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Read this article to learn how to integrate with Aruba ClearPass.Â
Prerequisites
- A ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú administrator account
- ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú SSO Package or higher or SSO à la carte option
- A ClearPass user account with administrator permissions
- Your ClearPass domain name
Considerations
- The ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú/ClearPass SAML integration currently only supports SP-initiated SSO
Creating a new ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú Application Integration
- Log in to the .
- Go to USER AUTHENTICATION &²µ³Ù;ÌýSSO Applications.
- Click + Add New Application.
- Type the name of the application in the Search field and select it.
- Click Next.
- In the Display Label, type your name for the application. Optionally, you can enter a Description, adjust the User Portal Image and choose to hide or Show in User Portal.
If this is a Bookmark Application, enter your sign-in URL in the Bookmark URL field.
- Optionally, expand Advanced Settings to specify a value for the SSO IdP URL. If no value is entered, it will default to https://sso.jumpcloud.com/saml2/<applicationname>.
The SSO IdP URL is not editable after the application is created. You will have to delete and recreate the connector if you need to edit this field at a later time.
- Click Save Application.
- If successful, click:
- Configure Application and go to the next section
- Close to configure your new application at a later time
Configuring the SSO Integration
To configure ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú
- Create a new application or select it from the Configured Applications list.
- Select the SSOÌý³Ù²¹²ú.
- Replace any instances of YOUR_CLEARPASS_DOMAIN with your ClearPass name.
- Add or change any desired user attributes.
- °ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýsave.
Download the ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú metadata file
- Find your application in the Configured Applications list and click anywhere in the row to reopen its configuration window.
- Select the SSO tab and click Export Metadata.
- The ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú-<applicationname>-metadata.xml will be exported to your local Downloads folder.
Metadata can also be downloaded from the Configured Applications list. Search for and select the application in the list and then click Export Metadata in the top right corner of the window.
To configure ClearPass
- Contact your ClearPass representatives and request that they enable SAML 2.0 for your account.
- Attach the ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú metadata file to your request.
- When configured, they will provide the SP entity IDÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýACS URL values. Ensure they match the values in ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú.
Authorizing User SSO Access
Users are implicitly denied access to applications. After you connect an application to ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú, you need to authorize user access to that application. You can authorize user access from the Application Configuration panel or from the Groups Configuration panel.
To authorize user access from the Application Configuration panel
- Log in to the .
- Go to USER AUTHENTICATION > SSO Applications, then select the application to which you want to authorize user access.
- Select the User Groups tab. If you need to create a new group of users, see Get Started: User Groups.
- Select the check box next to the group of users you want to give access.
- Click save.
To learn how to authorize user access from the Groups Configuration panel, see Authorize Users to an SSO Application.
Validating SSO user authentication workflow(s)
IdP-initiated user workflow
- Access the
- Go to Applications and click an application tile to launch it
- ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú asserts the user's identity to the SP and is authenticated without the user having to log in to the application
SP-initiated user workflow
- Go to the SP application login - generally, there is either a special link or an adaptive username field that detects the user is authenticated through SSO
This varies by SP.
- Login redirects the user to ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú where the user enters their ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú credentials
- After the user is logged in successfully, they are redirected back to the SP and automatically logged in
Removing the SSO Integration
These are steps for removing the integration in ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú. Consult your SP's documentation for any additional steps needed to remove the integration in the SP. Failure to remove the integration successfully for both the SP and ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú may result in users losing access to the application.
To deactivate the SSO Integration
- Log in to the .
- Go to USER AUTHENTICATION > SSO Applications.
- Search for the application that you’d like to deactivate and click to open its details panel.
- Select the SSO tab.
- Scroll to the bottom of the configuration.
- Click Deactivate SSO.
- Click save.
- If successful, you will receive a confirmation message.
To delete the application
- Log in to the .
- Go to USER AUTHENTICATION > SSO Applications.
- Search for the application that you’d like to delete.
- Check the box next to the application to select it.
- Click Delete.
- Enter the number of the applications you are deleting
- Click Delete Application.
- If successful, you will see an application deletion confirmation notification.