--- title: "Configuring Google SSO with SAML" slug: "configuring-sso-with-google" updated: 2025-06-22T21:08:59Z published: 2025-06-22T21:08:59Z canonical: "documentation.encodify.com/configuring-sso-with-google" deprecated: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.encodify.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Configuring Google SSO with SAML > **Deprecated.** Support for SAML 2.0 will be discontinued in the near future. If you are currently using SAML 2.0, we strongly recommend planning your transition to OpenID Connect, which provides better compatibility with modern authentication standards and infrastructure. Please begin migrating as soon as possible to ensure uninterrupted service. ## Configuring SAML for Encodify through Google --- ### Overview Setting up SAML SSO for Encodify using Google as an Identity Provider (IdP) involves configuring both Google and Encodify IDP to communicate securely and authenticate users using SAML messages. Configuration includes 2 main steps: - Configuration of Custom SAML App in Google Workspace - Configuration of the Identity provider in Encodify ### Configure Custom SAML App in Google Workspace > [!NOTE] > ### Note! > > Configuration of the SAML App in Google workspace requires access to the Admin Console. - Sign-in to **Google Admin Console**. - Go to **Menu** > **Apps** > **Web and mobile apps**. ![Screenshot 2024-01-17 at 11.30.29.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/16154233190813.png) - Click **Add App** > **Add custom SAML app**. ![Screenshot 2024-01-17 at 14.15.50.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/16154220297245.png) - Enter a name for the SAML app and click **Continue**. - Click **Continue** on the next step where Google SAML attributes are displayed. - Enter the following settings on the next step. Both values can also be found by downloading the Encodify SAML metadata document that is available under the following URL in Encodify: ***https://worker/context:443/saml/metadata******.*** Note, that this URL can also be found on Step 3 of the SAML IDP configuration wizard page in Encodify. - **ACS URL:** [*https://worker:443/context/saml/SSO*](https://worker:443/context/saml/SSO) - **Entity ID:** [*https://worker:443/context/saml/metadata*](https://worker:443/context/saml/metadata) - *Leave the default values for the****Name ID format****and****Name ID****fields > Click****Continue****.* ![Screenshot 2024-01-17 at 14.17.47.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/16154233202205.png) - On the last configuration step it is possible to add mappings of the Google directory and App attributes. Attributes mapped here will be present in SAML metadata that will be used for authentication under SSO. Note, that it is required to map user email attribute which is the primary and unique user identifier in Encodify. ![Screenshot 2024-01-17 at 14.21.46.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/16154220314909.png) ![Screenshot 2024-01-17 at 14.21.11.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/16154233212957.png) - Click **Finish**. After saving, new app will appear in the list of **Webapp and mobile Apps**. ### Configure Identity Provider in Encodify - After SAML app has been created and configured in Google, corresponding SAML IDP needs to be created and configured in Encodify. - Follow the configuration wizard setps to configure the Identity Provider. - **Steps 1-2:** - Go to **Site Configuration** > **Identity Providers and User** > **Identity Providers**and follow the configuration steps described [here](/v1/docs/configure-idp) until [Step 3: Details](/v1/docs/configure-idp#3-details) - **Step 3:** - There is no public link to Metadata xml file provided by Google, therefore it will be needed to download the metadata XML file and make it publicly available. - File can be downloaded from **Google Admin console** > **Apps** > **Web and mobile apps** > click your previously created app > click**“Download metadata”**. - After making file publicly available, enter the link URL in the **Federation Metadata** field. - In the **External User ID Attribute** field, enter the app attribute representing user’s email (app attribute configured in **Attributes mapping** in Google). - In the Attributes mapping section, map additional Google attributes to the User fields in Encodify, if needed. - Click **Next** when done. ![Screenshot 2024-01-17 at 15.25.27.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/16156242040221.png) - **Step 4** - In case access rights for the auto-provisioned users need to be set based on user attributes in Google,[follow this guide](/v1/docs/configure-idp#4-access-rights-mapping) for instructions. - **Step 5** - In case user groups for the auto-provisioned users need to be set based on user attributes in Google,[follow this guide](/v1/docs/configure-idp#5-user-groups-mapping) for instructions. - **Step 6 - 7** - Follow [this guide](/v1/docs/configure-idp#6-default-user-properties) in case default Encodify user properties need to be configured for the auto-provisioned users. - **Step 8** - Follow [this guide](/v1/docs/configure-idp#8-welcome-email-and-login-message) if you need to configure welcome email and login message. - After IDP is saved, the corresponding SSO login button will be displayed on the log in page. This will allow users to get authenticated using their google workspace login credentials. ## Related - [Configuring Custom URL and Login Pages](/custom-url-and-login-pages.md) - [Identity Provider Overview](/identity-provider-overview.md) - [Configure an Identity Provider Basics](/configure-an-idp-basics.md) - [Adding users to an Identity Provider](/adding-users-to-idp.md)