The Google Workspace express setup Early Access (EA) Feature is a great tool for enabling a seamless and efficient integration experience by simplifying SSO setup for the GSuite application.
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Google Workspace (GSuite)
When the Google Workspace express setup EA Feature Flag is enabled, the SAML Integration process is seamless, without requiring a manual setup using the View SAML setup instructions. This automatically creates the SSO Profile for the Google Workspace on the Google side.
Provision Google Workspace in Okta:
- Access the Okta Admin Console.
- Navigate to Settings > Features.
- Scroll to Google Workspace express setup and select the toggle beside it to enable the feature.
- Once the feature has been enabled, to integrate Google Workspace, navigate to Applications > Applications > Browse App Catalog, then search for Google Workspace:
- Select Add Integration
- Enter the Workspace domain:
- Once on the Sign-On Options page, the following prompt will be seen.
- This message is shown once the 1-click setup button is clicked.
Set up Okta as the SSO provider in the Google Admin Console
- Navigate to Security > Authentication > SSO with third-party IdP and look for an SSO profile called Okta Generated SSO profile for Google Workspace.
- Set the SSO profile assignment for the organization to Okta.
