Keeper cloud app

Using the SAML 2.0 standard, you can configure single sign-on (SSO) for a number of cloud apps. After you set up SSO, your users can use their Google Workspace credentials to sign in to an app using SSO.

Use SAML to set up SSO for Keeper

You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.

Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.

    You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.

  2. Click Add appand thenSearch for apps.
  3. For **Enter app name**, enter **Keeper**.
  4. In the search results, point to **Keeper Web (SAML)** and click **Select**.
  5. In the **Google Identity Provider details** window, for **Option 1: Download IdP metadata**, click **Download Metadata**.
  6. On the **Service provider details** page, for **ACS URL** and **Entity ID**, replace **{host name}** and **{port}** with the settings for your Keeper account.
  7. Click **Continue**.
  8. In the **Attribute Mapping** window, click **Select field** and map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding Keeper attributes. The First Name, Last Name, and Email attributes are required.
    Google directory attribute Keeper attribute
    Basic Information > First Name First
    Basic Information > Last Name Last
    Basic Information > Primary Email Email
  9. (Optional) To add additional mappings, click Add Mapping and select the fields that you need to map.
  10. (Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
    1. For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
    2. Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
    3. For App attribute, enter the corresponding groups attribute name of the service provider.

    Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response includes only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to About group membership mapping.

  11. Click **Finish**.

Step 2: Set up Keeper as a SAML 2.0 service provider

  1. Open a new Incognito browser window, go to the Keeper sign-in page, and sign in with your Keeper administrator account.
  2. Follow the steps from Keeper in Admin Console Configuration.
  3. For **SAML Metadata**, drag the metadata file that you downloaded in Step 1.
  4. Click **Save**.

Step 3: Turn on app for users

Before you begin: To turn a service on or off for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to control access by department) or add them to an access group (to allow access for users across or within departments).

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.

    You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.

  2. Click **Keeper**.
  3. Click User access.

  4. To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.

  5. (Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:
    1. At the left, select the organizational unit.
    2. To change the Service status, select On or Off.
    3. Choose one:
      • If the Service status is set to Inherited and you want to keep the updated setting, even if the parent setting changes, click Override.
      • If the Service status is set to Overridden, either click Inherit to revert to the same setting as its parent, or click Save to keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
        Learn more about organizational structure.
  6. (Optional) To turn on a service for a set of users across or within organizational units, select an access group. For details, go to Customize service access using access groups.
  7. Ensure that your Keeper user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization's managed Google Account.

Step 4: Verify SSO is working

Keeper supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.

Verify identity provider-initiated SSO

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu and then Appsand thenWeb and mobile apps.

    You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.

  2. Click **Keeper**.
  3. In the **Keeper** section, click **Test SAML Login**.

    The app should open in a separate tab. If it doesn't, troubleshoot the error message and try again. For details on troubleshooting, go to SAML app error messages.

Verify service provider-initiated SSO

  1. Close all browser windows.
  2. In an Incognito browser window, open the **Keeper sign-in page**.
    You should be redirected to the Google sign-in page.
  3. Select your account and enter your password.

After your credentials are authenticated, the app should open.

Step 5: Set up user provisioning

As a super administrator, you can automatically provision users in the app. For details, go to Configure Keeper user provisioning.


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