Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) cloud application

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  Apps Web and mobile apps.
3. Click Add app Search for apps.
4. Enter Symantec Web Security Service in the search field.
5. In the search results, hover over the Symantec Web Security Service SAML app and click Select.
6. On the Google Identity Provider detailspage:
   • Copy and save the SSO URL and Entity ID.
   • Download the Certificate.
7. Click Continue.
8. On the Service provider detailspage, the  ACS URLand Entity IDvalues for Symantec Web Security Service are configured by default.
9. Click Continue.
10. On the Attribute mappingpage, click Select fieldmenu and map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding Symantec Web Security Service attributes:
    

    Google directory attribute	Symantec Web Security Service attribute
    Employee Details > Department	group

11. (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 service provider’s corresponding groups attribute name.

    Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response will include only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to  About group membership mapping .

12. Click Finish.

1. Open a new incognito browser window.
2. Sign in to the Symantec Web Security Service portal at https://portal.threatpulse.com with your organization's Symantec Web Security Service administrator account.
3. Click Solutionsat top left, then click Service. 
4. Click the Authenticationtab, then the SAMLtab.
5. Enter or select the following values:
   • Entity ID: the Entity ID you copied in Step 1 above.
   • Endpoint URL:  the SSO URL you copied in Step 1.
   • Endpoint Type: Post Endpoint
   • Group Attribute: group
6. Click Add New Certificateand paste the certificate you downloaded in Step 1 into the certificate window.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Save.
9. Click the Networktab at top, then click the Locationstab.
10. Click Add Location.
11. In the Add Locationdialog, enter a Location Namefor the new network, an Access Method, and other required information.

    For more information on adding network locations, see "Add a Service Access Location" in the  Symantec Web Security Service Solutions WebGuide .

12. Click Save.

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  Apps Web and mobile apps.
3. Select  SymantecWSS.
4. Click  User access.

5. To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click  On for everyoneor  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  Onor  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 Inheritto revert to the same setting as its parent, or click  Saveto keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
        Note: Learn more about organizational structure .
7. 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 Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) user account email IDs match those in your Google domain.

Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) supports both Identity Provider (IdP) initiated and Service Provider (SP) initiated SSO. Follow these steps to verify SSO in either mode:

IdP-initiated

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  Apps Web and mobile apps.
3. Select  Symantec Web Security Service (WSS).
4. At the top left, click Test SAML login. 

   Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) should open in a separate tab. If it doesn’t, use the information in the resulting SAML error messages to update your IdP and SP settings as needed, then retest SAML login.

SP-initiated

1. Open a new browser window and open your browser's network settings > proxy settings.
2. Set proxy settings to "proxy.threatpulse.net:8080", and save.
3. In your browser, navigate to any website. You should be automatically redirected to the Google sign in page.
4. Enter your sign in credentials.
5. After your sign in credentials are authenticated, you should be redirected back to the website you were browsing.