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Manage Engine Endpoint Central SAML

Introduction

This document explains how to configure and manage the Manage Engine Endpoint Central SAML integration with the PureAUTH Identity Platform and make Manage Engine Endpoint Central authentication Passwordless.

Prerequisites

  • Must have Endpoint Central administration access.
  • Must have PureAUTH Identity provide administrator access.

Setup Manage Engine Endpoint Central  application on PureAUTH

In this step we will add a new Endpoint Central application on the N4CER portal. Please follow the steps given below:

  • Click on “Add Application”.
  • Select “Custom app” application.
  • Enter any application name.
  • Select “Primary (Corporate email)” in the dataset for the email field.
  • In the “SAML Response Endpoint (ACS URL)” field, enter the following URL for now (It will change according to SP Metadata).
www.example.com
  • In the “Audience (Entity ID)” field, enter the following URL for now (It will change according to SP Metadata).
www.example.com
  • Click “Add”

Manage Engine Endpoint Central SAML Configuration

  1. Login to Endpoint Central console
  2. Go to Admin > SAML Authentication
  1. Choose Certificate next to Configuration by downloading. Copy the Entity ID and Assertion Consumer URL.
  2. Paste it into the respective field in the PureAUTH Portal. refer above “Setup Manage Engine Endpoint Central  application on PureAUTH”
  1. In the Endpoint Central web console, under Identity Provider Details, choose Others as IdP. Provide a suitable name for the IdP, and choose E-mail ID as Name ID. Next, select Metadata.

Create IDP Metadata

  • Go to https://www.samltool.com/idp_metadata.php
  • Copy the IDP “Entity ID” from PureAUTH under the SAML Settings and paste it into the Entity ID field.
  • Paste the same into the Single Sign On Service Endpoint (HTTP-REDIRECT) field.
  • Copy the IDP “SAML Logout URL” from PureAUTH under the SAML Settings and paste it into the Single Logout Service Endpoint (HTTP-REDIRECT) field.
  • Copy the IDP “X.509 CERTIFICATE” from PureAUTH under the SAML Settings and paste it into the SP X.509 cert (same cert for sign/encrypt) field.

Note: Copy the X.509 certificate from  – – – – begin certificate – – – to – – – – end certificate – – – –

  • Scroll down and click on the “BUILD IDP METADATA” button.
  • Copy the IdP metadata and paste it into Notepad.
  • In the IdP metadata, change the year in the “ValidUntil = ” field from 2023 to 2033.
  • Save the file with the .xml extension. Ex. tableaumetadata.xml 
  1. In Step 5, click “Browse” to upload the IdP metadata file and click “Save” 
  2. SAML Authentication is now enabled in Endpoint Central.

Test SAML Authentication

  1. Login to Endpoint Central using PureAUTH.

2. The browser redirects you to the PureAUTH sign-in Page.

3. Open the AuthVR5 Authenticator application and Scan the QR using the swift login button.

Disable SAML Authentication

  1. Login to Endpoint Central console
  2. Go to Admin > SAML Authentication > Disable

Further Support

For further information or assistance, please contact PureID support team support@pureid.io.

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