Troubleshooting SAML authorization errors | WRITER Knowledge Base

Troubleshooting SAML authorization errors

Last updated 10 days ago

Who can use this feature

Supported on Team and Enterprise plans
Note: Team plans are limited to Okta and Google SAML only
Org admins and IT admins can edit SSO settings

SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) gives members access to WRITER through an identity provider (IDP) of your choice. If you’re having trouble setting this up, find your error message in the table below to learn how to fix it.

What causes SAML errors?

SAML errors usually occur when there’s missing or incorrect information entered during your SAML setup. You can resolve most of these issues from your IDP settings, but for some, you’ll need to update your SSO settings in WRITER as well.

SAML error messages


Error message	How to fix it
SAML request creation error: No idp entityId found	The IdP metadata is invalid, possibly expired. Go to the WRITER SAML settings page. Upload the metadata from the IdP as described here.
SAML response parsing error: Subject confirmation validation failed	The SAML request `SubjectConfirmationData` is invalid. Usually the `Recipient` attribute is absent or incorrect. Copy the `SP ENTITY I` field value from the WRITER SAML settings page to the `Recipient/Audience/Entity ID` field on the IdP settings page as described here.
Request contain invalid SP Entity ID	The SAML IdP settings are incorrect because the `SP EntityID` is wrong. Copy the `SP ENTITY I` field value from the WRITER SAML settings page to the `Recipient/Audience/Entity ID` field on the IdP settings page as described here.
Given email domain is not bound to your organization	The SAML IdP returns an email with a different domain than the one configured during setup. Add the given email domain to the SAML domain management section of the WRITER single sign-on settings page here.