Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio

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

Before you begin

Contact Klipfolio support and ask them to provide a Klipfolio domain (for example, yourcompany.klipfolio.com). You need the Klipfolio domain to complete the following steps. 

Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider
  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.
  3. Click Add appand thenSearch for apps.
  4. For Enter app name, enter Klipfolio.
  5. In the search results, point to Klipfolio Web (SAML) and click Select.
  6. In the Google Identity Provider details window, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
    1. Next to SSO URL, click Copy and save the URL.
    2. Next to Entity ID, click Copy and save the entity ID.
    3. Next to Certificate, click Download and save the certificate.
      You need these details to complete the setup in Klipfolio.
  7. Click Continue.
    On the Service provider details page, the app details are configured by default.
  8. Click Continue.
  9. (Optional) To map Google directory attributes to the corresponding app attributes, in the Attribute Mapping window:
    1. Click Add Mapping.
    2. Click Select fieldand thenselect a Google directory attribute.
    3. For App attributes, enter the corresponding app attribute.
  10. (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.

  11. Click Finish.
Step 2: Set up Klipfolio as a SAML 2.0 service provider
  1. Open a new Incognito browser window, go to the Klipfolio sign-in page, and sign in with your Klipfolio administrator account.
  2. Click your account, then click Accountand thenSettings.
  3. Click Single Sign-On and thenEdit.
  4. For Single Sign-On (SSO):
    1. Select SAML 2.
    2. For Certificate, delete the existing text and paste the contents of the certificate that you downloaded in Step 1 (earlier on this page).
  5. Click Save.
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).

  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.
  3. Click Klipfolio.
  4. Click User access.
  5. To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.

  6. (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.
  7. (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.
  8. Ensure that your Klipfolio user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
Step 4: Verify SSO is working

Klipfolio supports only identity provider-initiated SSO. You can’t use SSO if you sign in directly to Klipfolio.

  1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

    Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.
  3. Click Klipfolio.
  4. In the Klipfolio 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.

Step 5: Set up user provisioning

As a super administrator, you can automatically provision users in the app. For details, go to Configure Klipfolio user provisioning.


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