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Integrate Google Workspace SAML SSO with LearnUpon

Ben Wallace
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Summary

Set up an integration between Google Workspace (previously G Suite) and LearnUpon.

SSO integration is available depending on your LearnUpon plan.

Google Workspace is a set of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed by Google Cloud: https://workspace.google.com/ 

Google Workspace's integration provides Single Sign-On (SSO) capacity:

  • users are issued a single set of credentials with Google Workspace
  • the credentials lets users log in to many applications, including LearnUpon
  • Google Workspace keeps users' login details separate from their LearnUpon usage data

So, Google Workspace never "sees" or records what courses users take, or their course outcomes. The Google integration only provides learners access to their LearnUpon account. Adding this integration as a login option means LearnUpon admins can manage users in a centralized location.

Prerequisites

  • SAML SSO enabled for your portal
  • Google Workspace paid account (Apps for work or Apps for domain)

If SAML SSO is not available on your portal, contact the Support team, or your Customer Success Representative.

Setting up LearnUpon app with Google Workspace

From your Google admin view:

  1. In the menu select Apps > SAML Apps.
  2. Select Add App.
  3. Select Add custom SAML app to open the app wizard.

For App details:

  1. Enter the app name.
  2. Upload an icon, if available.
  3. Select Continue.

The following screenshot shows the App details page.

screenshot_add_custom_SAML_app_to_g_suite.png

For Google Identity Provider details: use Google to generate a public certificate.

You need to transform the certificate to a formatted SHA-1 finger print, typically using a desktop utility, or an online calculator.

  1. From Certificate, select the copy icon, to copy the certificate text to your finger print calculator.
  2. Select Continue.

Note: LearnUpon stores finger prints in Settings > Integrations > Single Sign On SAML > General Settings. From General Settings, select Manage finger prints to add the finger print to LearnUpon.

The following screenshot shows a sample certificate.

screenshot_google_certificate_for_SAML.png

For Service provider details, enter:

  1. ACS URL
https://yourportal.learnupon.com/saml/consumer
  1. Assign an Entity ID (required)
learnupon.com
  1. Add a Start URL (optional)
  2. Select Signed Response (required)
  3. Enter Name ID Format: EMAIL
  4. Enter Name ID: Basic information > Primary email
  5. Select Continue.

The following screenshot shows Service provider details.

screenshot_add_custom_saml_app_wizard_page.png

For Attribute Mapping:

  1. Add Attributes and Fields to specify user variables included in the SAML Assertion.
  2. Select Finish.

The following screenshot shows an example of selecting fields from the Google directory and mapping them to the attributes available from LearnUpon.

screenshot_adding_attributes_to_map_to_google.png

 See: Set up SAML SSO for your portal  

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