Integrate Asana with Zero Trust Network Access

In this topic, you will find general instructions on how to integrate Asana with Portnox™ Zero Trust Network Access.

Note:
SAML SSO authentication in Asana is only available in the Enterprise and Enterprise+ plans. It is not available in the Personal, Starter, or Advanced plans.
Note:
To activate SAML SSO in Asana, you must have super admin privileges in Asana. The first time you add a super admin, you must verify domain ownership and control by adding a TXT entry to your DNS zone.

Create a Portnox Cloud resource configuration

In this step, you will create a configuration in Portnox Cloud that will contain all the information necessary to integrate with Asana.

  1. In a new tab of your browser, open your Portnox Cloud account by accessing the following URL: https://clear.portnox.com/

    From now on, we will call this tab the Portnox tab.

  2. In the Cloud portal top menu, click on the Zero Trust Resources option.

  3. On the Resources screen, click on the Create resource button.

    1. In the What type of resource is this? section, select the SSO web application option.
    2. In the Authentication protocol section, select the SAML option.
    3. Click on the Next button.

  4. Optional: If you have more than one SAML identity provider configured, select the identity provider in the Select an identity provider to use for this resource section.
  5. In the Resource details section, enter a Resource name and optionally a Description.

    In this example, we used the name Asana for the new resource configuration but you can use any name you like.

  6. Keep this browser tab open. You will need it later.

Open your Asana SAML authentication settings

In this section, you will access your Asana admin interface and find the settings for SAML authentication.

  1. In another tab of your browser, open Asana by accessing the following URL: https://app.asana.com/.

    From now on, we will call this tab the Asana tab.

  2. Right-click on the icon representing your user in the top-right corner and from the drop-down menu, select the Admin console option.

  3. In the Asana admin interface, in the left-hand side menu, select the Security option.

  4. In the Security pane, in the Global authentication settings section, click on the SAML authentication tile.

Copy configuration values from the Portnox tab to the Asana tab

In this section, you will copy the values displayed by Portnox Cloud and paste them in the relevant fields in the Asana SAML authentication window.

  1. In the Portnox tab, in the Service details section, click on the  ⧉  icon next to the Sign-In URL / SSO URL field to copy the value.

  2. In the Asana tab, click on the empty field under the Sign-in page URL label and paste the value copied from Portnox Cloud.

  3. In the Portnox tab, in the Certificates > Signing certificates section, click on the  ⋮  icon next to the Active certificate and select the Copy certificate option to copy the certificate.

  4. In the Asana tab, click on the empty field under the X.509 certificate label and paste the value copied from Portnox Cloud.

Enter configuration values in the Portnox tab

In this section, you will enter configuration values in the relevant fields in Portnox Cloud.

  1. In the Portnox tab, in the Resource properties section, click on the empty field under the Entity ID / Service Provider Entity URL heading and enter the following value: https://app.asana.com/.

  2. In the Portnox tab, in the Resource properties section, click on the empty field under the Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL / Reply URL heading and enter the following value: https://app.asana.com/-/saml/consume.

Finalize the configuration

In this section, you will finalize the configuration in Portnox Cloud and Asana.

  1. Finalize the configuration in the Portnox tab.
    1. Optional: Click on the Next button, and in the Policy enforcement section, in the Device risk assessment section, change the setting to Override with custom policy and then select a risk assessment policy if you want to assess risk with this application using a custom risk assessment policy, and in the Access control section, change the setting to Override with custom policy and then select an access control policy if you want to control access to this application using a custom access control policy.
    2. Scroll all the way down to the end of the page, and then click on the Add resource button.

  2. Finalize the configuration in the Asana tab.
    1. In the SAML authentication window, select the Optional option.
      Note:
      We recommend this setting when you configure Asana for the first time, to avoid locking users, including yourself, out of Asana if your configuration is not correct.

    2. Click on the Save changes button to save the configuration.

Result: You have configured Asana to be accessible using Portnox Zero Trust Network Access.

To restrict SAML SSO authentication to specific users or user groups, contact Asana support.