Front for Zoho Directory

Front for Zoho Directory

Prerequisites

  1. An Enterprise account or a Starter/Plus/Pro account with the Access Management add-on in Front

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 Front.
    Front's installation page in Zoho Marketplace
  3. Name your app and enter your Subdomain.
    4. Note: Your Subdomain is the first part of your Front URL. If your URL is "zylker.frontapp.com", your Subdomain will be "zylker".
  4. If you want to test the SAML configuration before allowing users to access Front, 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 copy the Sign-in URL and the X.509 Certificate.
    Identity provider details needed to configure SAML in Front

Configure SAML in Front

  1. Sign in to your Front account.
  2. Click your account name, then click Settings.
  3. Under COMPANY, click PREFERENCES.
  4. Click Single Sign On, then choose SAML.
  5. Enter the IdP Sign-in URL in the ENTRY POINT field and the IdP X.509 Certificate in the Signing certificate field.
  6. Click Save.

Just-in-time provisioning

Just-in-time (JIT) provisioning creates a Front account for users during their first SSO attempt, so you don't have to do it manually for each user. Front enables JIT automatically while configuring SAML.

Test the SAML connection

  1. Return to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Applications, then click Front.
  3. Click Assign Users, choose yourself from the list, then click Assign.
  4. Click . If everything is working, you should be automatically signed in and taken to Front's homepage.
    Signing in to Front with SSO

Make app visible to all users

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

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


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