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Integrate with Cisco ASA AnyConnect

Use JumpCloud SAML Single Sign On (SSO) to give your users convenient but secure access to all their web applications with a single set of credentials.

Read this article to learn how to integrate with Cisco ASA AnyConnect (Cisco ASA). 

Prerequisites

  • A JumpCloud administrator account
  • JumpCloud SSO Package or higher or SSO à la carte option
  • A Cisco ASA user account with administrator permissions
  • Your Cisco ASA domain name and tunnel group

Creating a new JumpCloud Application Integration

  1. Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal.

Important:

If your data is stored outside of the US, check which login URL you should be using depending on your region, see JumpCloud Data Centers to learn more.

  1. Go to Access > SSO Applications.
  2. Click + Add New Application.
  3. You can also enter the name of the application in the Search field and select it.
  4. You can either select an application from the available list or select Custom Application, and click Next.
  5. Select the required options from the Select Options page and click Next. The Enter General Info page is displayed.
  6. On the Enter General Info page, you can customize the display label, description and how the application displays:
    • Description - add a description that users will see in their user portal
    • User Portal Image - choose Logo or Color Indicator
    • Show in User Portal - select to ensure the app is visible in the user portal
  7. Optionally, expand the Advanced Settings section and customize the IdP URL:
    • Enter a custom value to replace the default application name in the SSO IdP URL endpoint ( https://sso.jumpcloud.com/saml2/{custom_value})

Warning:

The SSO IdP URL is not editable after the application is created. If you need to change this URL later, you must delete and recreate the connector.

  1. Click Save Application.
  2. Next, click:
    • Configure Application and go to the next section
    • Close to configure your new application at a later time

Configuring the SSO Integration

To configure JumpCloud

  1. Create a new application or select it from the Configured Applications list.
  2. Select the SSO tab.
  3. Replace any instances of YOUR_DOMAIN and YOUR_TUNNEL_GROUP with your Cisco ASA values.
  4. Optionally, configure:
MFA Claims

Note:

The Authentication Methods References (AMR) is automatically included in the SAML assertion by default. No additional configuration is required to enable this.

Complete the MFA Claim Configuration to define how the authentication context is sent in the SAML assertion.

  1. Under Auth Context, choose one of the following options based on your SP's requirements:
    • Send a single value for all successful MFA factors - select if the Service Provider accepts a generic confirmation for any MFA login. Enter the single URL or URN they accept
    • Send specific factors - select this option to map individual JumpCloud MFA methods to distinct values. In the Factor Mapping table, add each MFA factor enabled in your organization and enter the corresponding value required by the Service Provider
    • Send single value and specific factors - select to send both a generic identifier and specific factor details in the assertion

Tip:

Refer to your Service Provider's documentation to determine the specific URN or URL values required (e.g., Salesforce Session Security Levels). The values entered in this configuration must exactly match what the Service Provider expects.

MFA Factor Service Provider Notes
Password Reference your Service Providers's documentation for the values they expect for each factor
TOTP
WebAuthN
Push Notification JumpCloud Protect or other authenticator application
Duo Security
Device Trust
Device Trust + User Verification JumpCloud Go
API Key
External Identity Provider
Attributes

Configure User Attributes to be sent to the SP in assertions. User attributes are unique to each user. You can include attributes for standard user detail attributes or for custom attributes. For example, you can include standard attributes for users’ employee ID and department, or you can include a custom attribute for users’ application ID. Standard attributes are configured in the User Panel Details tab's User Information and Employee Information sections.

Unlike user attributes, a Constant Attribute can be sent for every user in a specific group or application profile.

Note:

If required attributes are present, they are not editable.

  1. Under User Attributes, click add attribute:
    • Service Provider Attribute Name - enter the service provider’s name for the attribute
    • JumpCloud Attribute Name - select the corresponding attribute from the drop down list
  2. Repeat these steps for any desired user or custom attributes.
  3. Under Constant Attributes, click add attribute:
    • Service Provider Attribute Name - enter the service provider’s name for the attribute
    • Value - enter the corresponding attribute in JumpCloud
  4. If groups are supported, select Include Group Attribute.

Learn More

  1. Click Save.

Download the certificate

  1. If you closed the application, find it in the Configured Applications list and click anywhere in the row to reopen its configuration window.
  2. Click Actions > Download Certificate.

