PingOne

Setting up SSO to PingCentral

To set up single sign-on (SSO) access from the admin console home page to PingCentral, configure PingOne and PingCentral, and then test the sign-on experience.

Ensure that you have:

  • A licensed version of PingCentral

  • A licensed version of PingOne

  • A text editor or terminal

When SSO is enabled for PingCentral, auto-provisioning is also enabled, which currently causes sign-on issues. New users are created during this process even if those users already have PingCentral accounts.

Configuring PingOne for SSO in PingCentral

Steps

  1. In PingOne, add a new attribute to PingCentral administrator roles:

    1. Go to Directory > User Attributes, and click Add Attribute.

      Result:

      The Select Attribute Type page opens.

    2. On the Select Attribute Type page, select Declared, and then click Next.

      Declared attributes maintain the values of the claims that authorize access to other products.

    3. On the Set Attribute Properties page, enter the following information:

      • Name: PingCentral-Role (this value is case sensitive)

      • Display name: PingCentral Role

      • Description (optional): Enter a brief description of this attribute that distinguishes it from others.

    4. Click Save and Close.

  2. Create a new connection:

    1. Go to Applications > Applications, and click the icon.

      Result:

      The Add Application panel opens.

    2. In the Name and Describe Application section, enter the following information:

      • Application name: PingOne administrator console SSO PingCentral (or another name that helps you recognize this connection).

      • Description (optional): Enter a brief description of this application that distinguishes it from others.

    3. In the Choose Application Type section, select OIDC Web App, and then click Save.

      A screen capture of the Add applications panel showing the application types, including the option for OIDC Web App.

    4. In the application details panel, click the Configuration tab, and then click the Pencil icon.

    5. Locate the Redirect URIs field and enter the appropriate URL.

      Example:

      For example, https://<FQDNofServer>:9022/login/oauth2/code/pingcentral, where <FQDNofServer> is either the machine name or fully qualified domain name of your PingCentral server, such as https://localhost:9022/login/oauth2/code/pingcentral.

    6. Click Save.

    7. Click the Resources tab, and then click the Pencil icon.

    8. In the Scopes list, locate Profile scope. Click the icon to add it to the Allowed Scopes section.

      The openid scope is included by default.
      A screen capture of the edit resources panel showing the profile scopes in the list of allowed scopes.

    9. Click Save.

    10. Click the Attribute Mapping tab, and then click the Pencil icon.

    11. Click the Add button and add the following attribute mappings.

      Attributes PingOne Mapping

      PingCentral Role

      PingCentral-Role (this option is case sensitive)

    12. Click Advanced Configurations.

    13. For the PingCentral Role attribute, select the Required checkbox.

    14. Click Save.

  3. To enable the application, click the toggle to the on (blue) position.

  4. Add a new PingCentral administrator and define their role and responsibilities.

    1. Go to Directory > Users, and click the icon.

    2. On the Add User panel, enter the following information:

      • Given Name and Family Name: Enter the user’s name in these fields.

      • Username: Enter a username for the PingCentral administrator who has the IAM-Admin role.

        Username is the only required field.

    3. Click Save.

    4. In the user details panel, on the Roles > Administrator Roles tab, click Grant Roles.

    5. In Available Responsibilities, click Client Application Developer and select checkboxes for the organizations and environments where the administrator should have this role.

      A screen capture of the roles tab in the user details panel, which shows available and granted responsibilities.

    6. Click Identity Data Admin and select checkboxes for the organizations and environments where the administrator should have this role.

    7. Click the More Options icon (⋮) and select Reset Password.

    8. Select Force Password reset on next sign on.

    9. Click Save.

  5. Go to Applications > Applications, and locate the application you created earlier.

  6. Click the application entry to open the details panel.

  7. On the Configuration tab, review the configuration information.

    You need this configuration property information to configure PingCentral for SSO, so keep this browser window open.

    A screen capture of the Applications page, which shows configuration information for the new connection.

Configuring PingCentral

After configuring PingOne for SSO, configure PingCentral.

Steps

  1. In a text editor, open the <pc-path>conf/application.properties file.

  2. Use the configuration information on the PingOne Applications page to update the following values in the application.properties file.

    Watch for unwanted line breaks when pasting values into this file.
    PingOne attribute application.properties file attribute Attribute Example

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.enabled

    true

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.enabled=true

    Issuer

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.issuer-uri

    Issuer

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.issuer-uri=https://auth.pingone.com/3c2f30a3-7a92-406e-b8f2-6a181e56f46b/as

    Client ID

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.client-id

    Client ID

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.client-id=5be9323a-e953-4aa6-8db3-5f4113a73f83

    Client Secret

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.client-secret

    Client Secret

    pingcentral.sso.oidc.client-secret=cigVeh5py8IC2~ViGMmM3sslpYyMLCWr5SnmjXwvHUG-r4CYjtoOMAlNSPqZ4bc9

  3. Save and close the file.

  4. Restart PingCentral.

Testing the sign-on experience to PingCentral

After configuring PingOne and PingCentral, test the sign-on experience to PingCentral.

Steps

  1. In the admin console sidebar, click the Ping Identity logo to open the Environments page and browse or search for the applicable environment.

  2. Click the environment to open the details pane.

  3. Click Manage Environment to go to the Overview page for the environment.

  4. In the Services section, click the PingCentral icon.

    Result:

    The PingCentral admin console opens.