Configuration Guides

Configuring SAML SSO with Dropbox and PingFederate

Learn how to configure SAML SSO with Dropbox and PingFederate.

Create a PingFederate SP connection for Dropbox

  1. Sign on to the PingFederate administrative console.

  2. Create an SP connection in Ping Federate:

    1. Set Partner’s Entity ID to Dropbox.

    2. Configure using Browser SSO profile SAML 2.0.

    3. Enable the following SAML Profiles:

      • IDP-Initiated SSO

      • SP-Initiated SSO

      • IDP-Initiated SLO

      • SP-Initiated SLO

    4. In Assertion Creation: Attribute Contract, set the Subject Name Format to urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress.

    5. In Assertion Creation: Attribute Contract Fulfilment, map attribute SAML_SUBJECT to the attribute mail.

    6. In Protocol Settings, set Assertion Consumer Service URL: to https://www.dropbox.com/saml_login and in Allowable SAML Bindings, enable Redirect.

  3. Export the metadata for the newly-created SP connection.

  4. Export the signing certificate public key.

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Configure the PingFederate IdP connection for Dropbox

  1. Sign on to the Dropbox Admin Console as an administrator.

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  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click the Single sign-on section.

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  4. For Single sign-on, select Required.

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  5. In the Identity provider sign-in URL field, enter the URL Location for SingleSignOnService Location value that you retrieved from the PingFederate SP metadata that you downloaded.

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    For example, https://PingFederate-Hostname:PingFederate-Port/idp/SSO.saml2.

  6. Upload the PingFederate signing certificate that you downloaded.

  7. Click Save.

Test the PingFederate IdP-initiated SSO integration

Go to the SSO Application Endpoint value displayed in the PingFederate application configuration for the Dropbox configuration.

For example: https://PingFederate-Hostname:PingFederate-Port/idp/startSSO.ping?PartnerSpId=Dropbox

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Test the PingFederate SP-initiated SSO integration

  1. Go to https://www.dropbox.com/login.

  2. Enter your email address.

    Dropbox will automatically detect that single sign-on is enabled based on the email used.

  3. Click Continue.

    You’re redirected to PingFederate for authentication.

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