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title: "RapidIdentity SSO with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt"
slug: "configuring-saml-sso-with-hmh"
description: "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt can "
tags: ["Houghton Mifflin Harcourt", "SSO", "RapidIdentity ", "SAML"]
updated: 2022-04-14T13:15:04Z
published: 2022-04-14T13:15:04Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/configuring-saml-sso-with-hmh"
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# Configuring SAML SSO with HMH

## SAML SSO with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) supports a SAML-based Single Sign-On service for its web-based application to configure your Identity Provider (IdP) server connection. In this particular use case, the third-party identity provider is Identity Automation through RapidIdentity Federation.

The preliminary SAML authentication configuration steps require that both RapidIdentity Portal and RapidIdentity Federation IdP are internet accessible and are configured as described. Follow these steps to configure HMH for SAML.

          Note

          

HMH may update their setup sequence without notification, therefore, the steps below may vary slightly.

#### Launch the Identity Provider Configuration Workspace

1. From the RapidIdentity Configuration Module, select **Identity Providers** from the Security menu.

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1. The Identity Provider Configuration workspace will launch. ![configuring-saml-sso-with-HMH-2.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/configuring-saml-sso-with-HMH-2.png)
2. Click **Download the certificate used by the Identity Provider (.pem)** to download the certificate.
3. Keep this browser window open, as the Base URL and Logout URL are necessary during upcoming steps. At that time, the certificate will be uploaded to the HMH website.
4. Complete the SAML Configuration on the HMH website, and download their Metadata. **Please note that HMH needs to set “GET” to access our redirect URL instead of “POST”**
5. **Create a SAML 2.0 Federation Partner for HMH** a. In the RapidIdentity Configuration module, click** Federation Partners** from the **Identity Providers** section. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/image%2837%29.png)

b. Click the **Add Federation Partner** drop-down button and select **SAML 2.0**. ![configuring-saml-sso-with-HMH-3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/configuring-saml-sso-with-HMH-3.png)
6. The **Federation Partners>Community-SAML Relying Parties** workspace will launch.
7. Click **Create SAML Relying Party+**. Enter the following information in the **Federation Partners > Create SAML Relying Party** window.
  1. The tables and respective screens below depict the values that are to be entered for each section, "General," and "SSO Settings," for the HMH Relying Party registration in the **Register SAML Relying Party** window.
  2. Paste copy of HMH Metadata in field named "Metadata". ![SAML SSO HMH-4.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/SAML%20SSO%20HMH-4.png)
  3. Set all 4 **SSO Settings** to Never. ![SAML SSO HMH-5.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/SAML%20SSO%20HMH-5.png)
  4. **Define the LDAP Attributes**: ![SAML SSO HMH-6.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/SAML%20SSO%20HMH-6.png)

**Note:** When creating the **LDAP attributes in Federation Partners**, make sure to match the case, *upper/lower*.

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## Related

- [How to Configure Single Sign-On with CAS](/setting-up-sso-with-cas.md)