Default System Browser for SAML Authentication
Software Support
: Starting with GlobalProtect™
app 5.2 with Content Release version 8284-6139 or later and running
PAN-OS 8.1.17, 9.0.11, 9.1.6, and 10.0.0 releases. If GlobalProtect
app 5.1.x or an earlier release is running, the app will open an
embedded browser in the GlobalProtect app.OS Support
:
Windows (requires Windows Installer [Msiexec] setting changes),
macOS (requires property lists [plists] changes), Linux (XML file changes),
iOS (requires MDM setting changes), and Android (requires MDM setting changes)Browser
Support
: Windows (Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, and Firefox),
macOS (Safari, Chrome, and Firefox), Android (Chrome), iOS (Safari),
and Linux (Firefox and Chrome)If you have configured the
GlobalProtect portal to authenticate end users through Security
Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication, end users can now
connect to the app or other SAML-enabled applications without having
to re-enter their credentials, for a seamless single sign-on (SSO)
experience. End users can benefit from using the default system
browser for SAML authentication because they can leverage the same
login for GlobalProtect with their saved user credentials on the
default system browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
In
addition, on any browser that supports the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) API,
you can use the Univeral 2nd Factor (U2F) security tokens such as
YubiKeys for multi-factor authentication (MFA) to identify providers
(ldPs) such as Onelogin or Okta.
- Change the pre-deployed settings, on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, and iOS endpoints to use the default system browser for SAML authentication.You must set the pre-deployed settings on the end user endpoints before you can enable the default system browser for SAML authentication. GlobalProtect retrieves these entries only once, when the GlobalProtect app initializes.If there is no pre-deployed value specified on the end users’ Windows or macOS endpoints when using the default system browser for SAML authentication, theUse Default Browser for SAML Authenticationoption is set toYesin the portal configuration, and users upgrade the app from release 5.0.x or release 5.1.x to release 5.2.0 for the first time, the app will open an embedded browser instead of the default system browser. After users connect to the GlobalProtect app and theUse Default Browser for SAML Authenticationoption is set toYesin the portal configuration, the app will open the default system browser on Windows and macOS endpoints at the next login.If thedefault browservalue is set toYesin the pre-deployed setting of the client machine and theUse Default Browser for SAML Authenticationoption is set toNoin the portal configuration, end users will not have the best user experience. The app will open the default system browser for SAML authentication for the first time. Because the default browser values differ between the client machine and the portal, the app detects a mismatch and opens an embedded browser at the next login.TheUse Default Browser for SAML Authenticationoption of the Globalprotect portal and the pre-deployed settings in the end user machine must have the same value to provide the best user experience.
- Set up SAML authentication to authenticate end users.In order for the default system browser for SAML authentication to not open multiple tabs for each connection, we recommend that you configure an authentication override. For more information, see Cookie Authentication on the Portal or Gateway.
- Enable the GlobalProtect app so that end users can leverage the same login for GlobalProtect and their default system browser for SAML authentication.
- Select.NetworkGlobalProtectPortals<portal-config>Agent<agent-config>AppUse Default Browser for SAML Authentication
- SelectYesto enable the GlobalProtect app to open the default system browser for SAML authentication.If single-sign-on (SSO) is enabled, we recommend that you disable it. SetUse Single Sign-On (Windows)orUse Single Sign-On (macOS)toNoto disable single sign-on when using the default system browser for SAML authentication.
- ClickOKtwice.
- Committhe configuration.
- Verify that end users can successfully authenticate to the ldP using their saved credentials.
- SelectRefresh Connection,Connect, orEnableon the GlobalProtect app to initiate the connection.A new tab on the default browser of the system will open for SAML authentication.
- Login using the username and password to authenticate on the ldP. For example:
- After end users can successfully authenticate on the ldP, clickOpen GlobalProtect.
- Connect to the GlobalProtect app or other SAML-enabled applications without re-entering the user credentials.
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