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Geo Location Restriction for Google Workspace (G Suite)

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How can Location Restriction restrict access to Google Worspace (Gsuite) to our corporate devices?

miniOrange allows you to restrict the use of your application only within a particular range or locatiion. Users outside of that location are not allowed to access the applications.

• Aside from IP and Device, another helpful restriction type is location based restriction. A lot of applications require there to be fine-tuned control over which applications need to be granted access based on the location of the user trying to gain access. Here, miniOrange’s Location-based restriction can easily be set up to scan a user’s access location and enable / disable access accordingly. It can be set up to an accuracy of a few kilometers, and you can have the option to grant access or deny access based on this location data.
• The admin shortlists and configures a list of Geo-locations where they want to allow end-users to either login or deny based on the location set by the admin. When a user tries to login with adaptive authentication enabled, his location attributes such as (Latitude, Longitude, and Country Code) are verified against the Location list configured by the admin, and based on this user will be either allowed, challenged, or denied.

Follow the step-by-step guide given below to configure Location Restriction for Google Workspace (G Suite)

1. Configure Google Workspace (G Suite) in miniOrange

• Log into miniOrange Admin Console.
• Go to Apps and click on Add Applicaton button.



• In Choose Application Type click on Create App button in SAML/WS-FED application type.



• Search for the Google in the list.



• Enter your Domain name that you uses with the Google Workspace.
• Enter the Single Logout URL as https://mail.google.com/a/out/tld/?logout.
• From the Provisioning tab, enter the Domain Administrator in Google Apps (G Suite) Administrator field and click on "Verify Google Apps Administrator" to verify if the domain entered is of administrator (this is an optional field).



• Click on Save.

Get IdP Metadata Details to upload to Google Apps:

• Go to Apps >> Manage Apps.
• Search for your app and click on the select in action menu against your app.
• Click on Metadata to get metadata details, which will be required later. Click on Show SSO Link to see the IDP initiated SSO link for Google Apps.



• Here you will see 2 options, if you are setting up miniOrange as IDP copy the metadata details related to miniOrange, if you required to be authenticated via external IDP's (OKTA, AZURE AD, ADFS, ONELOGIN, GOOGLE APPS) you can get metadata from the 2nd Section as shown below.



• Keep SAML Login URL and click on the Download Certificate button to download certificate which you will require in Step 2.

2. Configure SAML SSO in Google Workspace (G Suite)

• Now login to Google Admin Console and Select Security Tab from Admin Console.
• Go to Authentication >> SSO with third-party IDP. Here, from the SSO profile for your organization section, click on the edit icon.





• Enable the Setup SSO with third party identity provider checkbox.
• Enter Sign-In Page URL: SAML Login URL from Step 1.
• Enter Sign-Out Page URL: < Base Server Url > /idp/oidc/logout?post_logout_redirect_uri=https://gmail.com
  Example: https://login.xecurify.com/moas/idp/oidc/logout?post_logout_redirect_uri=https://gmail.com
  
• Upload the certificate by clicking on Replace Certificate link that was downloaded earlier in Step 1.
• Enter Change Password URL: SAML Login URL from Step 1.
• Save the settings.
• Your Google SSO SAML integration is done.



2.1. Assign SSO profile to organizational units or groups:




If you want some of your users to sign in to Google directly, you can move those users into an organizational unit (OU) or group. Then, manage SSO settings for the OU or group so that those users are authenticated by Google rather than using your third-party IdP. Follow the following steps:

• If you want all your (non-super admin) users to sign in using a third-party IdP : You don't need to manage.
• If you want some of your users to sign in to Google directly : Click Manage SSO profile assignments and continue to the next step.
  • If you are assigning the SSO profile for the first time, then click Get started. Otherwise, click Manage. Note: Get started is only available if you’ve already enabled your third-party SSO profile.
  
  
  
  
  • Select the organizational unit or group for which you’re assigning the SSO profile from the left .
    Note: If the SSO profile assignment for an OU or group differs from your domain-wide profile assignment,
an override warning appears when you select that OU or group. You can’t assign the SSO profile on a
per-user basis. The Users view let you check the setting for a specific user.
    
  
  
  
  • Choose Organization's third Party SSO Profile if you want your users in the OU or group to sign in to Google services using the IdP designated in your domain’s third-party SSO profile.
  • Choose None if you want your users in the OU or group to sign in directly with Google.
  • Choose Another SSO profile in case you already have another Identity Provider configured and would like to use it for user authentication.
  • Then click Save.

2.2. To turn SSO off for all users:

If you want to turn off the third-party authentication for all your users without changing the SSO profile assignment for OUs or groups, you can disable the third-party SSO profile:

• Uncheck Set up SSO with third-party identity provider.
• Click Save.

3. Configure Location Restriction: Restricting access by Limiting the number of locations

In this restriction method, admin configures a list of locations where we want to allow end-users to either login or deny based on the condition set by the admin. When a user tries to login with adaptive authentication enabled, his Location Attributes such as (Latitude, Longitude and Country Code) are verified against the Location list configured by the admin. And based on this user will be either allowed, challenged or denied.

You can configure Adaptive Authentication with Location Restriction in following way


• On the Add Policy tab navigate to LOCATION CONFIGURATION section and enable the Enable Location Based Restriction option.
• In the enter location input field enter the Location Name and then select the correct location from the search results using the UP & DOWN navigation keys.
• Add the In and Around Distance for your location in the next input field. This will be the total area in and around the location we have configured using the Latitude and Longitude points.
• In the next select list, select your distance parameter as either KMS(KiloMeters) or Miles.For each Location you add, you can choose to either allow or deny it by enabling or disabling the switch button next to it.
• You can click on the + button to add more than one location and then follow steps 2-4 as mentioned above.



• Select your Action for behavior Change and Challenge Type for user from the Action for behavior Change Section.




Action for behavior Change Options :




Attribute	Description
Allow	Allow user to authenticate and use services if Adaptive authentication condition is true.
Challenge	Challenge users with one of the three methods mentioned below for verifying user authenticity.
Deny	Deny user authentications and access to services if Adaptive authentication condition is true.




Challenge Type Options :




Attribute	Description
User second Factor	The User needs to authenticate using the second factor he has opted or assigned for such as OTP over SMS PUSH Notification OTP over Email And 12 more methods.
KBA (Knowledge-based authentication)	The System will ask user for 2 of 3 questions he has configured in his Self Service Console. Only after right answer to both questions user is allowed to proceed further.
OTP over Alternate Email	User will receive a OTP on the alternate email he has configured threw Self Service Conolse. Once user provides the correct OTP he is allowed to proceed further.



• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Save.

4. Enable Restriction for Google Apps

• Go to Policies >> App Login Policy from the left navigation bar.
• Click on Edit option against your selected app.



• Set your application name in the Application and select password as Login Method.
• Enable Adaptive Authentication.
• From the Select Login Policy dropdown, select the policy we created in the last step and select the required restriction method as an option.
• Click Save.

External References

• Risk based Authentication
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• Google Workspace + miniOrange
• Google Single Sign-On
• Google Apps Security
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