Tip:

The certificate.pem will download to your local Downloads folder.

To configure Cisco ASA

Note:

You can also configure SSO through the CLI.

Install the JumpCloud SSO certificate

  1. Log in to your Cisco ASA as an administrator via ASDM.
  2. Navigate to Configuration > Device Management.
  3. From the navigation bar, click Certificate Management > CA Certificates and click Add.
  4. In the Install Certificate section, enter the following information:
    • Trustpoint name - enter a unique name
    • Install from file - browse to and select the certificate downloaded in the previous section
  5. Click Install Certificate.

Cisco AnyConnect connection profile configuration

  1. Select the Configuration tab and click Remote Access VPN.
  2. From the left navigation bar, click Network (Client) Access and then select AnyConnect Connection Profiles.
  3. In the Connection Profiles section, select the Tunnel Group that you want to configure for SSO and click Edit.
  4. In the Authentication section, click the Method drop down and select SAML.
  5. In the SAML Identity Provider section, click on Manage button. In Configure SSO Servers SAML, click Add.
  6. Enter the following information:
    • IDP Entity ID - copy and paste the JumpCloud IdP Entity ID
    • Sign In URL - copy and paste the JumpCloud IDP URL
    • Sign Out URL - enter https://console.jumpcloud.com/userconsole (this will return users to the JumpCloud user console when they log out)
    • Base URL - select https and enter the URL of your Cisco ASA that users use to connect their VPN. Ensure that this URL is resolvable
    • Identity Provider Certificate - select the Jumpcloud certificate uploaded in the previous section 
    • Service Provider Certificate - select ASA Certificate
    • Request Timeout - enter 180 
  7. Click OK.
  8. Back on the Edit Connection Profile page, click OK to save the profile configuration and then click Apply.

Authorizing User SSO Access

Users are implicitly denied access to applications. After you connect an application to JumpCloud, you need to authorize user access to that application. You can authorize user access from the Applications, Users List or User Groups page. 

To authorize user access from the Application’s page

  1. Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal.

Important:

If your data is stored outside of the US, check which login URL you should be using depending on your region, see JumpCloud Data Centers to learn more.

  1. Go to Access > SSO Applications, then select the application to which you want to authorize user access.
  2. Select the User Groups tab. If you need to create a new group of users, see Get Started: User Groups.
  3. Select the check box next to the desired group of users to which you want to give access.
  4. Click Save. 

To learn how to authorize user access from the Users or User Groups pages, see Authorize Users to an SSO Application.

Validating SSO user authentication workflow(s)

IdP-initiated user workflow

  • Access the JumpCloud User Console
  • Go to Applications and click an application tile to launch it
  • JumpCloud asserts the user's identity to the SP and is authenticated without the user having to log in to the application

SP-initiated user workflow

  • Go to the SP application login - generally, there is either a special link or an adaptive username field that detects the user is authenticated through SSO

Note:

This varies by SP.

  • Login redirects the user to JumpCloud where the user enters their JumpCloud credentials
  • After the user is logged in successfully, they are redirected back to the SP and automatically logged in

Removing the SSO Integration

Important:

These are steps for removing the integration in JumpCloud. Consult your SP's documentation for any additional steps needed to remove the integration in the SP. Failure to remove the integration successfully for both the SP and JumpCloud may result in users losing access to the application.

To deactivate the SSO Integration

  1. Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal.

Important:

If your data is stored outside of the US, check which login URL you should be using depending on your region, see JumpCloud Data Centers to learn more.

  1. Go to Access > SSO Applications.
  2. Search for the application that you’d like to deactivate and click to open its details panel. 
  3. Select the SSO tab.
  4. Scroll to the bottom of the configuration.
  5. Click Deactivate SSO. 
  6. Click Save. 
  7. If successful, you will receive a confirmation message.

To delete the application

  1. Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal.

Important:

If your data is stored outside of the US, check which login URL you should be using depending on your region, see JumpCloud Data Centers to learn more.

  1. Go to Access > SSO Applications.
  2. Search for the application that you’d like to delete.
  3. Check the box next to the application to select it.
  4. Click Delete.
  5. Enter the number of the applications you are deleting
  6. Click Delete Application.
  7. If successful, you will see an application deletion confirmation notification.
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