4me 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 4me

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

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 Apps Web and mobile apps.
Click Add app Search for apps.
For Enter app name, enter 4me.
In the search results, point to 4meand click Select.
In the Google Identity Provider detailswindow, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
1. Next to SSO URL, click Copyand save the URL.
2. Next to SHA-256 fingerprint, click Copyand save the fingerprint.
  You need these details to complete the setup in 4me.
Click Continue.
On the Service provider detailspage, for ACS URLand Entity ID, replace {your-domain} with your 4Me domain.
Note:For a 4Me QA account, change the top-level domain in both the ACS URL and Entity ID from .com to .qa .
Click Continue.
(Optional) To map Google directory attributes to the corresponding app attributes, in the Attribute Mappingwindow:
1. Click Add Mapping.
2. Click Select fieldselect a Google directory attribute.
3. For App attributes, enter the corresponding app attribute.
(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 .
Click Finish.

Step 2: Set up 4me as a SAML 2.0 service provider

Open an Incognito browser window, go to the 4me sign-in pageand sign in with your 4me administrator account.
Click Settings Single Sign-on.
Check the Enablebox.
In the SAML SSO URLfield, paste the SSO URL that you copied in Step 1.
In the Certificate fingerprintfield, paste the certificate fingerprint that you copied in Step 1.
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).

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 Apps Web and mobile apps.
Click 4me.
Click User access.
To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyoneor 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 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 .
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 4me user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.

Step 4: Verify that SSO is working

4me 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 Apps Web and mobile apps.
Click 4me.
In the 4mesection, 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 4me sign-in pageand sign in with your 4me 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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