Chapter 22. Setting up enterprise authentication

Procedure

1. From the navigation panel, select Settings.

2. Select Azure AD settings from the list of Authentication options.

   Note

   The Azure AD OAuth2 Callback URL field is already pre-populated and non-editable. Once the application is registered, Microsoft Azure displays the Application ID and Object ID.

3. Click Edit, copy and paste Microsoft Azure’s Application ID to the Azure AD OAuth2 Key field.

   Following Microsoft Azure AD’s documentation for connecting your application to Microsoft Azure Active Directory, supply the key (shown at one time only) to the client for authentication.

4. Copy and paste the secret key created for your Microsoft Azure AD application to the Azure AD OAuth2 Secret field of the Settings - Authentication screen.
5. For more information on completing the Microsoft Azure AD OAuth2 Organization Map and Microsoft Azure AD OAuth2 Team Map fields, see Organization mapping and Team Mapping.
6. Click Save.

Procedure

1. From the navigation panel, select Settings.
2. Select RADIUS settings from the list of Authentication options.
3. Click Edit and enter the host or IP of the RADIUS server in the RADIUS Server field. If you leave this field blank, RADIUS authentication is disabled.
4. Enter the port and secret information in the next two fields.
5. Click Save.

Procedure

1. From the navigation panel, select Settings.

2. Select SAML settings from the list of Authentication options.

   Note

   The SAML Assertion Consume Service (ACS) URL and SAML Service Provider Metadata URL fields are pre-populated and are non-editable. Contact the IdP administrator and provide the information contained in these fields.

3. Click Edit and set the SAML Service Provider Entity ID to be the same as the Base URL of the automation controller host field, found in the Miscellaneous System settings screen. You can view it through the API in the /api/v2/settings/system, under the CONTROLLER_BASE_URL variable. You can set the Entity ID to any one of the individual automation controller cluster nodes, but it is good practice to set it to the URL of the service provider. Ensure that the Base URL matches the FQDN of the load balancer, if used.

   Note

   The Base URL is different for each node in a cluster. A load balancer often sits in front of automation controller cluster nodes to provide a single entry point, the automation controller Cluster FQDN. The SAML service provider must be able establish an outbound connection and route to the automation controller Cluster Node or the automation controller Cluster FQDN that you set in the SAML Service Provider Entity ID.

   In the following example, the service provider is the automation controller cluster, and therefore, the ID is set to the automation controller Cluster FQDN:

   

4. Create a server certificate for the Ansible cluster. Typically when an Ansible cluster is configured, the automation controller nodes are configured to handle HTTP traffic only and the load balancer is an SSL Termination Point. In this case, an SSL certificate is required for the load balancer, and not for the individual automation controller Cluster Nodes. You can enable or disable SSL per individual automation controller node, but you must disable it when using an SSL terminated load balancer. Use a non-expiring self signed certificate to avoid periodically updating certificates. This way, authentication does not fail in case someone forgets to update the certificate.

   Note

   The SAML Service Provider Public Certificate field must contain the entire certificate, including the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE-----.

   If you are using a CA bundle with your certificate, include the entire bundle in this field.

   Example

   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
   ... cert text ...
   -----END CERTIFICATE-----

5. Create an optional private key for the controller to use as a service provider and enter it in the SAML Service Provider Private Key field.

   Example

   -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
   ... key text ...
   -----END PRIVATE KEY-----

6. Provide the IdP with details about the automation controller cluster during the SSO process in the SAML Service Provider Organization Info field:

   {
     "en-US": {
       "url": "http://www.example.com",
       "displayname": "Example",
       "name": "example"
     }
   }

   Important

   You must complete these fields to configure SAML correctly within automation controller.

7. Provide the IdP with the technical contact information in the SAML Service Provider Technical Contact field. Do not remove the contents of this field:

   {
   "givenName": "Some User",
   "emailAddress": "suser@example.com"
   }

8. Provide the IdP with the support contact information in the SAML Service Provider Support Contact field. Do not remove the contents of this field:

   {
   "givenName": "Some User",
   "emailAddress": "suser@example.com"
   }

9. In the SAML Enabled Identity Providers field, provide information on how to connect to each IdP listed. The following example shows what automation controller expects SAML attributes to be:

   Username(urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1)
   Email(urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3)
   FirstName(urn:oid:2.5.4.42)
   LastName(urn:oid:2.5.4.4)

   If these attributes are not known, map existing SAML attributes to Username, Email, FirstName, and LastName.

