This article describes authentication profiles in Smart ID Identity Manager and how to configure the profiles. Authentication profiles are used to define how users can gain access to Identity Manager and what they gain access to. 

Authentication is done in two steps:

1. Authentication: login in with a certain user credential. The user will be extracted from the credential depending on the authentication type.

2. Authorization: after successful authentication the assigned roles for the user are determined depending on the authentication type.

The following authentication profiles are available:

(*) For SAML, an extra layer of security is added by limiting the role assignment based on authentication method. For more information, see the instructions for SAML SSO Core Object, SAML SSO LDAP, and SAML SSO Group profiles below.

Prerequisites

• You must have access to any required external systems, for example LDAP or SAML Identity provider (IDP).

• For client certificate authentication, a working HTTPS configuration with client authentication on the Tomcat is required. See Configure https for Tomcat.

• For SAML authentication, it is required to have an identity provider, such as Smart ID Digital Access component (Hybrid Access Gateway), with the correct configuration for Identity Manager authentication. For information and examples with Digital Access, see Enable two-factor authentication to Identity Manager clients via SAML federation.

Step-by-step instruction

Set up authentication profile

To set up an authentication profile:

1. Go to Home > Authentication Profiles.

2. Click +New to add an authentication profile.

   1. Select a Profile type.

   2. For SAML profiles, the Priority will be assigned automatically.

   3. Click Save + Edit.

      A new tab is displayed where the authentication profile is configured. See the following sections for how to configure the authentication profile you have selected.

3. For all authentication profiles there is a Processes tab. Select from the drop-down list, which process that shall run after a successful login in Identity Manager Operator. Read more in section “Configure post-login process” in Set up authentication profile in Identity Manager.

4. To edit an existing identity template, double-click on its name.

Configure profile types

The configuration of authentication profiles differs according to the different profile types. Find your selected authentication profile type below and follow the instruction to set up the configuration.  

Configure Internal profile

The system will lock internal users after too many failed logins. The users can be unlocked automatically after a certain amount of time. To configure this, follow the instructions below.

Administrator

In Identity Manager Admin, do the following:

1. In Identity Manager Admin, Go to Home > Authentication Profiles.

2. Select the profile with an INTERNAL profile type.

3. Define the Maximum failed login count.

4. Optional: Enable the Automatic unlock mechanism and set the Blocked user wait time in seconds.

5. Click Save. 

Tenant

 In Identity Manager Tenant, do the following:

1. Open the tenant application and navigate to the icon next to the info button. A dialog appears.

2. Define the Maximum failed login count.

3. Optional: Enable the Automatic unlock mechanism and set the Blocked user wait time in seconds.

4. Click Save.

Configure internal profile with client certificate

In Client Certificate Configuration: select the method which extracts the information from the certificate used to identify the user:

• User Principal Name (UPN)

• SAN Email (RFC822Name)

• Subject CN

• Subject Email

• Object Security Identifier (objectSid)

Configure LDAP profile

1. In Connection settings:

   1. In Connection string, enter the URL of the LDAP server and base address in the directory service, for example:

      where

      ou = organizationalUnitName
      dc = domainComponent

      For more information on LDAP string attributes, see RFC 2253, LDAP (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names.

   2. In Username and Password, enter the Active Directory domain user name and password. 

2. In User search:

   1. Select Direct binding or With password comparison. Direct binding attempts to bind to the LDAP with the user entered. With password comparison the data of the LDAP entry is retrieved and the password is compared with the entered password.

   2. Enter a Search pattern. Here are two examples:

   3. If password comparison was selected, enter the Attribute for password used in LDAP and, if applicable, the mechanism that LDAP uses for Password encryption.

3. In Group search:

   1. In Basis for group search, enter the subpath to the group information in LDAP.
      For example, if you find the group information under ou = groups, dc = myCompany, dc = de, enter the following:

   2. In Filter for group search, enter a filter expression, that defines the search starting with the subpath above.

      For example, if the group membership of users is stored in a multi-value attribute member (via the DN), enter the following:

   3. In Attribute for group, enter an attribute with unique values to define the group belonging. The groups to which the user belongs are compared in the last step with the assignment to the roles in the system and access to the system is assigned based on the assigned roles.

      For example, enter the following:

4. Group Permissions

   1. Go to the LDAP Group Permissions tab to map the LDAP groups to internal Identity Manager roles.

   2. Click + to add an LDAP group to the Groups list

   3. Select the roles that should be assigned to that LDAP group in the Roles list.

Configure LDAP Core Object profile

1. In Connection settings:

   1. In Connection string, enter the URL of the LDAP server and base address in the directory service, for example:

      where

      ou = organizationalUnitName
      dc = domainComponent

      For more information on LDAP string attributes, see RFC 2253, LDAP (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names.

