Integrations
Dropbox
3min
BlokSec can be configured to support passwordless login to Dropbox.
The BlokSec <> Dropbox integration enables authentication via the SAML protocol. Configuration involves a few simple steps on both the BlokSec admin UI and the Dropbox admin console.
- Sign into BlokSec admin UI as a user with admin privileges for your tenant
- On the main dashboard, click the Add Application drop-down and select Create From Template, and select Dropbox
- Complete the application details as follows and submit:
- Name: Dropbox (or your desired application name – we will assume this is called ‘Dropbox’ for the remainder of this article)
- Entity ID: https://api.bloksec.io
- NameID Source: Account name
- Assertion Consumer Service: https://www.dropbox.com/saml_login
- Name ID Format: EmailAddress (keep default value of EmailAddress)
- Click Submit to save the configuration
- Click View Cert and then select Copy. Paste the certificate in a text editor of your choice and save the file as BlokSecDropboxCert.pem
- Make note of the SSO Uri as it will be required when configuring Dropbox
- Sign into the Dropbox admin console as a user with admin privileges for your tenant and select Admin console
- Navigate to Settings > Authentication > Single sign-on
- Complete the identity provider configuration with the following values (adjusting if required to meet your desired behaviour):
- Single sign-in: Select the appropriate option from the Single sign-on drop down menu
- Identity provider sign-in URL: Copy / enter the SSO Uri noted in step 6 above
- X.509 certificatate: Upload the certificate file saved in step 5 above
- SSo sign-in URL: Select Copy Link
- Click Save to apply the configuration changes
- Send your users the URL from the Copy Link selected above to login passwordless to Dropbox

Updated 03 Mar 2023
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