Drawboard Projects offers Single Sign-On (SSO) for customers on the Enterprise tier. With SSO, end-users will only need to use one set of credentials across their applications for improved IT security and control. 

SSO and Drawboard Projects

Drawboard Projects currently supports the following Identity Providers (IdPs):

• SAML 2.0
• Azure Active Directory
• Active Directory / LDAP
• Google GSuite

SSO can only be enabled at the email domain level, as opposed to the account level. 

Example: SSO is enabled for the company domain (@xyz.com). When a user with that domain (ex: john@xyz.com) attempts to log into Drawboard Projects, the user will be redirected to the organization's login page where you can login using your company credentials. Any other project members who do not have the same email domain, would need to log into Drawboard Projects through the regular login flow. 
 

Configuring SSO for your organization

Single Sign-On (SSO) is included in our Enterprise tier, allowing organizations to streamline user authentication. You can now configure SSO independently by following the steps below:

1. Register an Enterprise Application

1. Navigate to your Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) directory.
2. Go to Overview > +Add > Enterprise Application.
3. Enter "Drawboard Projects" as the application name.
4. Click Create to register the application.

2. Configure SSO in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) & Drawboard Projects

Set up SAML-based SSO in Microsoft Entra ID

1. Once the application is created, navigate to Overview > Applications > View All Applications.
2. Select the newly created application, "Drawboard Projects".
3. Inside the application, click Set up Single Sign-On, then select SAML.
4. In the Basic SAML Configuration section, you will need to enter:
   • Identifier (Entity ID)
   • Reply URL

Obtain configuration details from Drawboard Projects

1. Log in to Drawboard Projects.
2. Click your profile name in the bottom left corner.
3. In the flyout menu, select Account Admin.
4. Go to SSO Configuration.
5. Copy the Identifier (Entity ID) and Reply URL.
6. Paste these values into the corresponding fields in Microsoft Entra ID.

Note: If you do not see the SSO Configuration tab, please contact our sales team at sales@drawboard.com to enable it for your organization.

Complete the setup

1. In Microsoft Entra ID, go to the SAML Certificates section.
2. Copy the App Federation Metadata URL.
3. Return to Drawboard Projects > SSO Configuration.
4. Paste the Metadata URL into the Metadata Location URL field.
5. Before saving, select the appropriate Identity Provider domain(s).
6. Click Save to complete the configuration.

Note: If your domain is not listed, please contact our sales team at sales@drawboard.com to have it added.

At this stage, SSO should be successfully set up for your organization.

3. Assign users to the SSO Application

1. In Microsoft Entra ID, go to the "Drawboard Projects" application.
2. Click Manage > Users and Groups.
3. Select Add User/Group.
4. Choose the users or groups you want to assign to SSO.
5. Click Select to confirm.

Note: Users must also be invited to Drawboard Projects to be assigned a license and gain access the the app.

Enabling SSO for your users

Once SSO has been set up, there are a few ways to enable it for existing Drawboard Projects users as well as new users.

For existing users who already have a Drawboard Projects account

1. Navigate to projects.drawboard.com/login.
2. Type in your email address associated with your organization.
3. Next your email domain will be recognized, the password field will disappear, and you will be able to login with only your email address.
4. Continue through the prompts to your organization's login page where you can login using your company credentials.
5. You will then be prompted to link your existing email and password account to your new SSO account - choose Continue.
6. Login using your company credentials one final time to complete the link between the old and new accounts.
7. Once complete, the Single Sign-On section at the bottom of the Profile page should show as enabled.
8. The next time you log in to Drawboard Projects at projects.drawboard.com/login, your email domain will be recognized, the password field will disappear, and you will be able to login with only your email address.

For new users who do not have a Drawboard Projects account

1. Ask your organization admin to invite you to the company's Drawboard Projects account.
2. You will receive an invitation email in your inbox. Click Accept to proceed.
3. Follow the account creation flow to set up your new Drawboard Projects account.
4. Once your account is created, proceed through the onboarding flow and get started collaborating with your team.