   2. In Username and Password, enter the Active Directory domain user name and password. 

2. In User search:

   1. Select Direct binding or With password comparison. Direct binding attempts to bind to the LDAP with the user entered. With password comparison the data of the LDAP entry is retrieved and the password is compared with the entered password.

   2. Enter a Search pattern. Here are two examples:

   3. If password comparison was selected, enter the Attribute for password used in LDAP and, if applicable, the mechanism that LDAP uses for Password encryption.

3. Go to the Core Object Configuration tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Identity template, select one or more core object types, for example, Employee and Contractor, on which the core object search will be performed. The first matching template will be used.

   2. In User name field, select the core object field to match the user principal, for example UPN or Email. Identity Manager will use it to search the core object in the selected identity template.

   3. In User display, enter fields in a comma separated list, for example FirstName, LastName. These fields are used to display the logged in user in Identity Manager Operator or Smart ID Self-Service.

Configure Client Certificate and LDAP profile

1. In Client Certificate Configuration: select the method, which extracts the information from the certificate used to identify the user:

   1. User Principal Name (UPN)

   2. SAN Email (RFC822Name)

   3. Subject CN

   4. Subject Email

   5. Object Security Identifier (objectSid)

2. In Connection settings:

   1. In Connection string, enter the URL of the LDAP server and base address in the directory service, for example:

      where

      ou = organizationalUnitName
      dc = domainComponent

      For more information on LDAP string attributes, see RFC 2253, LDAP (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names.

   2. In Username and Password, enter the Active Directory domain user name and password. 

3. In User search:

   1. Enter a Search pattern. Here are two examples:

   2. If password comparison was selected, enter the Attribute for password used in LDAP and, if applicable, the mechanism that LDAP uses for Password encryption.

4. In Group search:

   1. In Basis for group search, enter the subpath to the group information in LDAP.
      For example, if you find the group information under ou = groups, dc = myCompany, dc = de, enter the following:

   2. In Filter for group search, enter a filter expression, that defines the search starting with the subpath above.

      For example, if the group membership of users is stored in a multi-value attribute member (via the DN), enter the following:

   3. In Attribute for group, enter an attribute with unique values to define the group belonging. The groups to which the user belongs are compared in the last step with the assignment to the roles in the system and access to the system is assigned based on the assigned roles.

      For example, enter the following:

5. Group Permissions

   1. Go to the LDAP Group Permissions tab to map the LDAP groups to internal Identity Manager roles.

   2. Click + to add an LDAP group to the Groups list

   3. Select the roles that should be assigned to that LDAP group in the Roles list.

Configure Client Certificate Core Object profile

1. In Client Certificate Configuration: select the method, which extracts the information from the certificate used to identify the user:

   1. User Principal Name (UPN)

   2. SAN Email (RFC822Name)

   3. Subject CN

   4. Subject Email

   5. Object Security Identifier (objectSid)

2. Go to the Core Object Configuration tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Identity template, select one or more core object types, for example, Employee and Contractor, on which the core object search will be performed. The first matching template will be used.

   2. In User name field, select the core object field to match the user principal, for example UPN or Email. Identity Manager will use it to search the core object in the selected identity template.

   3. In User display, enter fields in a comma separated list, for example FirstName, LastName. These fields are used to display the logged in user in Identity Manager Operator or Smart ID Self-Service.

Configure Smart Card and Core Object profile

1. In Certificate settings: select the method, which extracts the information from the certificate used to identify the user:

   1. User Principal Name (UPN)

   2. SAN Email (RFC822Name)

   3. Subject CN

   4. Subject Email

   5. Object Security Identifier (objectSid)

2. In User identification: enter details to map the userPrincipalName to a core object.

   1. In Identity template, select one or more core object types, for example, Employee and Contractor, on which the core object search will be performed. The first matching template will be used.

   2. In User name field, select the core object field to match the user, for example UPN or Email. Identity Manager will use it to search the core object in the selected identity template.

   3. In User display, enter fields in a comma separated list, for example FirstName,LastName. These fields are used to display the logged in user in Identity Manager Operator or Smart ID Self-Service.

Configure Username with Password Core Object profile

1. Go to the Core Object Configuration tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Identity template, select one or more core object types, for example, Employee and Contractor, on which the core object search will be performed. The first matching template will be used.

   2. In User name field, select the core object field to match the user principal, for example UPN or Email. Identity Manager will use it to search the core object in the selected identity template.

   3. In User display, enter fields in a comma separated list, for example FirstName, LastName. These fields are used to display the logged in user in Identity Manager Operator or Smart ID Self-Service.

Configure SAML SSO Core Object profile

1. Prepare the required SAML configuration files. For file examples, refer to Enable two-factor authentication to Identity Manager clients via SAML federation.

