google workspace saml.md

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Signing in with Google Workspace

{% hint style="success" %} This document details configuring Google Workspace SAML for authentication with Dropzone. This is more advanced than using the "Log in with Google" button which is an alternate login option. {% endhint %}

Enabling SAML with Google Workspace involves the following steps:

Deciding who should have access to Dropzone

When you create your SAML application you need to assign it to a Google Workspace Organizational Unit (OU) and/or to one or more Google Groups.

If you do not have an OU or Google Group that contains the users you want having Dropzone access, create it at this time.

Add Dropzone Role Attributes To Your Users

Google Workspace supports per-user attributes - see the Google Custom User Attribute Documentation for details.

You'll need an attribute to hold the user's Dropzone role. You can add this to an exiting "attribute category" or use one you already have.

The role value must be named exactly

Make a new attribute that will hold a user's Dropzone role by following the documentation linked earlier. The name you choose is up to you - we suggest dropzone_role.

{% hint style="info" %} If you're a user of gam you could create the schema via

$ gam create schema dropzone field dropzone_role type string

{% endhint %}

Once it's created you need to update the role attribute to each user who will have access to your Dropzone environment. You can find this in the user's "User Information" tab in https://admin.google.com

Roles are defined on the Team Admin page.

The valid roles values are as follows:

role value Role Name Permissions
admin Admin Full write access; create and update integration configuration; create response automation; manage users
member Member Minimal write access; create context memory, add investigation feedback; ask questions of the AI
restricted-read-only Restricted Read Only Read-only access; view investigations and dashboards; no ad-hoc chat

{% hint style="warning" %} You must make sure these values are exact or the user will not be able to log into Dropzone. {% endhint %}

Example of setting a user to the `member` Dropzone role

{% hint style="info" %} If you're a user of gam you could update a user's role like this:

$ gam update user wendell.bagg dropzone.role member

{% endhint %}

Add the role to all users who will have Dropzone access.

Create a SAML Application in Google Workspace

You may wish to start by reading Google's SAML Documentation

Set Custom App Details

On the IDP Metadata page:

Gather SAML Details for Dropzone

On the Service Provider Details page:

Set SP details

Google Directory Attributes App Attributes
Basic Information > First Name first_name
Basic Information > Last Name last_name
Basic Information > Full Name full_name
Dropzone > dropzone_role dropzone_role

Configure Custom Attributes

Assign The SAML App to Users

Following the instructions at Google's SAML Documentation, assign the new SAML app to an OU and/or one or more Google Groups.

Provide Your SAML IDP Details to Dropzone

Send the values you captured earlier to your Dropzone support representative:

Update Your SAML Application

Dropzone will enable SAML and provide you two values to add to the "Service Provider Details" in your SAML app:

Update these values in your SAML app.

Getting Help

If you have any errors or questions, engage your Dropzone AI support representative.