How to Configure SAML 2.0 for KnowledgeHound

Contents

• Supported Features
• Configuration Steps
• Notes

Supported Features

The Okta/KnowledgeHound SAML integration currently supports the following features:

• SP-initiated SSO
• IdP-initiated SSO
• Just In Time (JIT) provisioning

For more information on the listed features, visit the Okta Glossary.

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Configuration Steps

1. Contact the KnowledgeHound Support team (support@knowledgehound.com) and request that they enable SAML 2.0 for your account.

2. Save, then include the following Metadata file with your request:

   Sign into the Okta Admin dashboard to generate this value.

3. The KnowledgeHound Support team will process your request and will provide you with Subdomain value.

4. In Okta, select the General tab for the KnowledgeHound app, then click Edit.

   • Enter your Subdomain value into the corresponding field.

   • Click Save.

   

5. OPTIONAL: To send the groups as a part of SAML assertion, in Okta select the Sign On tab for the KnowledgeHound app, then click Edit.

   • Select the appropriate filter from the memberOf dropdown menu, and enter the preferred value into the field.

   • Click Save:

   

6. Done!

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Notes

• Make sure that you entered the correct value in the Subdomain field under the General tab in Okta. Using the wrong value will prevent you from authenticating via SAML to KnowledgeHound.

• The following SAML attributes are supported:

  Name	Value
  email	user.email
  firstName	user.firstName
  lastName	user.lastName
  MemberOf	Configured in the app UI; see (step 6) above

SP-initiated SSO

1. Go to: https://[your-subdomain].knowledgehound.co/.

2. Click Click here to log in with Okta.