   1. You need one metadata file for each Service Provider, that is, one file for Identity Manager Operator, one file for Smart ID Self-Service and one file for other Service Providers that you configure.

   2. You also need the metadata file of your Identity Provider and a keystore containing all the keys you would like to use for encryption or signing.

2. Go to the SAML Configuration tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Identity Provider Configuration:

      1. Upload a Configuration file 
         Here you can upload and delete the metadata file for an identity provider. The metadata file must contain only one identity provider configuration and no service provider configurations.

      2. Select an Attribute Type
         This is the identifying element of a SAML response. Despite the name, it can contain other elements than attributes. It can have two values, Name ID and Attribute Statement. Name ID refers to the subject of a SAML response, Attribute Statement refers to attributes associated with the subject of a SAML response.

      3. Enter Attribute Name
         This field is only active when Attribute Statement is selected as Attribute Type. It can be any arbitrary value.

   2. In Keystore Configuration:

      1. Upload a Configuration file
         Here you can upload and delete key store file. The key store file must contain the certificates and the private key used for signing and decryption. A key store is mandatory.  When a key store is uploaded, the key store's password must be entered. Objects in the key store, if protected with a password, must have the same password as the key store itself.

      2. Available key aliases
         List of the aliases that mark private keys in the key store.

   3. In Service Provider Configurations:

      1. Click on the + button to add a service provider. 

      2. This view lists the aliases of the service providers. Any arbitrary number of service providers is allowed but at least one service provider is required. An uploaded service provider must use only private keys available in the key store. If you upload a service provider metadata file that violates the SAML metadata schema, this triggers an error message.

   4. In Service Provider Details:

      1. Alias
         In this context, Alias refers to the location and thus the service provider to use when sending the SAML response to the application for processing. An Alias is mandatory.

         This is an example of an excerpt from a typical metadata file that defines the Assertion Consumer Service responsible for processing the SAML response. The Alias in this case is "explorer".

         Example: Excerpt from a metadata file

         ... <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="http://hostname:8080/prime_explorer/saml/SSO/alias/explorer" index="0" isDefault="true"/> ...

      2. Configuration File
         Click on the upload symbol and select the metadata file. 

         This field is mandatory. The metadata file must contain only one service provider configuration and no identity provider configurations. If the file is deleted and re-uploaded, Alias must be reset according to the metadata file.

      3. Alias for Signing Key
         The alias from the key store for the private key to use for signing. This field is mandatory.

      4. Alias for Encryption Key
         The alias from the key store for the private key to use for encryption purposes. This field is mandatory.

3. Go to the Core Object Configuration tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Identity template, select one or more core object types, for example, Employee and Contractor, on which the core object search will be performed. The first matching template will be used.

   2. In User name field, select the core object field to match the user principal, for example UPN or Email. Identity Manager will use it to search the core object in the selected identity template.

   3. In User display, enter fields in a comma separated list, for example FirstName, LastName. These fields are used to display the logged in user in Identity Manager Operator or Smart ID Self-Service.

   Optional:

4. Go to the Authentication Method tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Authentication Method, click + to add the reference (AuthnContextClassRef) for the authentication method you want to add. You can find the reference in the Identity Provider, or in the SAML response. If a role has no AuthnContextClassRef assigned, the authentication method check will be skipped.

      This is an example of an AuthnContextClassRef snippet in a SAML response. (The value here is: urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport):  

      Example: SAML response

      <saml:AuthnContext> <saml:AuthnContextClassRef> urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport </saml:AuthnContextClassRef> </saml:AuthnContext>

       

      These AuthnContextClassRef examples are based on OASIS Standard documentation. See https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-authn-context-2.0-os.pdf for more information.

      Examples: AuthnContextClassRef

      urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:Smartcard urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:X509 urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:TimeSyncToken urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:MobileOneFactorContract

   2. Map the added authentication method to a role by selecting the role you want to use and checking the check box for the authentication method.

Configure SAML SSO LDAP profile

1. Go to the SAML Configuration tab.

   1. Do the same settings as described above under heading "Configure SAML SSO Core Object profile".

2. Go to the LDAP Configuration tab.

   1. If you have already a configured LDAP profile, copy the information to here. See heading "Configure LDAP profile" above.

3. Go to the LDAP Group Permissions tab.

   1. See under heading "Configure LDAP profile" above.

      Optional:

4. Go to the Authentication Method tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Authentication Method, click + to add the reference (AuthnContextClassRef) for the authentication method you want to add. You can find the reference in the Identity Provider, or in the SAML response. If a role has no AuthnContextClassRef assigned, the authentication method check will be skipped.

      This is an example of an AuthnContextClassRef snippet in a SAML response. (The value here is: urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport): 

      Example: SAML response

      These AuthnContextClassRef examples are based on OASIS Standard documentation. See https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-authn-context-2.0-os.pdf for more information.

