Atlassian Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) for Google Apps / G Suite using SAML


Jira SAML Single-Sign On(SSO) for Atlassian Cloud allows you to securely login using G Suite credentials. Single Sign-on (SSO) into your Atlassian Access or Atlassian Jira SAML Account with any of your existing Identity Provider credentials for enhanced security and features using our module.
You can refer the steps to configure Multiple IDPs and Domain Mapping in Atlassian Access from the video or documentation given below


Pre-requisites

1. Atlassian Guard (Atlassian Access) Subscription:

Atlassian Guard is an additional subscription applied across the Atlassian Cloud products like Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Jira Work Management, Confluence, and Bitbucket. It is needed for Single Sign-On (SSO) or any Cloud Service that comes under Atlassian Guard.

2. Domain Verification:

The first step of Atlassian Guard starts with the Domain Verification process to enforce SSO on the managed user accounts. This process verifies that you own a valid domain for managing the user accounts and use the same domain name for the email addresses.

Download And Installation

  • Log into your Jira instance as an admin.
  • Navigate to Apps → Explore more apps from the header menu.
  • Next, search for the miniOrange OAuth/OpenID SSO app.
  • Click on Try it free to begin a new trial of the app.
  • On the menu bar click on Apps and locate the OAuth/OpenID SSO app and click .

In this document, we will demonstrate the setup in two parts.

Part 1: Configure SAML SSO between Atlassian cloud as SP and miniOrange as IDP

Part 2: Configure SAML SSO between miniOrange as SP and G Suite as IDP

Part 1 + Part 2 : Testing SSO between Atlassian cloud as SP and G Suite as IDP using miniOrange Identity Broker.

Part 1: Setup miniOrange with Atlassian Access


Step 1. Setup miniOrange as an Identity Provider

  • Login into miniOrange Admin Console.
  • Go to Apps and click on the Add Application button.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud  Single Sign-On (SSO) add app
  • In Choose Application Type click on All Apps dropdown and select SAML/WS-FED application type.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud Single Sign-On (SSO) choose app type
  • Search for Atlassian Cloud (SAML) in the list.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud Single Sign-On (SSO) miniOrange Create App
  • Enter the following values in the respective fields, you will receive these values after creating an app in Atlassian access. Refer this step.
  • Custom Application Name Any name would be fine
    SP Entity ID or Issuer You will receive after configuring Atlassian Access App
    ACS URL You will receive after configuring Atlassian Access App
  • Also make sure that Sign Response & Sign Assertion both options are turned ON. Then click on the Save button.
  • Once the App is successfully Created, Select that App and then click on Metadata option to get app’s Metadata.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) View metadata
  • Since we are using miniOrange as a Brokering Service in this solution, Go to Information required to authenticate via external idp section as highlighted, and Click on Show Metadata Details.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On)
  • After clicking on the Show Metadata Details button you can see the metadata details.
  • You will need these details while configuring an Atlassian Access app.
    Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) View Metadata Details
  • In the left sidebar hover on Users then click on Users List
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) miniOrange Add User
  • Click on Add User and enter details to enforce Single Sign On(SSO) on that user.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) miniOrange Add New User
    Make sure that the user created here will also exist in the Atlassian Cloud.

Step 2. Setup Atlassian Cloud

  • Now login to Atlassian Cloud Admin Console.
  • Select your organization and then select the Security tab. Click on SAML Single Sign-On from the left sidebar.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Security tab
  • You can click on Instructions for different Identity Providers. It provides a help page for specific IDP and Attribute Names for Attribute Mapping.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Cloud Instructions
  • Here you will get the SAML Configuration Instructions for different identity providers as listed. Click on Got it.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Attribute Mapping
  • Click on Add SAML Configuration.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Add Configuration
  • You will be redirected to the Add SAML Configuration window. Enter IDP Entity ID, SSO URL and the public certificate. Click on the Save Configuration button.
  • You will get these details in the metadata details section after configuring the miniorange app. Refer this step
    Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Save Configuration
  • Now you will be shown SP Entity ID & SP ACS URL as shown below. These details will be needed in miniOrange app configuration. Now set up the Authentication Policies by clicking on the View Authentication Policies.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) View Policies
  • Click on Add Policy.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Add policy
  • Enter the policy name and add the policy.
  • Now under Single Sign-On, click on Enable Single Sign-On.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Atlassian Enable SSO
  • Then click on the Members tab besides the settings tab and click on Add Members.
  • The Single Sign On(SSO) will work only for Added Members.
    Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Add Member
  • Enter details and click on Add Members.
  • The user must be present in both Atlassian and miniOrange.
    Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Add User

Step 3. Test Atlassian Cloud - miniOrange Configuration

  • Go to Atlassian Login Page.
  • Enter email and click on Continue. Then you will be redirected to miniOrange Login Page
  • After logging into miniOrange, you will be successfully logged into Atlassian Cloud Dashboard
Now, you will be able to Login to your Atlassian Dashboard using miniOrange Credentials.

If you do not have any IDP, you can always go with miniOrange IDP.

