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Yammer (IdP-initiated) Integration Guide

Introduction

Use this guide to enable Multi-Factor Authentication and Single Sign-on (SSO) access via SAML to Yammer.

Prerequisites

1. Have a Yammer account

2. Ensure that SAML SSO is enabled

Contact Yammer's customer support to enable SAML SSO

3. Create a New Realm for the Yammer integration in the SecureAuth IdP Web Admin

4. Configure the following tabs in the Web Admin before configuring the Post Authentication tab:

  • Overview – the description of the realm and SMTP connections must be defined

  • Data – an enterprise directory must be integrated with SecureAuth IdP

  • Workflow – the way in which users will access this application must be defined

  • Multi-Factor Methods – the Multi-Factor Authentication methods that will be used to access this page (if any) must be defined

SecureAuth IdP Configuration Steps

Data

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1. In the Profile Fields section, map the directory field that contains the user's Yammer ID to the SecureAuth IdP Property

For example, add the Yammer ID Field to the Email 2 Property if it is not already contained somewhere else

Warning

Click Save once the configurations have been completed and before leaving the Data page to avoid losing changes

Post Authentication

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2. Select SAML 2.0 (IdP Initiated) Assertion Page from the Authenticated User Redirect dropdown in the Post Authentication tab in the Web Admin

3. An unalterable URL will be auto-populated in the Redirect To field, which will append to the domain name and realm number in the address bar (Authorized/SAML20IdPInit.aspx)

4. A customized post authentication page can be uploaded, but it is not required

User ID Mapping

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5. Select the SecureAuth IdP Property that corresponds to the directory field that contains the Yammer ID (Email 2)

6. Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified from the Name ID Format dropdown (default)

Select a different option if Yammer requires it, which the Service Provider (SP) will provide

7. Select False from the Encode to Base64 dropdown

SAML Assertion / WS Federation

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8. Set the WSFed Reply To/SAML Target URL to https://saml.yammer.com

9. Set the SAML Consumer URL to https://saml.yammer.com/sp/ACS.saml2

Note

In typical integrations, this is the SAML Consumer URL and SAML Recipient; confirm with Yammer to ensure correct configuration

10. Set the WSFed/SAML Issuer to a Unique Name that will be shared with Yammer

The WSFed/SAML Issuer must match exactly on the SecureAuth IdP side and the Yammer side

11. Set the SAML Recipient to https://saml.yammer.com/sp/ACS.saml2 (see note above)

12. Set the SAML Audience to yammer.com

13. Set the SAML Offset Minutes to make up for time differences between devices

14. Set the SAML Valid Hours to limit for how long the SAML assertion is valid

Note

No configuration is required for the SP Start URL field

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15. Select False from the SubjectConfirmationData Not Before dropdown

16. Leave the Signing Cert Serial Number as the default value, unless there is a third-party certificate being used for the SAML assertion

If using a third-party certificate, click Select Certificate and choose the appropriate certificate

17. Provide the Domain in order to Download the Metadata File to send to Yammer

This will assist Yammer in enabling SSO

Warning

Click Save once the configurations have been completed and before leaving the Post Authentication page to avoid losing changes

Forms Auth / SSO Token

Optionally, in the Forms Auth / SSO Token section, click the View and Configure FormsAuth keys/SSO token link to configure the token/cookie settings and configure this realm for SSO.

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Yammer Configuration Steps

Contact Yammer customer support to enable SAML SSO and send the Metadata File from the SecureAuth IdP Web Admin (step 17)

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