Steps to configure SAML SSO for Lucidchart
About Lucidchart
Lucidchart is a web-based diagramming application designed to facilitate visual collaboration among teams. It enables users to create, revise, and share a wide range of diagrams, including flowcharts, UML diagrams, organizational charts, and more. The platform supports real-time collaboration, allowing multiple users to work on a project simultaneously while seeing each other's changes instantly.
The following steps will help you enable SSO for Lucidchart using Identity360.
Prerequisites
- The MFA and SSO license for Identity360 is required to enable SSO for enterprise applications.
- Log in to Identity360 as an Admin, Super Admin, or Technician with a role that has Application Integration and Single Sign-on permissions.
- Navigate to Applications > Application Integration > Create New Application and select Lucidchart from the applications displayed.
Note: You can also find Lucidchart using the search bar located at the top.
- Under the General Settings tab, enter the Application Name and Description.
- Under the Choose Capabilities tab, choose SSO and click Continue.
General Settings of SSO configuration for Lucidchart
- Under Integration Settings, navigate to the Single Sign On tab, click Metadata Details. Click Download in the Metadata field to download the metadata to be used during the configuration of Lucidchart.
Integration Settings of SSO configuration for Lucidchart
Lucidchart (service provider) configuration steps
- Log in to Lucidchart as an administrator.
- Click Admin > Security.
- From the drop-down, select Authentication.
- Select Configure to the right of the Allow SAML authentication option.
- Under Lucidchart Sign in URL, enter your Domain name for which you want to enable SAML SSO.
- Click Save changes.
- Scroll down on the SAML Activation page of Lucidchart and click Add Identity Provider.
- Click Upload metadata. Upload your IdP metadata file downloaded in step 6 of the prerequisites.
- Click Test SAML Connection to verify that Lucidchart is properly communicating with Identity360.
- Navigate back to the Authentication page.
- Check Allow SAML authentication.
- Click Save changes.
Identity360 (identity provider) configuration steps
- Switch to Identity360's application configuration page.
- Enter the Domain Name of Lucidchart. This is the value entered as the domain name in step 5 of Lucidchart configuration.
- Enter the Relay State parameter, if necessary.
Note: Relay State is an optional parameter used with a SAML message to remember where you were or to direct you to a specific page after logging in.
- Click Save.
Integration Settings of SSO configuration for Lucidchart
- To learn how to assign users or groups to one or more applications, refer to this page.
Your users will now be able to sign in to Lucidchart through the Identity360 portal.
Note: For Lucidchart, both SP-initiated and IdP-initiated flows are supported.
Steps to enable MFA for Lucidchart
Setting up MFA for Lucidchart using Identity360 involves the following steps:
- Set up one or more authenticators for identity verification when users attempt to log in to Lucidchart. Identity360 supports various authenticators, including Google Authenticator, Zoho OneAuth, and email-based verification codes. Click here for steps to set up the different authenticators.
- Integrate Lucidchart with Identity360 by configuring SSO using the steps listed here.
- Now, activate MFA for Lucidchart by following the steps mentioned here.
How does MFA for applications work in Identity360?