   Configure the required keys for each IdP:

   • attr_user_permanent_id - The unique identifier for the user. It can be configured to match any of the attributes sent from the IdP. It is normally set to name_id if the SAML:nameid attribute is sent to the automation controller node. It can be the username attribute or a custom unique identifier.
   • entity_id - The Entity ID provided by the IdP administrator. The administrator creates a SAML profile for automation controller and it generates a unique URL.
   • url- The Single Sign On (SSO) URL that automation controller redirects the user to, when SSO is activated.

   • x509_cert - The certificate provided by the IdP administrator that is generated from the SAML profile created on the IdP. Remove the ---BEGIN CERTIFICATE--- and ---END CERTIFICATE--- headers, then enter the certificate as one non-breaking string.

     Multiple SAML IdPs are supported. Some IdPs might provide user data using attribute names that differ from the default OIDs. The SAML NameID is a special attribute used by some IdPs to tell the service provider (the automation controller cluster) what the unique user identifier is. If it is used, set the attr_user_permanent_id to name_id as shown in the following example. Other attribute names can be overridden for each IdP:

     "myidp": {
       "entity_id": "https://idp.example.com",
       "url": "https://myidp.example.com/sso",
       "x509cert": ""
     },
     "onelogin": {
       "entity_id": "https://app.onelogin.com/saml/metadata/123456",
       "url": "https://example.onelogin.com/trust/saml2/http-post/sso/123456",
     "x509cert": "",
       "attr_user_permanent_id": "name_id",
       "attr_first_name": "User.FirstName",
       "attr_last_name": "User.LastName",
       "attr_username": "User.email",
       "attr_email": "User.email"
       }
     }

     Warning

     Do not create a SAML user that shares the same email with another user (including a non-SAML user). Doing so results in the accounts being merged. Note that this same behavior exists for system administrators. Therefore, a SAML login with the same email address as the system administrator can login with system administrator privileges. To avoid this, you can remove (or add) administrator privileges based on SAML mappings.

10. Optional: Provide the SAML Organization Map. For more information, see Organization mapping and Team mapping.

11. You can configure automation controller to look for particular attributes that contain Team and Organization membership to associate with users when they log into automation controller. The attribute names are defined in the SAML Organization Attribute Mapping and the SAML Team Attribute Mapping fields.

    Example SAML Organization Attribute Mapping

    The following is an example SAML attribute that embeds user organization membership in the attribute member-of:

    <saml2:AttributeStatement>
        <saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="member-of" Name="member-of"
    NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:unspecified">
            <saml2:AttributeValue>Engineering</saml2:AttributeValue>
            <saml2:AttributeValue>IT</saml2:AttributeValue>
            <saml2:AttributeValue>HR</saml2:AttributeValue>
            <saml2:AttributeValue>Sales</saml2:AttributeValue>
        </saml2:Attribute>
        <saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="admin-of" Name="admin-of"
    NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:unspecified">
            <saml2:AttributeValue>Engineering</saml2:AttributeValue>
        </saml2:Attribute>
    </saml2:AttributeStatement>

    The following is the corresponding automation controller configuration:

    {
      "saml_attr": "member-of",
      "saml_admin_attr": "admin-of",
      "remove": true,
      "remove_admins": false
    }

    • saml_attr: The SAML attribute name where the organization array can be found and remove is set to true to remove a user from all organizations before adding the user to the list of organizations. To keep the user in the organizations they are in while adding the user to the organizations in the SAML attribute, set remove to false.

    • saml_admin_attr: Similar to the saml_attr attribute, but instead of conveying organization membership, this attribute conveys administrator organization permissions.

