# Configuring SAML authentication settings in OpManager for JumpCloud

Listed below are the steps to configure SAML authentication in OpManager (SP) for JumpCloud (IdP) with Single Sign-On.

1. Login to JumpCloud and click on **SSO** (under **User Management**) in the left side menu. Click on the "Add" symbol, adjacent to the left tree.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Login to JumpCloud](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-1.png)

2. In the *Get Started with SSO Applications* page, click on the **Custom SAML App** option at the bottom. This will open the *New Application* page.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Custom SAML App option in SSO Applications page](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-2.png)

3. Under *General Info*, enter the **Display Label** as **OpManager** and click on **Activate**.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Activate application](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-3.png)

4. Now, go to OpManager and navigate to **Settings -> General Settings -> Authentication -> SAML**. Download the **Service Provider metadata** and **SP Certificate** files. Also, copy the **SP Entity Id** and **ACS URL**.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: SAML authentication in OpManager](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/SAML-authentication-1.png)

5. In JumpCloud, click on the *SSO* tab and upload the **Service Provider Metadata** file (downloaded previously from OpManager) by selecting the **Upload Metadata** option.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Upload Metadata option](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-4.png)

6. Select **username** as the **SAML Subject NameID**, and **Persistent** as the **SAML Subject NameID Format**. Select the required **Signature Algorithm** and click on **Activate**.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Activate SSO](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-5.png)

7. Download the metadata file by clicking on the **export metadata** option. Now, go to OpManager and navigate to the SAML page (**Settings -> General Settings -> Authentication -> SAML**) and upload the metadata file under the **Configure Identity Provider Details** section.  
OpManager is now added as an application in JumpCloud. Now, go back to JumpCloud and click on OpManager from the list of applications added to assign **Users**.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Export metadata](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-6.png)

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: Configure Identity Provider Details for SAML](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/SAML-authentication-3.png)

8. Under the *User Groups* tab, click on **All Users** and select **Save**.

![Configure JumpCloud IdP in OpManager: All users option in User Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-7.png)

Once the above configuration is done on the IdP side, the required IdP details need to be configured in OpManager. [Click here](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/SAML-authentication.html#idp) for steps to configure IdP details in OpManager.

Once the configurations are done on both sides, SAML authentication via JumpCloud will be enabled in OpManager. In OpManager's login portal, choose to **Login with JumpCloud** and enter the necessary credentials to log in.