SSO Auth (SAML)

Instructions for authenticating users with a SAML 2.0 / SSO Identity Provider

Overview

Keeper Connection Manager can be configured to authenticate users with any SAML 2.0 compatible identity provider. Users can be forced to login with SAML, or you can make SAML an optional login link from the login page as shown below.

Optional SAML Login Configuration

Auto Docker Install Method

Run the reconfigure command listed below and press enter to accept all the pre-populated selections until you get to the SAML prompt.

sudo ./kcm-setup.run reconfigure

Download metadata file

Make sure you have transferred your metadata XML file onto the KCM server first.

Select Local metadata file (option 1). Enter the proper path where the XML file is located.

URL to metadata file

Remote metadata file (option 2) is easiest if you can get a URL that points to your idP's metadata XML file (Azure provides this).

Retreive your IdP Metadata

Instructions for setting up your identity provider and retrieving the XML metadata are found in the guides blow. Any SAML 2.0 identity provider is compatible.

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Complete the Prompts

• Enter your SAML IdP URL.

• When asked about signed requests, if unsure, select no.

• Enter your SAML entity ID, and then the group attribute (this must match to your IdP's group attribute).

• Next, you're asked if you want SAML as the default login process. If you want SAML login to be an option (link) on the login page, select no. If you want SAML as the only possible method of authentication, select yes.

• Answer yes when asked if you want user accounts created automatically. If you select no, you'll need to create each account manually within KCM.

SSO Configuration is complete!

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Docker Compose Install Method

If you installed Keeper Connection Manager using the Docker Compose Install method, this does not come preconfigured with SAML support. The instructions for activating SAML are below:

(1) On the local instance, stop the containers.

cd /path/to/docker-compose.yml
docker-compose stop

(2) Edit the docker-compose file

Using the custom docker method requires modification of docker-compose.yml file to add SAML support. As root, edit your docker-compose.yml file and find the "guacamole" section.

Create a volume mount for sharing the metadata.xml file with the container. If you already have a shared volume for this purpose, you can use that one. There is also another section needed which needs SAML environmental variables. A sample file is listed below.

    guacamole:
        image: keeper/guacamole:2
        restart: unless-stopped
        environment:
            ACCEPT_EULA: "Y"
            GUACD_HOSTNAME: "guacd"
            MYSQL_HOSTNAME: "db"
            MYSQL_DATABASE: "guacamole_db"
            MYSQL_USERNAME: "guacamole_user"
            MYSQL_PASSWORD: "xxxxxxxx"
            SAML_CALLBACK_URL: "https://demo.lurey.com"
            SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL: "file:///etc/guacamole/metadata.xml"
            SAML_ENTITY_ID: "https://demo.lurey.com"
            SAML_GROUP_ATTRIBUTE: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/groups"
            ADDITIONAL_GUACAMOLE_PROPERTIES: "extension-priority: *, saml"
     volumes:
            - common-storage:/var/lib/guacamole
            - "/etc/kcm-setup/metadata.xml:/etc/guacamole/metadata.xml:ro"

Notes:

• Replace "/var/lib/guac_home" with the local path to your volume

• Replace "https://demo.lurey.com" in 2 spots with your Keeper Connection Manager login URL

• Only use this SAML group attribute if you're using Azure. Other identity providers will use a different Group attribute ID.

• If you want ALL users to login with SAML, then remove the ADDITIONAL_GUACAMOLE_PROPERTIES line. As written, it will give users the choice of password or SAML login.

(3) Create the local folder volume if it doesn't exist yet

(4) Copy the metadata.xml file from your local computer (downloaded from step 8 above) into the location of the volume mount referenced in the guacamole section of the docker-compose file.

(5) Restart the containers

sudo su
docker-compose up -d

Configuration is complete.

Complete

Once you have activated the SAML module, there will be a new "Sign in with SAML" link on the login screen of the application as seen below:

Sign in with SAML Link