Onfido is a technology company that helps businesses verify people's identities using a photo-based identity document, a selfie, and artificial intelligence algorithms (see https://onfido.com). You can protect access to Onfido by integrating Onfido with Identity as a Service. Once integrated, users can use single sign-on to log in to their Onfido account through Identity as a Service.
Note: This integration was tested using Identity as a Service version 5.31 and Onfido July 2023 version. Other versions of Onfido may require integration and configuration steps that differ from those documented in this procedure. For other versions of Onfido, this integration guide may be used as an initial approach for integrating Onfido. In the event of other issues, contact support@entrust.com for assistance.
Before you begin, open two browser windows. In one window, log in to your Onfido administrator account. In the other window, log in to your IDaaS administrator account.
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.
Copy 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 copy it to the clipboard.
You can additionally download the certificate and save it for future use.
Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and paste the contents of the certificate into the text file.
Save the file.
Note: Be sure to same the file with the .cer extension, for example, SAML_certifcate.cer.
Configure Onfido for Identity as a Service authentication
Log in to Onfido. The Onfido page appears.
Under Settings, select
Account.
The Account Settings options appears.
Click Access. The Access Management page appears.
Under Access Management , switch the Single Sign-On (SSO) toggle to ON.
Click Activate SSO, to enable Single Sign-On for all users.
Click Single Sign-On (SSO) to configure Single Sign-On.
In the Identity provider sign-in URL, enter the Single Sign-ON URL that you copied in Step 1: Copy the SAML configurations from Identity as a Service.
In the Identity provider sign-out URL (optional), enter the Single Logout URL that you copied in Step 1: Copy the SAML configurations from Identity as a Service. This is optional.
In the Upload Certificate field, upload the certificate you downloaded in Step 2: Download the SAML signing certificate from Identity as a Service.
Click Update SSO.
In Identity as a Service, 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.
- or -
In the Search bar, enter a search option to filter for the application you want to add to IDaaS.
Click Onfido. The Add Onfido 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 URL field, enter:
https://onfido.com/users/auth/saml/callback
In the Service Provider Entity ID field, enter:
https://onfido.com
Leave the Single Logout Service URL empty. It is optional.
Enter the SAML Session Timeout to the time when the SAML Assertion times out. The maximum is 720 minutes.
From the SAML NameID Attribute drop-down list, select Email.
From the SAML NameID Encoding Format drop-down list, select Email.
From the SAML Signing Certificate from the drop-down list, select the SAML Signing Certificate you copied into Onfido.
Deselect Enable Go Back Button if you do not want users to be able to go back to the FiveTran 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.
Leave the remaining settings at the default values.
Click Submit.
Testing Service Provider Login
Open a Web browser and enter the URL for your Onfido account.
Click Single Sign-on. You are redirected to Identity as a Service.
Log in to IDaaS.
Respond to the second-factor authentication challenge. If you respond successfully, you are logged in to Onfido.
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 Onfido.
Respond to the second-factor authentication challenge. If you respond successfully, you are logged in to Onfido.