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Last Updated: 2024-03-22
Enable Single Sign-On (SSO) for Mobile

Enable Single Sign-On (SSO) for Mobile

  • Set up Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication in the tenant.
  • Security:
    Set Up: Tenant Setup - Security
    domain in the System functional area.
You can enable your users to use SAML SSO to access Workday on their mobile devices. Users access Workday on mobile devices using:
  • Workday mobile apps (Workday on iPad, iPhone, or Android).
  • Mobile browsers.
You separately configure SAML SSO access using mobile apps and browsers by setting the:
  • Mobile App Login Redirect URL
    . If you don't set this URL, Workday uses Workday-managed authentication for mobile app access.
  • Mobile Browser Login Redirect URL
    . If you don't set this URL, Workday uses Workday-managed authentication for mobile browser access.
  1. Set up the mobile app and mobile browser redirect URLs in Workday.
    If you use:
    • One SAML SSO configuration for all users in each environment, enter the redirect URLs in the
      Redirection URLs
      grid on the
      Edit Tenant Setup - Security
      task.
    • An authentication selector to provide more than 1 SAML SSO option to your users in each environment:
      1. Access the
        Manage Authentication Selectors
        report.
      2. Select the authentication selector and enter the redirect URLs on the task that follows.
    As you complete either task, consider:
    Option Description
    Mobile App Login Redirect URL
    The URL to redirect users to when they sign in to Workday on iPad, iPhone, or Android:
    • (IdP-initiated SAML) The sign-in page for your SAML provider. You obtain this URL from your SAML provider.
    • (SP-initiated SAML)
      https://
      <workdayhost>
      /
      <tenantname>
      /login-saml2.htmld
      .
    Mobile Browser Login Redirect URL
    The URL to redirect users to when they sign in to Workday on a mobile browser:
    • (IdP-initiated SAML) The sign-in page for your SAML provider. You obtain this URL from your SAML provider.
    • (SP-initiated SAML)
      https://
      <workdayhost>
      /
      <tenantname>
      /login-saml2.htmld
      .
  2. (Optional) Access the
    Edit Tenant Setup - Security
    task.
    As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Enable Mobile Browser SSO for Native Apps
    Redirects users to a mobile browser to complete Single Sign-On (SSO) when they sign in to Workday on Android, iPad, and iPhone. After successful sign-in, Workday redirect users to the Workday app on their device.
    To enable hardware authentication such as YubiKey on mobile devices, you must select this option.
    Enable Microsoft Edge for Login to Native Mobile Apps
    Redirects users to the Microsoft Edge web browser to complete Single Sign-On (SSO) when they sign in to Workday on Android, iPad, and iPhone. After successful sign-in, Workday redirect users to the Workday app on their device.
    Enable DOM Storage
    Enables DOM (Document Object Model) storage for Single Sign-On (SSO) configurations that were configured to use DOM storage to work correctly. Depending on the configuration, DOM storage can optimize load times through client side storage.
    Enable Certificate-Based SSO
    Enables mobile devices using Workday on Android, iPad, and iPhone to use certificates instead of user name and password for SSO.
    Enable Dynamic Certificate Pinning
    Enables Workday mobile apps and browsers to make SSL connections only with SSO providers associated with the
    Trusted Domain Certificates
    .
    Trusted Domain Certificates
    One or more server certificates the mobile apps and browsers will trust.
    Click
    Create Trusted Domain Certificate
    and enter for each certificate:
    • Domain Name
      : The domain name of the SSO provider that is providing the certificate.
    • PEM Encoded Certificate
      : Include the certificate header and footer, including all of the dash (-) characters. Example: Everything including
      -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
      and
      -----END CERTIFICATE-----
      .
    You get this information from your SSO provider.