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Integrate with Paycom

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 Paycom.

Prerequisites

  • A JumpCloud administrator account
  • JumpCloud SSO Package or higher or SSO à la carte option
  • A Paycom user account with administrator permissions
  • Paycom SSO has been enabled (after fulfilling their list of requirements)

Important Considerations

  • This SSO configuration is for Employee Login (Employee Self-Service)
  • Users must have matching emails in both Paycom and JumpCloud

Creating a new JumpCloud Custom Application Integration

  1. Log in to the JumpCloud Administrator Portal.
  2. Go to Access > SSO Applications.
  3. Click + Add New Application.
  4. In the the Custom Application tile, click Select and then Next.
  5. Select Manage Single Sign-On (SSO) and then Configure SSO with SAML.
  6. Click Next and enter the following:
    • Display Label - enter Paycom
    • User Portal Image - select Logo and upload the Paycom logo
    • Expand the Advanced Settings and enter Paycom at the end of the SSO IdP URL

Warning:

The SSO IdP URL is not editable after saving the application. If you want to change the URL, you will have to delete and recreate the application.

  1. Click Save Application.
  2. If successful, click Close or Configure Application.

Configuring the SSO Integration

Tip:

It's recommended to have both the JumpCloud Admin Portal and Paycom Employee Self-Service Setup page open at the same time in different tabs.

To configure JumpCloud

  1. Create a new application or select it from the Configured Applications list.
  2. Select the SSO tab and enter the following information:
    • IdP Entity ID - enter JumpCloud
    • SP Entity ID - enter the Paycom Audience URL
    • ACS URLs | Default URL - enter the Paycom Recipient URL
    • SAMLSubject NameID - select email
    • SAMLSubject NameID Format - select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
    • Signature Algorithm - select RSA-SHA256
    • Sign - select Response
    • Login URL - enter the Paycom ESS SSO URL
  3. 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 Paycom

  1. Login to your application portal as an admin.
  2. Go to User Options > Employees Self-Service Setup. 
  3. Select or enter the following:
    • Enable ESS Single Sign-On - Yes (enables SSO for all employees)
    • Disable Standard Paycom Login - No (allows mixed mode for users, see note below)
    • Logout of SSO Provider on Paycom Logout - No
    • Enable Debug Mode - No
    • SAML NameID - Work Email
    • Issuer URL (Entity ID) - enter JumpCloud
    • SSO Endpoint - enter the JumpCloud IDP URL
    • x509 Certificate - copy and paste the contents of the certificate downloaded in the previous section
  4. Click Save.

Note:

Paycom allows mixed mode if you do not disable Standard Paycom Login. Mixed mode allows users to access Paycom using both single sign-on and local credentials and is recommended for the duration of testing.

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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