Netsuite Single Sign-On SSO

Single Sign-On (SSO) solution by miniOrange provides secure Single Sign-On access into Netsuite using a single set of login credentials. You can log into Netsuite using miniOrange credentials or Azure AD credentials or any of your existing identity providers. With miniOrange SSO services, along with Netsuite you can also login into other On-Premise and Cloud Applications using your existing Identity Providers/User Store (Azure Active Directory, Okta, Ping) credentials . Follow the given setup guide to integrate SAML SSO for your Netsuite account.

miniOrange and Netsuite Single Sign-On (SSO) integration supports the following features:

SP Initiated Single Sign-On (SSO)
IdP Initiated Single Sign-On (SSO)

Connect with External Source of Users

miniOrange provides user authentication from various external sources, which can be Directories (like ADFS, Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, AWS etc), Identity Providers (like Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, AWS), and many more. You can configure your existing directory/user store or add users in miniOrange.

Follow the Step-by-Step Guide given below for Netsuite Single Sign-On (SSO)

1. Configure Netsuite in miniOrange

Login into miniOrange Admin Console.
Go to Apps and click on Add Application button.

In Choose Application, select SAML/WS-FED from the application type dropdown.

Netsuite Single Sign-On (SSO) choose app type

Search for Netsuite in the list, if you don't find Netsuite in the list then, search for custom and you can set up your application in Custom SAML App.

Netsuite Single Sign-On (SSO) manage apps

Enter the following values in the respective fields:

Enter the SP Entity ID or Issuer : http://www.netsuite.com/sp
Enter the ACS URL : https://system.netsuite.com/saml2/acs
Enter the Single Logout URL : https://system.netsuite.com/saml2/slopost
Click on Next to proceed further.

Now, in the Attribute Mapping, click on Add Attribute and enter the attribute names with their values as shown below. (Follow the steps given here to find out NetSuite >> ACCOUNT ID.)

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) Add Attribute

To upload respective app logo for a Custom SAML App, click on Upload Logo tab.

Click on Save.

Get IdP Metadata Details to upload to Netsuite:

Go to Apps >> View Apps.
Search for your app and click on the Select in Action menu against your app.
Click on Metadata to get metadata details, which will be required later. Click on Show SSO Link to see the IDP initiated SSO link for Netsuite.

Here you will see 2 options, if you are setting up miniOrange as IDP copy the metadata details related to miniOrange from the 1st section, if you already have an external IDP's (OKTA, AZURE AD, ADFS, ONELOGIN, GOOGLE APPS) you can get metadata from the 2nd Section as shown below.

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) Add SAML Application

Download the relevant Metadata file which you will require in Step 2.

2. Configure SSO in Netsuite

Sign on to NetSuite with your user credentials.
Go to Setup > Company > Enable Features :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso)-Go to Setup

Select SuiteCloud on the Enable Features menu :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso)-Select SuiteCloud

Scroll down to the Manage Authentication section.
Check SAML SINGLE SIGN-ON :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) - Check SSO

On the top menu, select Setup > Users/Roles, then click Manage Roles :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) - Click Manage roles

The Manage Roles section that contains a list of all the roles assigned in your organization opens. Select Edit for a role for which you want to enable SAML:

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) -Edit role

Scroll down to the Permissions section, then click Edit :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) - Edit permissions

Select Setup :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) - Select setup

Select the dropdown icon to display the list above the empty box. Select SAML Single Sign-on, then select Add :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) - Select SSO

Select Set Up SAML Single Sign-on, and select Add again :

You will see both selections listed with the level Full :

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) -selections listed with the level Full

Select Save to return to the Manage Roles section.
On the main menu at the top of the page select Setup > Integration > SAML Single Sign-on :

The SAML Setup page opens. Copy and paste the LOGOUT LANDING PAGE. Check PRIMARY AUTHENTICATION METHOD. Select UPLOAD IDP METADATA FILE, then select Choose File to locate and upload the metadata file you download in Step 1. Click Submit.

Go to Setup > Company > Company Information:

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) Go to Setup > Company and click Company information

Make a copy of your NetSuite ACCOUNT ID, marked in red below:

Note: After copying the Account ID, click here to check the above configuration.

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) Copy Account ID

Go back to your miniOrange admin Dashboard.
Upload the service provider metadata from NetSuite in miniOrange Dashboard using the Import SP Metadata feature. To import metadata, select the SP Metadata type as URL and paste them into the field as shown below. Click on Import.

Netsuite Single Sign-On (sso) Upload SP Metadata File in miniOrange Dashboard

3. Test SSO Configuration

Test SSO login to your Netsuite account with miniOrange IdP:

Using SP Initiated Login

Go to your Netsuite URL, here you will be either asked to enter the username or click on the SSO link which will redirect you to miniOrange IdP Sign On Page.

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

Using IDP Initiated Login

On the Dashboard, click on Netsuite application which you have added, to verify SSO configuration.

Netsuite Single Sign-On (SSO) verify configuration

Not able to configure or test SSO?

Contact us or email us at idpsupport@xecurify.com and we'll help you setting it up in no time.

4. Configure Your User Directory (Optional)

miniOrange provides user authentication from various external sources, which can be Directories (like ADFS, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, OpenLDAP, Google, AWS Cognito etc), Identity Providers (like Okta, Shibboleth, Ping, OneLogin, KeyCloak), Databases (like MySQL, Maria DB, PostgreSQL) and many more. You can configure your existing directory/user store or add users in miniOrange.

Setup miniOrange as IDP
Setup AD as User Directory
Setup External IDP

To add your users in miniOrange there are 2 ways:

1. Create User in miniOrange

2. Bulk Upload Users

1. Create User in miniOrange

Click on Users >> User List >> Add User.

Here, fill the user details without the password and then click on the Create User button.