      Example SAML Team Attribute Mapping

      The following example is another SAML attribute that contains a team membership in a list:

      <saml:AttributeStatement>
           <saml:Attribute
              xmlns:x500="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:profiles:attribute:X500"
              x500:Encoding="LDAP"
              NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri"
              Name="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1"
              FriendlyName="eduPersonAffiliation">
              <saml:AttributeValue
                  xsi:type="xs:string">member</saml:AttributeValue>
              <saml:AttributeValue
                  xsi:type="xs:string">staff</saml:AttributeValue>
              </saml:Attribute>
      </saml:AttributeStatement>
      {
          "saml_attr": "eduPersonAffiliation",
          "remove": true,
          "team_org_map": [
          {
              "team": "member",
              "organization": "Default1"
          },
          {
              "team": "staff",
              "organization": "Default2"
          }
        ]
      }

    • saml_attr: The SAML attribute name where the team array can be found.
    • remove: Set remove to true to remove the user from all teams before adding the user to the list of teams. To keep the user in the teams they are in while adding the user to the teams in the SAML attribute, set remove to false.

    • team_org_map: An array of dictionaries of the form { "team": "<AWX Team Name>", "organization": "<AWX Org Name>" } that defines mapping from controller Team automation controller organization. You need this because the same named team can exist in multiple organizations in automation controller. The organization to which a team listed in a SAML attribute belongs to is ambiguous without this mapping.

      You can create an alias to override both teams and organizations in the SAML Team Attribute Mapping field. This option is useful in cases when the SAML backend sends out complex group names, as show in the following example:

      {
       "remove": false,
       "team_org_map": [
        {
         "team": "internal:unix:domain:admins",
         "organization": "Default",
         "team_alias": "Administrators"
        },
        {
         "team": "Domain Users",
         "organization_alias": "OrgAlias",
         "organization": "Default"
        }
       ],
       "saml_attr": "member-of"
      }

      Once the user authenticates, automation controller creates organization and team aliases.

12. Optional: Provide team membership mapping in the SAML Team Map field. For more information, see Organization mapping and Team Mapping.

13. Optional: Provide security settings in the SAML Security Config field. This field is the equivalent to the SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SECURITY_CONFIG field in the API. For more information, see OneLogin’s SAML Python Toolkit.

    Automation controller uses the python-social-auth library when users log in through SAML. This library relies on the python-saml library to make the settings available for the next two optional fields, SAML Service Provider extra configuration data and SAML IDP to extra_data attribute mapping.

    • The SAML Service Provider extra configuration data field is equivalent to the SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_EXTRA in the API. For more information, see OneLogin’s SAML Python Toolkit to learn about the valid service provider extra (SP_EXTRA) parameters.
    • The SAML IDP to extra_data attribute mapping field is equivalent to the SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_EXTRA_DATA in the API. For more information, see Python’s SAML Advanced Settings documentation.

    • The SAML User Flags Attribute Mapping field enables you to map SAML roles and attributes to special user flags. The following attributes are valid in this field:

      • is_superuser_role: Specifies one or more SAML roles which grants a user the superuser flag.
      • is_superuser_attr: Specifies a SAML attribute which grants a user the superuser flag.
      • is_superuser_value: Specifies one or more values required for is_superuser_attr that is required for the user to be a superuser.
      • remove_superusers: Boolean indicating if the superuser flag should be removed for users or not. This defaults to true.
      • is_system_auditor_role: Specifies one or more SAML roles which will grant a user the system auditor flag.
      • is_system_auditor_attr: Specifies a SAML attribute which will grant a user the system auditor flag.
      • is_system_auditor_value: Specifies one or more values required for is_system_auditor_attr that is required for the user to be a system auditor.

      • remove_system_auditors: Boolean indicating if the system_auditor flag should be removed for users or not. This defaults to true.

        The role and value fields are lists and are 'OR' logic. If you specify two roles: [ "Role 1", "Role 2" ] and the SAML user has either role, the logic considers them to have the required role for the flag. This is the same with the value field, if you specify: [ "Value 1", "Value 2"] and the SAML user has either value for their attribute the logic considers their attribute value to have matched.

