JumpCloud

This article describes how to configure JumpCloud for use as an identity provider for Perimeter 81. 

• Configuring the JumpCloud SSO application
• Configuring JumpCloud in the Management Platform
• Access Error troubleshooting

Please follow the steps below:

Configuring the JumpCloud SSO application

1. Open the JumpCloud Administrator Console.
2. Select SSO in the main navigation panel.
   
3. Click Add New Application in the upper left.
   
4. Search for "Perimeter 81" in the search bar at the bottom of the page, and click Configure.
   
5. Choose a Display Label (Usually: Perimeter 81) and click the SSO tab.
   
6. In the Single Sign-On configuration section, fill in the following information. Replace YOUR_WORKSPACE with your Perimeter 81 workspace name (see attached example).
   
   • IDP Entity ID: Enter https://YOUR_WORKSPACE.perimeter81.com/
   • SP Entity ID: Enter urn:auth0:perimeter81:YOUR_WORKSPACE-oc
   • ACS URL: Enter https://auth.perimeter81.com/login/callback?connection=YOUR_WORKSPACE-oc
   • IDP URL: You can leave it as is. This value will be used later when configuring the identity provider on the Perimeter 81 side.

6. Make sure to leave the rest of the fields with the default values:
   
   
7. Under User Groups, verify that you are giving permissions to only the groups you want.
   
8. Click Activate.
   
9. Click the newly created Application
   10. Click the drop-down menu next to IDP Certificate Valid, then download the certificate.

   
   

Configuring JumpCloud in the Management Platform

Now, you will configure the integration from the Perimeter 81 side.

1. Log in to your Perimeter 81 Management Platform, navigate to Settings, and then Identity Providers.
   
2. Select + Add Provider.
3. Choose SAML 2.0 Identity Providers.
4. Sign-In URL: Usually, this will be https://sso.jumpcloud.com/saml2/perimeter81, unless you selected another IDP URL in the previous section of the guide.
5. Add your organization domain.
6. Paste or upload the certificate from JumpCloud.
   
7. Select Done.

Access Error troubleshooting

If your users get an access error after the configuration, please check these steps.