Workplace by Facebook for Zoho Directory

Workplace by Facebook for Zoho Directory

Prerequisites

  1. An Advanced or Enterprise account with Workplace by Facebook

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 Workplace by Facebook.
    Workplace by Facebook's installation page in Zoho Marketplace
  3. Name your app and enter your Company ID.
    4. Note: To find your Company ID, sign in to the Workplace by Facebook admin panel, click Security from the sidebar, then click Authentication. You can find the Company ID inside the Audience URL, under SAML configuration, in the following format:
    https://www.facebook.com/company/%7BCompany ID}
  4. If you want to test the SAML configuration before allowing users to access Workplace by Facebook, uncheck Display app to users.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Click Manage Application, then Single Sign-On.
  7. Click Service Provider Details to check and verify the SP details. You can also edit them, if needed.
  8. Click Identity Provider Details, then make a note of the Issuer, the Sign-in URL, the Sign-out URL, and the X.509 Certificate.
    Identity provider details needed to configure SAML in Workplace by Facebook

Configure SAML in Workplace by Facebook

  1. Sign in to your Workplace by Facebook account.
  2. Click Admin Panel in the sidebar, then click Security.
  3. Click Authentication, then check Single sign-on (SSO) under Log in.
  4. Enter the IdP Sign-in URL in the SAML URL field, the IdP Issuer in the SAML issuer URI field, and the IdP X.509 Certificate in the SAML certificate field.
  5. Check Enable SAML logout redirection under SAML logout redirect, then enter the IdP Sign-out URL.
  6. Click Test SSO.
  7. Click Close Window after getting a success message.
  8. Click Save.

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 Workplace by Facebook credentials.

To restrict users to SSO:
  1. Sign in to your Workplace by Facebook account.
  2. Click Admin Panel in the sidebar, then click Security.
  3. Click Authentication, then uncheck Password under Log in.
  4. Click Save.

Make app visible to all users

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

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


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