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 Splunk Observability Cloud
You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.
Before you beginBefore configuring SSO, sign in to Splunk Observability Cloud and get your organization's SAML Integration ID on the Integrations page. You'll need this detail to complete the next step.
- 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 SignalFX.
- In the search results, point to SignalFXand click Select.
- In the Google Identity Provider detailswindow:
- For Option 1: Download IdP metadata, download and save the metadata.
- For Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
- Next to Entity ID , click Copy and save the entity ID.
- Next to Certificate, click Download and save the certificate.
You need these details to complete the setup in Splunk Observability Cloud.
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- Click Continue.
- On the Service provider detailspage, for ACS URL, replace {integrationid-provided-by-sp}with the integration ID that you got earlier.
- Click Continue.
- In the Attribute Mappingwindow, click Select fieldand map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding
Splunk Observability Cloud attributes. The User.FirstName, User.LastName, User.email, and PersonImmutableID attributes are required.
Google directory attribute Splunk Observability Cloud attribute Basic Information > First Name User.FirstName Basic Information > Last Name User.LastName Basic Information > Primary Email User.email Basic Information > First Name PersonImmutableID - (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.
- Open an Incognito browser window, go to the Splunk Observability Cloud sign-in page , and sign in with your Splunk Observability Cloud administrator account.
- Click Integrations.
- In the search field, enter Google Cloud Identity.
- Enter a name for your SAML Integration.
- For Certificate, upload the Certificate that you downloaded in Step 1.
- For Issuer URL, paste the entity ID that you copied in Step 1.
- For Metadata, upload the metadata that you downloaded in Step 1.
- Click New Integration.
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 SignalFX
- 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 Customize service access using access groups .
- Ensure that your Splunk Observability Cloud user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
Splunk Observability Cloud only supports identity 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 SignalFX.
- In the SignalFXsection, 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 .
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