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 Oomnitza
You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.
Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider-
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.
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Click Add app
Search for apps.
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For Enter app name, enter Oomnitza.
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In the search results, point to Oomnitza and click Select.
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In the Google Identity Provider details window, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
- Next to SSO URL, click Copy
and save the URL.
- Next to Certificate, click Download
and download the certificate.
You need these details to complete the setup in Oomnitza.
- Next to SSO URL, click Copy
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Click Continue.
- On the Service provider details page, edit the ACS URL and Entity ID, replacing {uniqueid-provided-by-sp} with the Unique ID of your Oomnitza account.
- Click Continue.
- In the Attribute Mapping window, click Select field, and map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding Oomnitza attributes:
Google directory attribute Oomnitza attribute Basic Information > Primary Email SAML_SUBJECT Basic Information > First Name First name Basic Information > Last Name Last name -
(Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
- For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
- Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
- 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.
- Click Finish.
- Open an incognito browser window, go to the Oomnitza sign-in page and sign in with your Oomnitza administrator account.
- Click Settings.
- In Integrations, next to SSO, click Edit.
- Select Other (SAML) then click Next.
- In the SSO URL field, enter the SSO URL that you copied in Step 1.
- In the IDP Certificate field, upload the certificate that you downloaded in Step 1.
- Click Integrate.
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).
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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.
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- Click Oomnitza.
- Click User access.
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To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.
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(Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:
- At the left, select the organizational unit.
- To change the Service status, select On or Off.
- 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.
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(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.
- Ensure that the email domain of your Oomnitza user accounts matches the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
Oomnitza supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.
Verify identity provider-initiated SSO
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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.
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- Click Oomnitza.
- In the Oomnitza 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
- Close all browser windows.
- Go to the Oomnitza sign-in page and sign in with your Oomnitza administrator account.
- Click Oomnitza.
- Enter your Google Workspace email address and click Oomnitza.
You should be redirected to the Google sign-in page. - Select your account and enter your password.
After your credentials are authenticated, the app should open.
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