        If you specify role and attr for either superuser or system_auditor, the settings for attr take precedence over a role. System administrators and System auditor roles are evaluated at login for a SAML user. If you grant a SAML user one of these roles through the UI and not through the SAML settings, the roles are removed on the user’s next login unless the remove flag is set to false. The remove flag, if false, never enables the SAML adapter to remove the corresponding flag from a user. The following table describes how the logic works:

        Has one or more roles	Has attr	Has one or more attr Values	Remove flag	Previous Flag	Is flagged
        No	No	N/A	True	False	No
        No	No	N/A	False	False	No
        No	No	N/A	True	True	No
        No	No	N/A	False	True	Yes
        Yes	No	N/A	True	False	Yes
        Yes	No	N/A	False	False	Yes
        Yes	No	N/A	True	True	Yes
        Yes	No	N/A	False	False	Yes
        No	Yes	Yes	True	True	Yes
        No	Yes	Yes	True	False	Yes
        No	Yes	Yes	False	False	Yes
        No	Yes	Yes	True	True	Yes
        No	Yes	Yes	False	True	Yes
        No	Yes	No	True	False	No
        No	Yes	No	False	False	No
        No	Yes	No	True	True	No
        No	Yes	No	False	True	Yes
        No	Yes	Unset	True	False	Yes
        No	Yes	Unset	False	False	Yes
        No	Yes	Unset	True	True	Yes
        No	Yes	Unset	False	True	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Yes	True	False	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Yes	False	False	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Yes	True	True	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Yes	False	True	Yes
        Yes	Yes	No	True	False	No
        Yes	Yes	No	False	False	No
        Yes	Yes	No	True	True	No
        Yes	Yes	No	False	True	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Unset	True	False	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Unset	False	False	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Unset	True	True	Yes
        Yes	Yes	Unset	False	True	Yes

        Each time a SAML user authenticates to automation controller, these checks are performed and the user flags are altered as needed. If System Administrator or System Auditor is set for a SAML user within the UI, the SAML adapter overrides the UI setting based on the preceding rules. If you prefer that the user flags for SAML users do not get removed when a SAML user logs in, you can set the remove_ flag to false. With the remove flag set to false, a user flag set to true through either the UI, API or SAML adapter is not removed. However, if a user does not have the flag, and the preceding rules determine the flag should be added, it is added, even if the flag is false.

        Example

        {
            "is_superuser_attr": "blueGroups",
            "is_superuser_role": ["is_superuser"],
            "is_superuser_value": ["cn=My-Sys-Admins,ou=memberlist,ou=mygroups,o=myco.com"],
            "is_system_auditor_attr": "blueGroups",
            "is_system_auditor_role": ["is_system_auditor"],
            "is_system_auditor_value": ["cn=My-Auditors,ou=memberlist,ou=mygroups,o=myco.com"]
        }

14. Click Save.

Procedure

1. From the navigation panel, select Settings.
2. Select TACACs+ settings from the list of Authentication options.

3. Click Edit and enter the following information:

   • TACACS+ Server: Provide the hostname or IP address of the TACACS+ server with which to authenticate. If you leave this field blank, TACACS+ authentication is disabled.
   • TACACS+ Port: TACACS+ uses port 49 by default, which is already pre-populated.
   • TACACS+ Secret: The secret key for TACACS+ authentication server.
   • TACACS+ Auth Session Timeout: The session timeout value in seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
   • TACACS+ Authentication Protocol: The protocol used by the TACACS+ client. The options are ascii or pap.
4. Click Save.

Procedure

1. From the navigation panel, select Settings.
2. Select Generic OIDC settings from the list of Authentication options.

3. Click Edit and enter the following information:

   • OIDC Key: The client ID from your third-party IdP.
   • OIDC Secret: The client secret from your IdP.
   • OIDC Provider URL: The URL for your OIDC provider.
   • Verify OIDC Provider Certificate: Use the toggle to enable or disable the OIDC provider SSL certificate verification.

4. Click Save.

   Note

   Team and organization mappings for OIDC are currently not supported. The OIDC adapter does authentication only and not authorization. It is only capable of authenticating whether this user is who they say they are. It does not authorize what this user is enabled to do. Configuring generic OIDC creates the UserID appended with an ID or key to differentiate the same user ID originating from two different sources and therefore, considered different users. So you get an ID of just the user name and the second is the username-<random number>.