      Examples: AuthnContextClassRef

   2. Map the added authentication method to a role by selecting the role you want to use and checking the check box for the authentication method.

Configure SAML SSO Group profile

This authentication profile analyzes the SAML response only to determine the user's roles after a successful login. The administrator has to configure the attribute which will be read/parsed from the SAML response.

1. Go to the SAML Configuration tab.

   1. Do the same settings as described above under heading "Configure SAML SSO Core Object profile".

2. Go to the SAML Group Mapping tab

   1. Specify the attribute name in the SAML response which will contain the user's groups.
      Example with "my-groups":

      Example SAML response

      For more information see https://www.samltool.com/generic_sso_res.php .

   2. (copied from LDAP:)

   3. Map the groups from the SAML response to internal Identity Manager roles:

      1. Click + to add a group to the Groups list

      2. Select the roles that should be assigned to that group in the Roles list.

   4. Click Save.

      Optional:

3. Go to the Authentication Method tab and do the following settings:

   1. In Authentication Method, click + to add the reference (AuthnContextClassRef) for the authentication method you want to add. You can find the reference in the Identity Provider, or in the SAML response. If a role has no AuthnContextClassRef assigned, the authentication method check will be skipped.

      This is an example of an AuthnContextClassRef snippet in a SAML response. (The value here is: urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport): 

      Example: SAML response

      These AuthnContextClassRef examples are based on OASIS Standard documentation. See https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-authn-context-2.0-os.pdf for more information.

      Examples: AuthnContextClassRef

   2. Map the added authentication method to a role by selecting the role you want to use and checking the check box for the authentication method.

Configure post-login process

In order for a process to be started after you login in Identity Manager Operator and Self-Service (if applicable), the process must end with the service task "Login - Finalize post-login process", see Login - Standard service tasks in Identity Manager. The post-login process is available for all authentication profiles.

• A post-login process is automatically executed after successfully authenticating the user.

• The user will be forwarded to Identity Manager Operator and Self-Service (if applicable) only if the process completed successfully.

• The post-login process is executed under the internal user named loginProcessUser.

• Default is to not have a post-login process configured.

When you configure a post-login process for an authentication profile which is core object based (that is: Username with Password Core Object, Client Certificate Core Object, LDAP Core Object and SAML SSO Core Object), add the process for each core template with which it should be used, as additional command.

1. In Identity Manager Admin, Go to Home > Authentication Profiles.

2. Select an authentication profile.

3. In the Processes tab, select from the drop-down list to the left, which process that shall run after a successful login in:

   1. Identity Manager Operator (if applicable)
      OR

   2. Self-Service (if applicable)
      OR in both.

4. Click Save.

5. Go to Home > Processes.

6. Select the same process as in step 3.

7. In the BPMN Editor tab, add a service task. Then, in the panel on the right, under "Implementation," select "Login: Finalize Post-Login Process" as the "Nexus service type". Alternatively, you can achieve the same result by adding a service task in the BPMN Editor tab, navigating to the Task List tab and then selecting "Login: Finalize Post-Login Process" from the "Attributes" field.

8. In the Permissions tab, add the user loginProcessUser to Start process and to other user tasks, if applicable. If used for SAML authentication in Self-Service, loginProcessUser should be added to the Show in Self-Service permission as well.

9. Click Save.

Tenant ID settings

Validate Tenant ID

To validate the tenant id, use the property tenantContextFilter.shouldValidateTenant in system properties of Identity Manager:

• If set to true, an error page is shown when the selected tenant (passed in the URL) does not exist.

• If set to false, the user will be redirected to the login page.

• Default: tenantContextFilter.shouldValidateTenant=false

Call authentication method directly

If you use the correct URL, the desired authentication method can be called directly. You must give a valid tenant ID, the language will depend on browser language.

For more information about the authentication methods, see Identity Manager Operator.

Call authentication method "Certificate" directly

1. Use this URL: https://<idmhost>:<idmPort>/<idmApplicationName>/cert/login?tenantId=X

2. Configure the port in system properties (default is 8444).

Call authentication method "SAML" directly

• Use this URL: https://<idmhost>:<idmPort>/<idmApplicationName>/saml/login?tenantId=X

Configure Smart ID Self-Service login page

Smart ID Self-Service has additional configuration options for the login page.

You can enable or disable the different login mechanism in config.json, see this table:

Property	Possible Values	Default	Graphical user interface

Property	Possible Values	Default	Graphical user interface
userPassword.enabled	true / false	true	Open
saml.enabled saml.enforced	For more information, see Enable two-factor authentication to Identity Manager clients via SAML federation	true true	Open
clientCert.enabled	true / false	true

Configure Identity Manager Operator login page

See Identity Manager Operator .

Log in to Identity Manager Admin

• Log in to Identity Manager Admin as an admin user.