Connecting Google Workspace to Venn for Identity Management

In order to enable seamless user and permissions management in Venn, Venn offers integrations with third-party Identity Providers (IdPs), including Google Workspace.

If you configure Google as your Venn Identity Management solution, you will create users in Venn and your users' login information will be synced over from Google to Venn (matching on email address). Learn how to manage Venn user access with Google Workspace as your IdP.

Set up Google Workspace as Your IdP

You must have Admin access to Google Workspace in order to set it up as your Venn IdP.

If you already have Identity Management configured in Venn, changing your identity provider will result in all users being locked out of Venn, including Company Managers. For that reason, changes should only be made in collaboration with the Venn team or a Venn partner.

To set up Google as your IdP:

  1. The Venn team or a Venn partner will change your Identity Provider to Google under Connected Apps > Identity Management in Company Admin.

    Google Workspace_Add as IDP.png

  2. Log in to Google Workplace Admin.
  3. In the menu at left, click Apps and select Web and mobile apps.

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  4. At the top of the page, click Add app and select Add custom SAML app.

    Google Workspace_Add custom SAML app.png

  5. Set the App Name to Venn, add a description, and click Continue.

    Google Workspace_Add Venn App.png

  6. Click Download Metadata.

    Google Workspace_Download Metadata.png

  7. Zip and share the XML file with your Venn team. In Company Admin, they will:
    1. Click All websites in the menu at left and click Add websites.

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    2. Search for and select “Google Workspace” and click Identity Provider.

      Google Workspace_Add IdP.png

    3. Click Google Workspace in the websites list, click Edit Identity Provider, and upload the contents of the XML file in the IdP metadata field.

      Google Workspace_Add Metadata.png

  8. In Google Workspace Admin, click Continue.
  9. Input the following in the ACS URL and the Entity ID fields: https://[company shortname].venn.com/sso/google-workspace (replace [company shortname] with your company's shortname in Venn, which is the abbreviation for your company that you see in the URL bar before .venn.com when you have the Workplace web app open). Then, click Continue.

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  10. Skip the attribute mapping page and click Finish.Google Workspace_Finish.png

Once these steps are complete, Google Workspace is set as your Venn Identity Management solution.

Manage User Access to Venn when Google Workspace is Your IdP

Follow the steps in this article to manage user access to Venn once you have set up Google Workspace as your IdP.

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