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Security Cloud Control Getting Started Guide for Existing Customers

Before you Begin
- Is This Guide For you
- About Cisco Security Cloud Control
- Products Managed by Cisco Security Cloud Control
- Getting Started Workflow
Signing in to Security Cloud Control
- Signing in to Security Cloud Control
- Overview of Security Cloud Sign On
- Products Supported by Security Cloud Sign On
- Creating a Security Cloud Sign On Account
Your Landing Page
- Set Your Default Landing Page
Organizations and Regions
- Create an Organization
Add a Domain
- Claim and verify a domain
Integrate an Identity Provider
- Prerequisites
- SAML Response Requirements
- Step 1: Initial setup
- Step 2: Provide Security Cloud SAML metadata to your identity provider
- Step 3: Provide SAML metadata from your IdP to Security Cloud
- Step 4: Test your SAML integration
- Step 5: Activate the integration
- Troubleshooting SAML errors
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Role-Based Access Control in an Organization
- Invite a User
- Import Users
- Create a New Group
- Add Users to a Group
- Assign Roles to Groups
Claim Your Product Subscriptions
- Overview of Subscription Process
- Enable Firewall in Security Cloud Control
- Claim a Subscription
- Activate a Product Instance
  - Activate an Inactive Product Instance
  - Activate an Externally Managed Product Instance
  - Activation Code to Activate Externally Managed Product Instance
  - Activate a Product Instance with Further Inputs
Onboard Devices to Security Cloud Control
- Secure ASA Onboarding Methods
- Secure Firewall Threat Defense Onboarding Methods
- On-Premises Firewall Management Center Onboarding Methods
- Meraki Security Appliance Onboarding Methods
- Cisco IOS Device Onboarding Methods
- Secure Firewall Chassis Manager Onboarding Methods
- AWS Virtual Private Cloud Onboarding Methods
- Cisco Umbrella Organization Onboarding Methods
Next Steps
- Additional Configuration Assistance
Additional Documentation and Support
- AI Defense Documentation
- Firewall in Security Cloud Control Documentation
- Multicloud Defense Documentation
- Secure Access Documentation
- Secure Workload Documentation
- Customer Support Resources
Cisco Support Access
- Cisco Support Access to your Organization
- Enable Cisco Support Access

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Integrate an Identity Provider Step 4: Test your SAML integration

Last updated: Jul 16, 2025

Step 4: Test your SAML integration

After you’ve exchanged SAML metadata between your SAML application and Security Cloud Sign On, you can test the integration. Security Cloud Sign On sends a SAML request to your identity provider’s SSO URL. If your identity provider successfully authenticates the user, they are redirected and automatically signed in to the Application Portal.

Important: Be sure to test with an SSO user account other than the one you used to create the SAML integration in Security Cloud Control. For instance, if you used admin@example.com to create the integration then test with another SSO user (jsmith@example.com, for instance).

Procedure

1	In Security Cloud Control, from the Identity Providers > Edit identity provider > Test page, copy the sign in URL to your clipboard and open it in a private (incognito) browser window.
2	Sign in to your identity provider. The test is successful if, after authenticating with your identity provider, you are signed in to the Application Portal. If you receive an error, see Troubleshooting SAML errors. Click Next to advance to the Activate step.

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