Did you know - How to configure single sign-on in ADSelfService Plus? (Part 2 - Zoho)
This week let me walk-through through the steps to configure Single Sign-On for Zoho.
Upon setting up SSO in ADSelfService Plus for Zoho accounts, customers can use their AD or Windows credentials to access their Zoho cloud accounts. The solution also allows users to access their Zoho accounts from its web console, with just a click.
Configuring Single Sign-On for Zoho:
Step 1: Configuring ADSelfService Plus
- Login to ADSelfService Plus web console with the administrator credentials.
- Navigate to Configuration --> Self-Service --> Password Synchronizer/ Single Sign-On link.
- Click on the Zoho link and this will redirect to the configuration page.
- In the Modules drop-down list, select Single Sign-On. (Refer Image)
- Input the SAML Redirect URL.
- Note: To get the SAML Redirect URL from Zoho administration console, follow the first four actions in step 2.
- Enter the Zoho domain name.
- Select the Self-Service Policies from the drop-down list.
- Click Download SSO certificate button in the top right-hand side of the page.
- In the SSO/SAML details pop-up box that appears, copy the first two fields (Login URL and Logout URL) and click on the Download SSO Certificate link to download the SSO verification certificate. (Refer Image)
- Click Save.
Step 2: Configuring Zoho
- Login to Zoho account with the administrator credentials.
- In the administrator console, click on the Control Panel drop-down menu and select the Mail&Docs option.
- In the page that opens up, click on the SAML Authentication link.
- Check if the Portal URL entry is same as the SAML Redirect URL entry in the ADSelfService Plus console.
- Paste the values of the two fields that was copied from ADSelfService Plus web-console in step 1 to the Login URL and Logout URL fields. (Refer Image)
- Upload the verification certificate.
- Click OK.