Overview
When creating an enterprise SAML connection with Signicat, the X509 Signing Certificate must be uploaded. This article explains how to obtain the Certificate from Signicat.
Applies To
- Enterprise SAML connections
Cause
Signicat does not offer a way to download the X509 signing certificate directly. It is required to manually save it from the metadata.
Solution
To save the X509 Signing Certificate from Signicat, navigate to the Signicat Dashboard in the SAML 2.0 section and click on Get Signicat’s metadata:
This will open a new window that will look similar to this one:
The X509 Signing Certificate is present in the metadata. To save this certificate:
- Copy the full value of the certificate as it is only one line (scroll to the right of the page to see the whole line)
- In a text editor app, add the SAML standard: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE----- then paste the value between Begin and End of the certificate.
- Save the file as .pem
The file should look like this:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
{{The full value of the certificate here, you can keep it on 1 line and it will automatically convert once saved with .pem}}
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Now it can be uploaded to Auth0 to finish the SAML connection’s setup.