Box for Zoho Directory

Box for Zoho Directory

Prerequisites

  1. A Business, Business Plus, or an Enterprise account with Box

Configure SAML in Zoho One

  1. Sign in to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Marketplace, then use the search bar to find and install Box.
    Box's installation page in Zoho Marketplace
  3. If you want to test the SAML configuration before allowing users to access Box, uncheck Display app to users.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Click Manage Application, then Single Sign-On.
  6. Click Service Provider Details to check and verify the SP details. You can also edit them, if needed.
  7. Click Identity Provider Details, then download the IDP Metadata.
    Identity provider details needed to configure SAML in Box

Configure SAML in Box

  1. Sign in to your Box account.
  2. Use the Box SSO Questionaire to submit a request to the Box team. Attach the IdP Metadata file with the questionnaire, then click Submit.
  3. Box can take up to 24 hours to process your metadata file. They will notify you via email once they're done processing.
  4. Once you're notified, go back to your Box account and click User Settings.
  5. Click Configure under Configure Single Sign On (SSO), then enable SSO Test Mode.

Test the SAML connection

  1. Return to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Applications, then click Box.
  3. Click Assign Users, choose yourself from the list, then click Assign.
  4. Click . If everything is working, you should be automatically signed in and taken to Box's homepage.
    Signing in to Box with SSO

Enforce SAML SSO

After successfully testing SSO, you can enforce it for all users. Once this is done, your users will no longer be able to sign in using their Box credentials. To restrict users to SSO:
  1. Sign in to your Box account.
  2. Click User Settings, then click Configure under Configure Single Sign On (SSO).
  3. Enable SSO Required.

Make app visible to all users

After successfully testing the SSO, you can make Box available for all users to access from their My Apps pages.

To make Box visible to all users:
  1. Sign in to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Applications, then click Box.
  3. Click Edit, check Display app to users, then click Update.
    Displaying Box to all users
  4. You can now access Box from Zoho One's My Apps page.


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