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Google Apps Security

miniOrange provides secure access to Google Apps for enterprises and full control over access of Google Apps application, Single Sign On (SSO) into your Google Apps Account with one set of login credentials. miniOrange prevents frauds with its dynamic risk engine in conjunction with enterprise specific security policy. We support a combination of the Device Id, Location and Time of access as multi-factor authentication that can detect and block fraud in real-time, without any interaction with the user. Now you can restrict use of Google Apps only within intranet and block user access from outside network.

Follow the Step-by-Step Guide given below for Restrict Google Apps Access.

Step 1: Configure Single Sign On (SSO) Settings for Google Apps

• Login as a customer from Admin Console.
• Go to Apps >> Manage Apps . Click Configure Apps button.
• Click on SAML tab. Select Google Apps and click Add App button.



• Make sure the SP Entity ID or Issuer is in the format: https://www.google.com/a/[domain_name]/acs.
• Make sure the ACS URL is in the format: https://www.google.com/a/[domain_name]/acs.
• Make sure the Single Logout URL is in the format: https://mail.google.com/a/out/tld/?logout.
• Enter the Domain Administrator in Google Apps Administrator field and click on "Verify Google Apps Administrator" to verify if the domain entered is of administrator (this is an optional field).
• Leave the Attributes section empty.
• Under Add Policy, select Group Name and fill out Policy Name.
• Select First Factor Type as PASSWORD.
• Check Enable Fraud Prevention and then select Default FP Policy from Select Fraud Prevention Policy dropdown.
• Click on Save to configure Google Apps.



• Click on Metadata. Then click on Download Certificate link to download the certificate which will be required later.

Step 2: Steps to restrict access of Google Apps outside office premises(IP Based restriction)

• Go to Fraud Prevention >> Basic Policy Configuration. For Default FP Policy, select Edit.




• Under IP Blocking Configuration, enter the range of IP addresses you would want to grant access and click on Allow.
• Click on Save to configure the policy.

Step 3: Setup Single Sign On for your domain in Google Apps

• Now Select Security Tab from Admin Console.



• Go to Advanced Settings. Select Set Up Single Sign-On (SSO).



• Enter Sign-In Page URL:   https://auth.miniorange.com/moas/idp/samlsso
• Enter Sign-Out Page URL:   https://mail.google.com/a/[domain_name]
         Example -   https://google.com/a/miniorange.com
• Enter Change Password URL:   https://auth.miniorange.com/moas/idp/samlsso
• Upload the certificate that was downloaded earlier.
• Select Enable Single Sign-On checkbox and save the settings.

Step 4: Now sign in to your Google Apps account with miniOrange IdP by either of the two steps:

1. Using SP initiated login :-

1. Go to http://mail.[domain_name], enter your Email Address and click on Login. Now you will be redirected to miniOrange IdP Sign On Page.



2. Enter your miniOrange login credential and click on Login. You will be automatically logged in to your Google Apps account.

2. Using IdP initiated login :-

1. Login to your miniOrange Self Service Console as an End User and click on the Google Apps icon on your Dashboard.

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Access Restriction to Google apps using miniOrange cloud based solution

Challenge

A new work law in some countries impose restrictions on the working hours of an employee. If a worker receives such an e-mail and has to act on it, he or she qualifies for overtime pay. In such scenario, companies can restrict access by turning off email servers physically and stop the flow of incoming messages, which is indeed not a good solution. Companies need to refrain group of employees from checking inbox after office hours.

Solution

miniOrange Google apps security along with fraud prevention dynamically analyses users request and applies time based restrictions policies to application (Google apps) access, which minimizes the risk of access after office hours. Also if user is already logged in into Google apps, miniOrange automatically logs out all the users after office hours which is configured by administrator.

The restrictions which can be set by setting up policy during configuration of Google apps single sign-on are discussed below.

IP based restriction:

Google apps is set up for Single Sign On and access of Google apps outside office premise can be restricted by using IP based restriction. IP restriction restricts access within a network which minimizes the risk of unauthorized access. Access can be kept open for some users from outside network by creating different group for them.

Device based restriction:

Device restriction policy sets limit on number of devices from which user can access the account. This ensures that user can login only from his or her device and no one else can login to users account even if he or she knows the credentials.

Location based restriction:

With location based restriction user can setup policy to configure list of allowed locations and blocked locations. This will be needed in a case where you want to restrict your application access to specific locations and removing risk of attacks by blocking all other locations.

For further details refer :
https://developers.google.com/google-apps/sso/saml_reference_implementation
https://support.google.com/a/answer/60224?hl=en

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If you don't find what you are looking for, please contact us at info@miniorange.com or call us at +1 978 658 9387 to find an answer to your question about Google Apps Single Sign On (SSO).