Configuring SAML SSO for BigPanda

These steps will guide you through setting up the single sign-on functionality between ADSelfService Plus and BigPanda.

Prerequisite

Login to ADSelfService Plus as an administrator.
Navigate to Configuration → Self-service → Password Synchronizer..
Locate and click on BigPanda in the list of applications provided.
Click on the Download SSO Certificate link in the top-right corner of the screen.
In the pop-up that appears, copy the Login URL and download the SSO certificate by clicking on the Download SSO Certificate.

Showdme (Service Provider) configuration steps

Login to BigPanda with an administrator’s credentials.
Navigate to Settings → Single sign on.
Choose Okta as IDP.
Paste the URL, copied in step 5 of Prerequisite, in the Login URL and Entity ID.
Open the downloaded certificate as a text file. Copy and paste the content it in the X.509 Certificate text field.
Now click Logout and Validation for successful SSO setup.
Once it is validated, SSO will be enabled for your account.

ADSelfService Plus (Identity Provider) configuration steps

Now, switch to ADSelfService Plus’ BigPanda configuration page.
In the Domain Name field, enter the domain name of your email address. For example, if you use johndoe@BigPanda.com to log in to BigPanda, then BigPanda is the domain name.
Enter the BigPanda SP-Identifier in the respective field.
Provide a Description in the respective field.
In the Available Policies field, click on the drop-down box and select the policies for which you wish to enable single sign-on.
Click Save and log out of ADSelfService Plus.

For BigPanda, single sign-on is supported for SP and IDP initiated flow.