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==The Basics==
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==Scheduling an SSO Configuration==
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Before configuring SSO in VALT, please make sure you've completed our [[SSO Check List]].
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You can also schedule a <b>SSO Discovery</b> at our [https://ivs.help booking site] under <b>Schedule a Support Session</b>. There, we will discuss the prerequisites for configuring your VALT server to utilize SSO Authentication.
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You can also schedule a <b>SSO Discovery</b> at our [https://ivs.help booking site] under <b>Schedule a Support Session</b>. During that call, we will discuss the prerequisites for configuring your VALT server to utilize SSO Authentication.
  
 
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==Required Information from IdP==
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<h2>SSO Authentication</h2>
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SSO accounts are automatically created when a user logs in for the first time. The user can be placed in the proper group automatically upon login by mapping SSO attributes to a user group within VALT.
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<dt>Identity Provider (IdP) URL</dt>
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*VALT's SSO uses <b>Just-In-Time (JIT) Provisioning</b>.
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<dd class="singleLineHeight">This refers to the service or application that manages and authenticates user identities, which VALT will use to verify login credentials.</dd>
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**<em>Users are reevaluated and assigned to groups each time they log in, based on a [[Single_Sign-On_(SSO)#User_Mapping | group membership]] attribute being passed.</em>
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*If a user does <u>NOT</u> have a user mapping associated with their account, the user gets moved to "<b>Users without Group</b>" and has restricted access.
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<dd class="singleLineHeight">This is the URL provided by the IdP where users are redirected to initiate the login process.</dd>
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*If a user's user mapping changes, they will be moved to the correct group upon their next SSO sign-in.
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**<em>Correct mapping is based on the SSO mapping created in VALT and the attribute/pair value being passed from the IdP.</em>
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<dd class="singleLineHeight">This URL leads to the IdP's logout page, where users can safely end their sessions, ensuring a secure sign-out process from VALT.</dd>
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<h2>User Mapping</h2>
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==Required Information from IdP==
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User mapping is used to map users to groups. This mapping is done through the attributes and values being passed from the IdP. VALT's SSO uses a <b>1:1 mapping</b> for groups.
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<dd class="singleLineHeight">To integrate your IdP with VALT, the metadata files from both will need to be exchanged. The VALT metadata file will be generated after the IdP metadata file is uploaded to VALT.</dd>
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<b>Unique User Identifier</b> - This attribute will be used as the username
  
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<b>Groups</b> - This attribute will be used to define which group the user is assigned to within VALT. In addition to the name of the Group attribute, VALT will need the value associated with each group that will be logging into VALT
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<dd class="singleLineHeight">This specifies the code used for authentication into [[BEAM]].</dd>
 
<dd class="singleLineHeight">This specifies the code used for authentication into [[BEAM]].</dd>
 
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<dd class="singleLineHeight"><em>Without one set, no pin is needed to enter BEAM</em>.</dd>

Latest revision as of 11:57, 22 November 2024

SSO Configuration

🕮VALT is compatible with SAML 2.0.

✎To access SSO on your system, you may need to reach out to our support team. IVS Support

Scheduling an SSO Configuration

⚠Before configuring SSO in VALT, please make sure you've completed our SSO Check List.

You can also schedule a SSO Discovery at our booking site under Schedule a Support Session. During that call, we will discuss the prerequisites for configuring your VALT server to utilize SSO Authentication.

SSO Authentication

SSO accounts are automatically created when a user logs in for the first time. The user can be placed in the proper group automatically upon login by mapping SSO attributes to a user group within VALT.

  • VALT's SSO uses Just-In-Time (JIT) Provisioning.
    • Users are reevaluated and assigned to groups each time they log in, based on a group membership attribute being passed.
  • If a user does NOT have a user mapping associated with their account, the user gets moved to "Users without Group" and has restricted access.
  • If a user's user mapping changes, they will be moved to the correct group upon their next SSO sign-in.
    • Correct mapping is based on the SSO mapping created in VALT and the attribute/pair value being passed from the IdP.

SSO Flow Chart.png

Required Information from IdP

IdP Metadata File
To integrate your IdP with VALT, the metadata files from both will need to be exchanged. The VALT metadata file will be generated after the IdP metadata file is uploaded to VALT.
User Mapping
VALT's SSO uses a 1:1 mapping to add users to the correct groups. To achieve this, we require the following attributes:

Unique User Identifier - This attribute will be used as the username

Groups - This attribute will be used to define which group the user is assigned to within VALT. In addition to the name of the Group attribute, VALT will need the value associated with each group that will be logging into VALT

Display Name - If the Unique User identifier does not correspond with the person's name, this attribute will set an easy-to-identify display name for the user

Optional Items

VALT is also able to map custom attributes to some of the following fields for a user. Below are the user account fields that can be assigned through SSO.

PIN
This specifies the code used for authentication into BEAM.
Without one set, no pin is needed to enter BEAM.
Card Number
This specifies the card number associated with a user.
Only applies to customers with VALT Card Reader.
Email
The users email can also be pulled into the system.
If the VALT application is not connected to mail server, this field is not used for anything.

Additional Settings

Shibboleth needs the following settings configured to function with VALT.

signAssertions:
true
signResponses:
true
encryptNameIDs:
true
encryptAssertions:
false
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