Qmarkets 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 Qmarkets

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

Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider

1. Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.

2. Go to Menu  Apps > Web and mobile apps.
3. Click Add appSearch for apps.
4. For Enter app name, enter Qmarkets.
5. In the Google Identity Provider details window, click Download metadata to download the identity provider metadata file.
6. Leave the Google Admin console open. You'll continue with the configuration in the Admin console after the setup steps in the app.

Step 2: Set up Qmarkets as a SAML 2.0 service provider

1. Open an Incognito browser window, go to the Qmarkets sign-in page, and sign in with your Qmarkets administrator account. 
2. In Admin settings, go to the Single Sign On - SAML page.
3. Click Add SAML Endpoint.
4. For SSO settings name, enter a name. Any value is allowed. 
5. (Optional) To require signed requests, for SAML Security Settings, choose an option.
6. For SP Settings, choose the Desired Name ID Format.
7. For IDP Settings, set the metadata load method to By Metadata File.
8. For Metadata File, click Add Files and upload the identity provider metadata file that you downloaded in Step 1.
9. Click Save And Edit.
10. Click SP Settings (This app endpoint) and copy and save the following values:
    • Entity ID
    • Assertion Consumer Service URL
    • Login Endpoint URL
11. Go to the Single Sign on - SAML page and click SAML Settings.
12. Choose the following settings:
    • qm_sso_is_active_sso:  Enable SSO 
    • Default Endpoint: The SSO settings name that you created earlier in these steps. 
13. Click Save 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 ACS URL, Entity ID, and Start URL with the corresponding values that you copied in Step 2:
   • ACS URL:  Assertion Consumer Service URL
   • Entity ID:  Entity ID
   • Start URL:  Login Endpoint URL
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 fieldselect 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 corresponding groups attribute name of the 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 with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.

2. Go to Menu  Apps > Web and mobile apps.
3. Click Qmarkets.
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.
        Learn more about organizational structure.
7. (Optional) 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 Qmarkets user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account. 

Step 5: Verify that SSO is working

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

Verify identity provider-initiated SSO

1. Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.

2. Go to Menu  Apps > Web and mobile apps.
3. Click Qmarkets.
4. In the Qmarkets 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 https://{your-domain} and replace {your-domain} with the domain name for your Qmarkets 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.

To bypass SSO, use this sign-in URL: https://{your-domain}/?qm_sso_bypass=1.

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