Google Workspace

Overview

Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, is a collection of cloud services and software products developed by Google. This article describes how to set up Google Workspace as an SSO provider in order to access VGS Dashboard.

Setup

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console and navigate to Apps > SAML apps.

1. Select Add custom SAML app from the Add App dropdown list in the upper left corner of the screen.

2. Give the app a name and click Continue.

1. On the Google Identity Provider details page, download the IDP metadata file and send it to [email protected].

You will be able to use your IDP to login and verify SSO only after VGS Support will process your IDP metadata.

1. On the Service provider details,

   • enter ACS URL and ENTITY ID as provided by VGS,

   • check Signed response,

   • and set Name ID format to EMAIL.

You can find ACS URL and ENTITY ID values on Organization Settings page on Dashboard. To make Login via the Google App Launcher available, please add to the ACS url /clients/dashboard for POST binding.

1. Lastly, on the Attribute mapping page, add the following mapping: Google Directory attribute Primary email to email.

Turn On the App

Navigate to Apps > SAML apps and select your app from the list. Then, go to User access and turn it on for everyone.