After successful user creation a notification message "An end user is added successfully" will be displayed at the top of the dashboard.

Click on Onboarding Status tab. Check the email, with the registered e-mail id and select action Send Activation Mail with Password Reset Link from Select Action dropdown list and then click on Apply button.

Now, Open your email id. Open the mail you get from miniOrange and then click on the link to set your account password.
On the next screen, enter the password and confirm password and then click on the Single Sign-On (SSO) reset password button.

Now, you can log in into miniOrange account by entering your credentials.

2. Bulk Upload Users in miniOrange via Uploading CSV File.

Navigate to Users >> User List. Click on Add User button.

In Bulk User Registration Download sample csv format from our console and edit this csv file according to the instructions.

To bulk upload users, choose the file make sure it is in comma separated .csv file format then click on Upload.

After uploading the csv file successfully, you will see a success message with a link.
Click on that link you will see list of users to send activation mail. Select users to send activation mail and click on Send Activation Mail. An activation mail will be sent to the selected users.

Click on External Directories >> Add Directory in the left menu of the dashboard.

Netsuite : Configure AD as External Dirctory

Select Directory type as AD/LDAP.

STORE LDAP CONFIGURATION IN MINIORANGE: Choose this option if you want to keep your configuration in miniOrange. If the active directory is behind a firewall, you will need to open the firewall to allow incoming requests to your AD.
STORE LDAP CONFIGURATION ON PREMISE: Choose this option if you want to keep your configuration in your premise and only allow access to AD inside premises. You will have to download and install miniOrange gateway on your premise.

Netsuite : Select ad/ldap user store type

Enter LDAP Display Name and LDAP Identifier name.
Select Directory Type as Active Directory.
Enter the LDAP Server URL or IP Address against the LDAP Server URL field.
Click on the Test Connection button to verify if you have made a successful connection with your LDAP server.

Netsuite : Configure LDAP server URL Connection

In Active Directory, go to the properties of user containers/OU's and search for the Distinguished Name attribute. The bind account should have minimum required read privileges in Active Directory to allow directory lookups. If the use case involves provisioning (such as creating, updating, or deleting users or groups), the account must also be granted appropriate write permissions.

Netsuite : Configure user bind account domain name

Enter the valid Bind account Password.
Click on the Test Bind Account Credentials button to verify your LDAP Bind credentials for LDAP connection.

Netsuite : Check bind account credentials

Search Base is the location in the directory where the search for a user begins. You will get this from the same place you got your Distinguished name.

Select a suitable Search filter from the drop-down menu. If you use User in Single Group Filter or User in Multiple Group Filter, replace the <group-dn> in the search filter with the distinguished name of the group in which your users are present. To use custom Search Filter select "Write your Custom Filter" option and customize it accordingly.

Click on the Next button, or go to the Authentication tab.
You can also configure following options while setting up AD. Enable Activate LDAP in order to authenticate users from AD/LDAP. Click on the Next button to add user store.

Here's the list of the attributes and what it does when we enable it. You can enable/disable accordingly.

Attribute	Description
Activate LDAP	All user authentications will be done with LDAP credentials if you Activate it
Fallback Authentication	If LDAP credentials fail then user will be authenticated through miniOrange
Enable administrator login	On enabling this, your miniOrange Administrator login authenticates using your LDAP server
Show IdP to users	If you enable this option, this IdP will be visible to users
Sync users in miniOrange	Users will be created in miniOrange after authentication with LDAP

Click on the Next button, or go to the Provisioning tab.

User Import and Provisioning from AD

If you want to set up provisioning, click here for detailed information. For now, we are skipping this step by clicking Skip on Provisioning.

Netsuite : Click on Skip Provisioning Button

Attributes Mapping from AD

By default userName, firstName, lastName, email are configured. Scroll down and click on Save Configurations. To fetch additional attributes from Active Directory, enable Send Configured Attributes. On the left side, enter the name that you wish to release to the applications. On the right side, enter the attribute name from Active Directory. E.g., if you wish to fetch company attribute from Active Directory, and send it as organization to configured applications, enter the following:
Attribute Name sent to SP = organization
Attribute Name from IDP = company

Test Connections

You will see a list of directories in External Directories. Go to the directory you have configured, click Select, then go to Test Connections and click on it.

Click on Test Connection to check whether you have enter valid details. For that, it will ask for username and password.

Netsuite : Enter username and password to test LDAP connection

On Successful connection with LDAP Server, a success message is shown.

Netsuite : Successful connection with LDAP Server

Test Attribute Mapping

You will see a list of directories in External Directories. Go to the directory you have configured, click Select, then go to Test Attribute Mapping and click on it.

A pop-up will appear to add the username. After clicking Test, you will see the Test Attribute Mapping Result.

Netsuite : Enter username to test Attribute Mapping configuration

Netsuite : Fetch mapped attributes for user

Set up AD as External Directory configuration is complete.

Note: Refer our guide to setup LDAP on windows server.

miniOrange integrates with various external user sources such as directories, identity providers, and etc.

Not able to find your IdP or Need help setting it up?

Contact us or email us at idpsupport@xecurify.com and we'll help you setting it up in no time.

Troubleshooting

Exception while processing SAML response: "Index 0 out of bounds for length 0"

This is an attribute mapping issue.

You need to send 2 required SAML assertion attributes to NetSuite app:

email: Set userEmail or username as value
account: Enter NetSuite Account Id in custom attribute

After clicking the SSO link on login.xecurify.com, you're getting the error "HTTP method POST is not supported by this URL"

This integration issue is affecting login access to application.
The permission level for Setup SAML Single Sign-on should be set to full. However, in the custom role you're using, this permission doesn't seem to be available, and you're unable to add it. You can add this permission when creating a new role.

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