Part 2: Setup miniOrange with G Suite


Step 1. Setup G Suite as IDP

      Follow the following steps to set up Google Apps / G Suite as an Identity Provider

      Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login  Login as Administrator

        • Go to https://admin.google.com and login with your G Suite administrator account.
        • Go to Apps from the left menu and click SAML Apps.

          Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, SAML Apps
      Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login  Add a SAML app

        • Click on the “+” button at the bottom right corner to create a new SAML app.
        • Select button SETUP MY OWN CUSTOM APP

          SAML Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, Setup Custom App to Enable SSO
      Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login  IDP Information

        • Copy G Suite details from Option 1 of Step 2 and download the Certificate to configure the add-on manually.
        • OR You can also download the IDP metadata from Option 2 of Step 2, and then click Next.
        • Fill up the Basic Information for custom App such as Application Name( Eg. SAML App) and Description as per your choice.
        • Click Next.

          SAML Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, Fill Basic Information for Custom App
      Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login  Service Provider Details

          SAML Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, Fill Service Provider Details
        • Enter details from the SP Info tab in the add-on as given below.

        • Information to be entered in G Suite Information to copy from the add-on in SP Info tab
          ACS URL ACS URL
          Entity ID SP Entity ID/ Issuer
          Signed Response
          Name ID Format EMAIL
        • Click Next.
      Single Sign On into Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login  Attribute Mapping

        • Click on Add New Mapping
        • Add mapping for first name and last name
        • Click on Finish

          SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Google Apps/G-Suite Identity Provider,Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, Attribute Mapping
      Single Sign On using Google Apps/G-Suite, Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login  Turn on

        • By Default SAML Apps are turned off for everyone.
        • Select Edit Service option.
        • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Google Apps/G-Suite Identity Provider,Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, Edit Service
        • Change the setting to select ON for everyone to activate SSO.
        • Note: All the users will be asked to SSO to access G Suite Apps and they will not be able to login normally using a username and password.


        • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) using Google Apps/G-Suite Identity Provider,Google Apps/G-Suite SSO Login, Assign App to Everyone

    Step 2. Setup miniOrange as Service Provider

  • Go to miniOrange Admin Console.
  • From the left navigation bar select Identity Provider. Then click on Add Identity Provider
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  • Select SAML tab.
  • Salesforce Saml App
    You can get the metadata details of miniOrange app either by clicking on the link shown by "Click here" in the yellow block, Or you can also get the details after creating the app. Keep these details handy as we will need these in configuring Salesforce.
  • Click on Show Metadata details under For SP - INITIATED SSO. You can either manually enter details or use Metadata URL or File
  • Salesforce Saml App
  • Now to create SAML app for Salesforce, go to the Add Identity Provider page and click on Import IDP Metadata. Import the metadata file that you will get from the SAML Login Information section of Salesforce.
  • Salesforce Saml App
  • If you don't have a metadata file, you can also provide the details manually. You need to configure following endpoints:
  • IDP Entity ID Entity ID of IDP
    Single Login URL Login Url from IDP
    Single Logout URL Logout Url from IDP
    X.509 Certificate The public key certificate of your IDP.
  • Few other optional features that can be added to the Identity Provider(IDP) are listed in the table below:
  • Domain Mapping Can be used to redirect specific domain user to specific IDP
    Show IdP to Users Enable this if you want to show this IDP to all users during Login
    Send Configured Attributes Enabling this would allow you to add attributes to be sent from IDP
  • Click on Save.

Step 3. Test connection between miniOrange and Google Apps/G-Suite

  • Go to the miniOrange Admin Dashboard.
  • Go to Identity Providers tab. Then click on select button under the app you just created. Then click on Test Connection.
  • A new popup login window will open. Enter your credentials and login.
  • Atlassian Access Cloud SSO (Single Sign-On) Add Member
  • Now you will see TEST SUCCESSFUL in a new popup window. If not, then check if you have missed any of the above step.

Part 3: Test Atlassian - G Suite Configuration


  • Go to Atlassian Login Portal.
  • Enter email and click on Continue. Then you will be redirected to G Suite Login Page.
  • After logging into G Suite Login Page, you will be successfully logged into Atlassian Cloud Dashboard.
If you encounter any difficulties configuring miniOrange add-ons, please contact us at atlassiansupport@xecurify.com or raise a support ticket here.
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Exclusive features other miniOrange cloud app provides

  • Multiple Identity Providers(IDPs) to authenticate different types of users with different IDP.
  • Multiple Department Based Login to force the users to authenticate via a specific IDP based on the users' department.
  • Domain Mapping that allow users to redirect to their IDP based on their email departments.
  • Custom Attribute Mapping to update the user profile attributes in the application with the user attributes received from the IdP.
  • Signed Request and Response to secure your SSO with signed requests and encrypted SAML assertions.
  • Username Transformation to extract the required username from the received attribute using Regular Expression.
  • Group Mapping allows mapping user’s Identity Provider(IdP) groups to application groups. The user groups are updated on SSO.
  • User Store to integrate your application with multiple user stores like AD, LDAP, external database, etc. to easily manage your users.
  • Server to Cloud Migration to easily migrate your server SSO settings into Cloud.

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