Obtaining the Entityid (Entity ID) when Configuring OC to Use SAML Single Sign-On

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

We are configuring Configure Operator Console to Use SAML Single Sign-On (broadcom.com)  

Where should I find the entityID? Does Broadcom provide the entity id? 

 

Environment

DX UIM 20.4.* / 23.4.* 

Cause

Guidance

Resolution

The entityID is not provided by Broadcom. It is defined by you (the administrator of your DX UIM/OC instance) or your organization.

In the context of setting up SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) for OC, here’s the clarification:

 

Who Defines the entityID?
•  Service Provider (SP): This is your DX UIM/OC instance.
•  Identity Provider (IdP): This is the external authentication service you are integrating with (e.g., Okta, Azure AD, ADFS).

entityID in SAML Configuration
SP entityID: This is a unique identifier for your DX UIM/OC instance in the SAML configuration. It is created and defined by your organization, not by Broadcom.

The entityID
is typically a URL that uniquely identifies your DX UIM OC instance. It should be meaningful and unique within your organization’s namespace.

It will be created by your organization (NOT by Broadcom) while configuring SAML. The alias we use for <ocEntityId> in the keytool command must match the value in the samlssoConfig.properties file for the key saml.sp.metadata.entityid.

Example:

saml.sp.metadata.entityid=https://your-uim-instance.com/saml/sp 

Additional Information

Configure Operator Console to Use SAML Single Sign-On (broadcom.com)