Steps to configure SAML SSO for Blink

About Blink

The Blink app is a mobile-first employee communication platform designed to streamline internal communications, enhance engagement, and simplify access to workplace tools. It offers features such as real-time messaging, document sharing, and integration with various enterprise applications.

The following steps will help you enable SSO for Blink from Identity360:

Prerequisites

1. The MFA and SSO license for Identity360 is required to enable SSO for enterprise applications.
2. Log in to Identity360 as an Admin, Super Admin, or Technician with a role that has Application Integration and Single Sign-on permissions.
3. Navigate to Applications > Application Integration > Create New Application, and select Blink from the applications displayed.
   Note: You can also find Blink from the search bar located at the top.
4. Under the General Settings tab, enter the Application Name and Description.
5. Under the Choose Capabilities tab, select Single Sign-on and click Continue.
   General Settings of SSO configuration for Blink
6. Under Integration Settings, navigate to the Single Sign On tab, click IdP Details. Download the Metadata, which will be used later during the configuration in Blink.
   Integration Settings of SSO configuration for Blink.

Blink (service provider) configuration steps

1. Log in to Blink as an administrator.
2. Navigate to Authentication > Third party methods > SAML.
3. Under Service Provider (Blink) section, copy the Entity id value, which will be used later during Identity360 configuration.
4. Under Identity Provider section, click Read metadata file, and upload the metadata downloaded in step 6 of prerequisites.
5. Select Save changes.

Identity360 (identity provider) configuration steps

1. Switch to Identity360's application configuration page.
2. In the Unique ID field, use the value copied from step 3 of Blink configuration. For example, if the Entity id is https://api.joinblink.com/saml/123-456-789, then Unique ID will be 123-456-789.
3. 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.
4. Click Save.
   Integration Settings of SSO configuration for Blink.
5. 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 Blink through the Identity360 portal.