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How to Set Up the Ping SAML Integration

You can enable the Ping SAML Integration beta in the / Forensic Acquisition and Investigation platform by going to Settings > SSO > Ping SAML.

Setting up Ping SSO​

  1. Open the Ping admin dashboard and navigate to Connections > Applications.
  2. Name your application and select SAML Application as the application type.
  3. Click Configure Application.
  4. Then click Manually Enter.
  5. Add an ACS URL, which is the URL you use to access / Forensic Acquisition and Investigation in the browser, followed by /api/v2/auth/saml/ping. For example: https://my.cado.instance/api/v2/auth/saml/ping.
  6. Add an Entity ID, typically the instance URL of your application (e.g., https://my.cado.instance).
  7. Click Save.
  8. (Optional) Choose who has access to the application:
    • Go to Identities > Groups.
    • Add a new group (e.g., CadoAdmin).
    • If you name a group CadoAdmin, users in that group will be granted admin access in / Forensic Acquisition and Investigation.
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For non-admin users, create a group with a different name (e.g., CadoNonAdmin). Users in this group will have Normal User access in / Forensic Acquisition and Investigation.

  1. Go back to the application you created and click Attribute Mappings.

  2. Add an email attribute:

    • In the Attributes field, enter emailAttrStatement.
    • In the PingOne Mappings field, select Email Address.

  3. Add a Group attribute:

    • In the Attributes field, enter groupAttrStatement.
    • In the PingOne Mappings field, select Group Names.

    Ping Attribute Statement

  4. Click Save after configuring the attributes.

  5. Configure SSO in / Forensic Acquisition and Investigation:

    • Log in to your / Forensic Acquisition and Investigation instance as an admin.
    • Go to Settings > SSO > Ping SAML.
    • Click Enabled.
    • Fill in the fields as follows:
      • Enter the Issuer ID from the Ping application Configuration tab into the Ping SAML App IdP entity ID field.
      • Enter the Single Signon Service value from the Configuration tab into the Ping SAML App IdP SSO URL field.
      • Download the signing certificate and enter the text between -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE----- into the Ping SAML App x509 Cert field.
      • Enter the exact URL you provided in step 6 into the Ping SAML App SP entity ID field.
      • Enter the exact URL from step 5 into the Ping SAML App SP ACS URL field.
      • Enter the admin group name from step 8 into the Admin Group Name field.
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Use Admin Group Name to configure the role (Administrator or Analyst) for first login only. Any changes to a users roles from then onwards should be managed in the platform.

  1. (Optional) Test the configuration by clicking Test new settings.
  2. Click Update.
  3. Log out and log back in using Ping SAML.