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 Lifesize
You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.
Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider- Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.
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- Click Add app Search for apps.
- For Enter app name, enter Lifesize.
- In the search results, point to Lifesize Cloud Web (SAML)and click Select.
- In the Google Identity Provider detailswindow, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
- Next to SSO URL, click Copyand save the URL.
- Next to Entity ID, click Copyand save the entity ID.
- Next to Certificate, click Downloadand save the certificate.
You need these details to complete the setup in Lifesize.
- Click Continue.
- Leave the Admin console open. You'll continue with the configuration in the Admin console after the setup steps in the app.
- Open an Incognito browser window, go to the Lifesize sign-in page, and sign in with your Lifesize administrator account.
- Click Advanced Settings SSO Integration.
- Enter the following information:
- For Certificate, paste the contents of the certificate that you downloaded in Step 1.
- For Identity Provider Issuer, enter the Entity IDthat you copied in Step 1.
- For Login URL, enter the SSO URLthat you copied in Step 1.
- For Attributes, enter the values for firstname, lastname, and email.
- Click Test.
- Copy and save the Relay State.
- For Status, select Enabledand click Update.
- Return to the Admin console browser tab.
- On the Service provider detailspage, replace the Start URLwith the relay state that you copied from Lifesize in Step 2.
- Click Continue.
- In the Attribute Mappingwindow, click Select fieldand map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding Lifesize attributes. The Primary Email, First Name, and Last Name attributes are required.
Google directory attribute Lifesize attribute Basic Information > Primary Email email Basic Information > First Name firstname Basic Information > Last Name lastname - (Optional) To add additional mappings, click Add Mappingand select the fields that you need to map.
- (Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
- For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
- Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
- 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.
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 with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.
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- Click Lifesize.
- Click User access.
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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:
- At the left, select the organizational unit.
- To change the Service status, select Onor Off.
- 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.
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 Lifesize user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
Lifesize supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.
Verify identity provider-initiated SSO
- Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.
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- Click Lifesize.
- In the Lifesizesection, 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.
- In an Incognito browser window, open the Lifesize sign-in page.
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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