---
title: Adding Zendesk to Your PingOne for Enterprise Dock
description: Add the Zendesk application to your PingOne for Enterprise dock from the application catalog.
component: pingoneforenterprise
page_id: pingoneforenterprise:pingone_for_enterprise_app_catalog:p14eapps_zendesk
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingoneforenterprise/pingone_for_enterprise_app_catalog/p14eapps_zendesk.html
revdate: October 4, 2023
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  next-steps: Next steps
  zendesk-connection-configuration: Zendesk Connection Configuration
  steps-2: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
  choose-from-2: Choose from:
  next-steps-2: Next steps
  zendesk-attribute-mapping: Zendesk Attribute Mapping
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps-3: Steps
  choose-from-3: Choose from:
  next-steps-3: Next steps
  zendesk-customization: Zendesk Customization
  steps-4: Steps
  next-steps-4: Next steps
  zendesk-group-access: Zendesk Group Access
  about-this-task-2: About this task
  steps-5: Steps
  next-steps-5: Next steps
---

# Adding Zendesk to Your PingOne for Enterprise Dock

Add the Zendesk application to your PingOne for Enterprise dock from the application catalog.

## Steps

1. In the PingOne for Enterprise admin console, go to **Applications > Application Catalog**.

2. **Optional:** In the **Search** field, search for the application.

3. Click the **Zendesk** application line to expand it, and then click **Setup**.

4. On the **SSO Instructions** tab, click **Download** to download the PingOne for Enterprise signing certificate.

5. In the Zendesk admin console, click the **Zendesk Products** icon, then click **Admin Center**.

6. Click the **Security** icon, then click the **Single sign-on** tab.

7. Click **Configure**.

8. In the single sign-on (SSO) configuration form, enter the following information.

   | Field                                  | Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
   | -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | **SAML SSO URL** (Required)            | `https://sso.connect.pingidentity.com/sso/idp/SSO.saml2?idpid=<your IdP ID value>`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
   | **Certificate fingerprint** (Required) | Enter the certificate fingerprint for your signing certificate.&#xA;&#xA;To obtain the certificate fingerprint, in PingOne for Enterprise, go to Setup > Certificates, and expand the line for your signing certificate. PingOne for Enterprise displays both the SHA1 Fingerprint and SHA256 Fingerprint values. |
   | **Remote logout URL** (Optional)       | `https://sso.connect.pingidentity.com/sso/terminatesession?page=https://<URL to redirect users to>`                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
   | **IP Ranges** (Optional)               | Enter a range of IP addresses to restrict SSO to those locations. Users requesting sign on from outside those locations will be redirected to the Zendesk sign-on page.Leave this field blank to allow SSO from any location.                                                                                     |

9. Click **Enabled**

10. Click **Save**.

## Next steps

In PingOne for Enterprise, click **Continue to Next Step**.

## Zendesk Connection Configuration

### Steps

1. Import the metadata for Zendesk:

   #### Choose from:

   * Click **Select File** to upload the metadata file.

   * Click **Or use URL** to enter the URL of the metadata.

2. In the **ACS URL** and **Entity ID** fields, replace the *${accountname}* variables with the your Zendesk account name.

3. In the **Target Resource** field, enter a URL to redirect the user to after IdP-initiated single sign-on (SSO).

4. In the **Single Logout Endpoint** field, enter a URL for PingOne for Enterprise to send single logout (SLO) requests to.

5. In the **Single Logout Response Endpoint** field, enter a URL for PingOne for Enterprise to send SLO responses to.

6. To add a **Primary Verification Certificate**, click **Browse** to locate and upload a local certificate file used to verify SLO requests and responses coming from Zendesk.

7. To add a **Secondary Verification Certificate**, click **Browse** to locate and upload a local certificate used to verify SLO requests and responses if the primary certificate fails.

8. Select the **Force Re-authentication** checkbox to require your identity bridge to re-authenticate users with an active SSO session.

9. Select **Pass-Thru RequestedAuthnContext to IdP** if you want PingOne for Enterprise to pass the `RequestedAuthnContext` request to the IdP for your account.

   This option is available only if you upload a primary verification certificate.

10. Select the **Encrypt Assertion** checkbox to encrypt outgoing SAML assertions.

11. On the **Signing** line:

    #### Choose from:

    * Click **Sign Assertion** to have PingOne for Enterprise sign outgoing SAML assertions. This is the default option.

    * Click **Sign Response** to have PingOne for Enterprise sign responses to incoming SAML assertions.

12. In the **Signing Algorithm** list, select an algorithm with which to sign SAML assertions.

13. Select the **Use Custom URL** checkbox to enter a customer URL to launch Zendesk from the dock.

### Next steps

Click **Continue to Next Step**.

## Zendesk Attribute Mapping

### About this task

PingOne for Enterprise will automatically populate required SAML attributes.

For Zendesk, the required attribute is `SAML_SUBJECT`.

### Steps

1. To add an additional optional attribute, click **Add new attribute**.

2. In the **Application Attribute** field, enter the attribute name as it appears in the application.

3. In the **Identity Bridge Attribute or Literal Value** field, choose one of the following:

   #### Choose from:

   * To map to the application attribute: Enter or select a directory attribute.

   * To assign to the application attribute: Select **As Literal**, then enter a literal value.

4. To create advanced attribute mappings, click **Advanced**.

   Learn more in [Creating advanced attribute mappings](../pingone_for_enterprise/p14e_creating_advaced_attribute_mappings.html).

### Next steps

Click **Continue to Next Step**.

## Zendesk Customization

### Steps

* To change the application icon, click **Select image** and upload a local image file.

  The image file must be:

  * PNG, GIF, or JPG format

  * 312 x 52 pixels maximum

  * 2 MB maximum file size

    |   |                                                  |
    | - | ------------------------------------------------ |
    |   | Images are scaled to 64 x 64 pixels for display. |

* To change the name of the application displayed on the dock, in the **Name** field, enter a new name.

* To change the description of the application, in the **Description** field, enter the new description text.

* To change the category to which the application is assigned on the dock, in the **Category** list, select a category.

  Learn more in [Creating a custom application category](../pingone_for_enterprise/p14e_creating_custom_application_category.html).

### Next steps

Click **Continue to Next Step**.

## Zendesk Group Access

### About this task

The **Group Access** tab shows every user group that you have created.

Learn more in [Adding user groups](../pingone_for_enterprise/p14e_add_groups.html).

### Steps

* To add a group's access to the application, on the line for that group, click **Add**.

* To remove a group's access, on the line for that group, click **Remove**.

* When you're finished assigning groups, click **Continue to Next Step**.

### Next steps

On the **Review Setup** tab, review your configuration, and click **Finish** to add the application to your PingOne for Enterprise dock.
