Integrate Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business is cloud-based storage, sharing, and collaboration solution (see https://www.dropbox.com/business).You can protect access to Dropbox Business by integrating Dropbox Business with Identity as a Service. Once integrated, users can use single sign-on to log in to their Dropbox Business account through Identity as a Service.
Note: This integration was tested using Identity as a Service version 5.13 and Dropbox Business trial release November 2020. Other versions of Dropbox Business may require integration and configuration steps that differ from those documented in this procedure. For other versions of Dropbox Business, this integration guide may be used as an initial approach for integrating Dropbox Business. In the event of other issues, contact support@entrust.com for assistance.
To integrate Dropbox Business with Identity as a Service, you must do the following:
Step 1: Add Dropbox Business to Identity as a ServiceStep 1: Add Dropbox Business to Identity as a Service
Add Dropbox Business as an application to Identity as a Service
Log into your Identity as a Service administrator account.
Click 
> Security > Applications. The Applications Lists page appears.
Click Add. The Select an Application Template page appears.
Do one of the following:
Select SAML Cloud Integrations from the search drop-down list and scroll to find the application you want to add to IDaaS.
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In the Search bar, enter a search option to filter for the application you want to add to IDaaS.
Click Dropbox. The Add Dropbox page appears.
Enter an Application Name.
Enter an Application Description.
Optional. Add a custom application logo.
Click 
next to Application Logo. The Upload Logo dialog box appears.
Click 
to select an image file to upload.
Browse to select your file and click Open. The Upload Logo dialog box reappears showing your selected image.
If required, resize your image.
Click OK.
Select the Authentication Flow that appears to users during login.
Click Next. The General page appears.
In the Default Assertion Consumer Service URL field enter https://www.dropbox.com/saml_login.
Enter the SAML Session Timeout to the time when the SAML Assertion times out. The maximum is 720 minutes.
Enter the Max Authentication Age (seconds) to set the maximum amount of time that can elapse before a user is required to reauthenticate during a new login attempt. This applies for both SP-initiated and IDP-initiated login. Set this field to -1 to disable this feature.
In the Service Provider Entity ID (Issuer) field enter Dropbox.
From the SAML NameID Attribute drop-down list, select Email.
From the SAML NameID Encoding Format drop-down list, select Email.
From the SAML Signature Algorithm drop-down list, select SHA512.
Select the SAML Signing Certificate from the drop-down list.
Select Sign Complete SAML Response.
Optional: Select Respond Immediately for Unsuccessful Responses to return to the application immediately after a login failure, rather than allow user to try again with a different userID.
Deselect Enable Go Back Button if you do not want users to be able to go back to the Dropbox for Business login page to log in.
Select Show Default Assertion Consumer URL Service in the My Profile. When selected, the Default Assertion Consumer URL appears in a user's My Profile page in addition to relay states and Alternative Assertion Consumer URLs.
Optional. Add Alternative Assertion Consumer Service URLs, as follows:
Click Add.
Enter a Name.
Enter a URL Value.
Select Show in My Profile to display the Alternative Consumer Service URL in a user's My profile page.
Optional. Add an Application Logo.
Click Add.
Repeat these steps to add more Alternative Assertion Consumer Service URLs.
Click Submit.
Step 2: Add a resource ruleStep 2: Add a resource rule
Step 3: Copy the SAML Configuration from Identity as a ServiceStep 3: Copy the SAML Configuration from Identity as a Service
Copy the SAML Configuration from Identity as a Service
Log into your Identity as a Service administrator account.
Click > Security > Applications. The Applications Lists page appears.
Under SAML Cloud Integrations, click SAML Configuration. The SAML Configuration dialog box appears.
This dialog box contains information you need to configure your SAML application for Identity as a Service authentication.
Do one of the following:
Leave this dialog box open to reference later in this procedure.
Copy the Entity ID, Single Sign-on URL, and Single Logout URL to a text file and save it to reference later in this procedure.
Note: Depending on the integration you are performing, you may not need all three of these SAML configuration values.
Step 4: Export the Signing Certificate from Identity as a ServiceStep 4: Export the Signing Certificate from Identity as a Service
Export a SAML signing certificate
Log in to your Identity as a Service administrator account.
Click > Security > Applications. The Applications List page appears.
Under SAML Cloud Integrations, click SAML Signing Certificates. The SAML Signing Certificates page appears.
Click 
next to the certificate to export the certificate you want to import into your SAML service provider application. The Export Certificate dialog box appears.
If the certificate has been issued by a CA, do one of the following:
Click Certificate to export the self-signed certificate.
Click Root CA Certificate to export a certificate issued from a CA.
Click Certificate Chain to export the SAML signing certificate and its CA certificates.
Click Export.
Step 5: Configure Dropbox Business for Identity as a Service authenticationStep 5: Configure Dropbox Business for Identity as a Service authentication
Log in to Dropbox (dropbox.com/login). The Dropbox Home page appears.
In the menu pane, select Admin console. The Members page appears.
In the Admin console menu, click Settings. The Settings page appears.
Click Single sign-on. The Single sign-on page appears.
Click Add sign-in URL. The Add Identity Provider sign-in URL dialog box appears.
Enter the Single Sign-On URL from Step 3: Copy the SAML Configuration from Identity as a Service and then click Done.
Click Add sign-out URL. The Add Identity Provider sign-out URL dialog box appears.
Enter the Single Sign-On URL from Step 3: Copy the SAML Configuration from Identity as a Service and then click Done.
Click Certificate SAML Certificate and browse to select the certificate you download in Step 4: Export the signing certificate from Identity as a Service.
From the Single sign-on drop-down list, select the Required to require users to authenticate with Identity as a Service to log in to Dropbox Business.
Click Save.
Step 6: Test the integrationStep 6: Test the integration
Testing Service Provider log in
Open a Web browser enter dropbox.com/login. You are directed to Identity as a Service.
Enter your Dropbox Business account User ID and click Next.
Respond to the second-factor authentication challenge. If you respond successfully, you are logged into Dropbox for Business.
Testing Identity as a Service redirect log in
Log in to your Identity as a Service account.
Go to your My Profile page if you are not already there.
Under Applications, click Dropbox. You are redirected to your Dropbox Business Home page.
Respond to the second-factor authentication challenge. If you respond successfully, you are logged into Dropbox Business.