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SAML SSO with LinkSquares

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Overview 


LinkSquares supports Single Sign-On logins with a SAML 2.0 connection. To complete the enablement of a company's Single Sign-On login, you must have a LinkSquares Administrator or IT Admin license to enable on the LinkSquares side.

The three different forms of logging into LinkSquares: 

  • Email/password and Google
  • Google-only SSO
  • SAML SSO through providers like Okta, JumpCloud, and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory)


Please follow the process below or visit one of our available Identity Provider guides:

Note: If the LOGIN option is not available under Analyze/Settings, it may be due to your existing login method. If receiving the pop-up message of: 
'Changing login methods is currently restricted.' 
Contact the appropriate LinkSquares department. 

Onboarding: Implementation Consultant 
Post Onboarding: support@linksquares.com 

 

Process 

The goal of the SAML SSO setup for LinkSquares is to enable user access to the platform using a single sign-on account.

The setup process for SAML SSO with LinkSquares requires configuration within both your IdP and LinkSquares.

The process below outlines the following:

  • SAML SSO Configuration
  • LinkSquares Configuration
     

SAML SSO Configuration

Configure your Identity Provider (IdP)

  • Create a new SAML 2.0 Application
  • Enter the following information:
    • Single sign-on URL
      https://[your_subdomain].linksquares.com/saml/auth 
    • Audience URI (SP Entity ID)
      https://[your_subdomain].linksquares.com/saml/metadata 

Finish the application setup.

Retrieve setup information from your IdP

The following information is needed to finish the setup within LinkSquares:

  • Identity Provider SSO URL
  • Identity Provider SSO Entity ID
  • Identity Provider Certificate

LinkSquares Configuration

The final step of enabling LinkSquares SSO is configuring LinkSquares to access your IdP.
To complete the configuration, Administrators and IT Administrators must be logged into LinkSquares. 

  • To begin, go to Settings from the app selector.
  • Select Analyze App.
  • Go to the Login tab.
  • Select the SAML radio button within the Login Methods section. 
  • Enter the Identity Provider SSO URL
  • Enter the Identity Provider SSO Entity ID
  • Enter the Identity Provider Certificate LinkSquares field. 
    Note:
    Ensure that you include “---BEGIN CERTIFICATE---” and “---END CERTIFICATE---” when pasting the certificate information.

SAML SSO will be enabled after clicking SAVE LOGIN METHOD within the Login Methods section. 

To log in successfully, users need to be provisioned within the IdP and given enabled access within LinkSquares.

Your SSO login URL can be found within the Login tab for reference anytime.

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