CB Protection:Is SAML Configuration with ADFS Supported?

Products

• Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

Does CB Protection support SAML configuration with ADFS?

Environment

• CB Protection Server: 8.1.0.3546 and Higher
• Microsoft Windows: All Support Versions
• Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

Resolution

Yes, SAML configuration with ADFS is supported in CB Protection 8.1.0.3546 (Patch 2) and higher.

Additional Information

• Support for Two Factor Authentication using SAML begins with the CB Protection 8.1.0 GA Release.
• CB Protection 8.1.0.3546 (Patch 2) includes a fix where we now accept the following attribute tags: KeyInfo, Issuer, AttributeValue, and AttributeStatement
• The CB Protection Discussion page provides detailed steps for configuring CB Protection with ADFS/SAML