3. Enter your username and password.

After your sign in credentials are authenticated, you're automatically redirected back to Automox.

 

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