• PingFederate should be configured to authenticate against an identity provider (IdP) or datastore containing the users requiring application access.
  • Populate Namely with at least one user to test access.
  • You must have administrative access to PingFederate.
  1. Create the Namely metadata:
    1. In PingFederate, create a service provider (SP) connection for Namely:
      1. Configure using Browser SSO profile SAML 2.0.
      2. Set Partner’s Entity ID to https://<your subdomain>.namely.com/saml/metadata.
      3. Enable the following SAML profiles.
        • IdP-Initiated SSO
        • SP-Initiated SSO
      4. In Assertion Creation: Authentication Source Mapping: Attribute Contract Fulfilment, map the SAML_SUBJECT to your email attribute.
      5. In Protocol Settings: Assertion Consumer Service URL, set Binding to POST and set Endpoint URL to https://<your subdomain>.namely.com/saml/consume.
      6. In Protocol Settings: Allowable SAML Bindings, enable POST.
      7. In Credentials: Digital Signature Settings, select the PingFederate Signing Certificate.
      8. Note the metadata URL for the newly-created Namely SP connection.
  2. Add the PingFederate connection to Namely:
    1. Sign on to the Namely console as an administrator.
    2. Select Company on the top navigation bar.
    3. Click the Settings tab.
    4. In the left navigation pane, click Login Page.
    5. In the Login Methods section, click SAML.
    6. Enter Identity Provider SSO URL from PingFederate.
    7. Copy and paste in the IdP Provider Certificate value into the Identity provider certificate.
    8. Enter the SAML Metadata URL from PingFederate.
      Screen capture of Namely Company page with Settings, Login Page, SAMML, SAML Settings ceritficate, and SAML Metadata highlighted.
    9. Click Save.
  3. Test the PingFederate IdP-initiated SSO integration:
    1. Go to the PingFederate SSO Application Endpoint for the Namely SP connection.
    2. Authenticate with PingFederate.

      You're redirected to your Namely domain.

  4. Test the PingFederate SP-initiated SSO integration:
    1. Go to https://<your subdomain>.namely.com/users/login.
    2. After you're redirected to PingFederate, enter your PingFederate username and password.

      You're redirected back to Namely.