Set up an effortless sign-on experience across your organization with Google!
NOTE: To successfully set up SSO with Google, the user must have administrator roles in SimGate Portal and Google Admin Console.
Set up SSO with Google
To set up SSO correctly with Google, please follow the steps below.
Create a new SAML application in Google
In your enterprise Google Admin Console, select Apps from the sidebar navigation and select Web and mobile apps.
Select the Add app dropdown and Add custom SAML app.
Follow the steps until you are at Step 2: Google Identity Provider details
At section Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate, copy and save the following values for the next step:
SSO UR
Entity ID
Certificate
You will be using these values to fill in the SimGate Portal - SSO Settings page.
Create a new provider in SimGate Portal - SSO Settings
In the SimGate Portal, navigate to the SSO Settings page and click the button to Add provider.
Choose Google as the Provider and optionally provide a Provider Nickname. This will show up as the Display Name.
On this form, paste the values from the last step from the Google Admin Console into the correct corresponding fields:
SSO URL → Single Sign-On (SSO) Provider URL
Entity ID → Identifier (Entity id)
Certificate → Certificate*
* Try and remove the first and last lines “-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----” and “-----END CERTIFICATE-----” if possible.
On this page, copy and save the following values for the next step:
Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL
Service Identifier (Entity Id)
You will be using these values to fill in the fields in the next step on the Google Admin Console.
Finish set up of the SAML application in Google
In your Google Admin Console, click continue until you are at Step 3: Service provider details. On this form, paste the values from the last step into the correct corresponding fields:
Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL → ACS URL
Service Identifier (Entity Id) → Entity ID
Click continue until you are at Step 4: Attribute mapping. Input the correct mappings to the ones below.
Click Finish.
Your SAML app should now be published and correctly configured, but you need to set up user access. Navigate back to Web and mobile apps and select your new SAML app. Click the User access section.
Select the service status for All users in this account or by the Groups or Organizational Units. Switch the service status to ON for everyone to enable it.
You have now finished setting up your SSO SAML application on Google Workspace
Finish set up of Google in SimGate Portal - SSO Settings
In the SimGate Portal - SSO Settings page, input the Domain Name(s) that will be allowed access. These domain names will correspond with the email address of the user initiating a sign in. This can be one or multiple domains, separated by commas.
Ensure that all values are filled in with no empty fields and no beginning or ending white spaces.
Click Save changes. If there is an error on the form, go back and ensure all the fields are filled in correctly.
Choose the app types and enable the SSO provider
After successfully saving, you’ll now need to choose where the login will appear.
Choose Portal / Studio and/or Dashboard / SimPlayer to display the Google login in those applications.
Toggle the Status button to ENABLE or DISABLE to allow users to login through Google.
After changing the Status and Apps, click Save changes.
Your SSO login should now be live and ready to login with the new SSO login.
