Digicert 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 Digicert

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

Before you begin

You need some details from Digicert to set up SSO in the Google Admin console.

Open an Incognito browser window, go to the Digicert sign-in page, and sign in with your Digicert administrator account.
Click SettingsSingle Sign-OnEdit Federation Settings.
For NameID, select how a user will be identified.
Choose a unique name for the Federation.
Click Save & Finish.
Copy the SP Initiated Custom SSO URL.
Leave this browser window open. You'll continue with the configuration in Digicert after the setup steps in the Google Admin console.

Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider

Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).
In the Admin console, go to Menu AppsWeb and mobile apps.
Click Add appSearch for apps.
For Enter app name, enter Digicert.
In the search results, point to Digicert and click Select.
In the Google Identity Provider details window, download the identity provider metadata.
Click Continue.
On the Service provider details page, for Start URL, paste the SP Initiated Custom SSO URL that you previously copied.

In the Attribute Mapping window:

Map the unique Federation Name that you chose as the attribute value to a custom attribute and name the attribute organization.

Click Select field and map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding Digicert attributes. The common_name, email, and organization attributes are required.

Google directory attribute	Digicert attribute
Basic Information > First Name	common_name
Basic Information > Last Name	email
Digicert > Organization	organization

(Optional) To add additional mappings, click Add Mapping and select the fields that you need to map.
(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.
Click Finish.

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

Return to the Digicert browser window.
Click SettingsSingle Sign-OnEdit Federation Settings.
Select XML Metadata and upload the identity provider metadata that you downloaded in Step 1.
Click Save & Finish.

Step 3: 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).

Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).
In the Admin console, go to Menu AppsWeb and mobile apps.
Click Digicert.
Click User access.
To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.
(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.
    Note: Learn more about organizational structure.
(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 your Digicert user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.

Step 4: Verify SSO is working

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

Verify identity provider-initiated SSO

Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).
In the Admin console, go to Menu AppsWeb and mobile apps.
Click Digicert.
In the Digicert 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 Digicert sign-in pageand sign in with your Digicert administrator account.
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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