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title: "Infinite Campus Step 2 - Setup SAML - SSO Connection"
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updated: 2025-12-18T19:23:47Z
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# Infinite Campus Step 2 - Setup SAML - SSO Connection

**CUES Infinite Campus Setup SAML - SSO Connection**

Last Modified on 8/20/2025

### Provide Campus Entity ID to RapidIdentity

**Tool Search: SAML – SSO Service Provider Configuration**

![Screenshot of a new SAML - SSO Service Provider Configuration used to copy the Campus Entity ID.](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/infinite-campus-step-2---setup-saml---sso-connection-image-doia3hk7.png)

If active configurations exist for Microsoft or Google, there is no need to change them. Please work with your RapidIdentity implementation engineer or RapidIdentity system administrator to assist with this process. An exchange of information is required.

Select **New**.

Copy the **Campus (Service Provider) Entity ID** and **Optional Attribute Name** to provide them to your district’s RapidIdentity implementation engineer.

Leave the screen without saving. When you receive the Identity Provider Metadata URL from RapidIdentity, return to create the configuration.

### Define SAML Service Provider Configuration to RapidIdentity

**Tool Search: SAML – SSO Service Provider Configuration**

![Screenshot of Service Provider Configuration for RapidIdentity.](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/infinite-campus-step-2---setup-saml---sso-connection-image-hh67wm3q.png)

Select **New**.

**Enable SAML Single Sign On:** Leave this option disabled until you're ready to initiate testing.

**Name for Login Button**: Change to “Sign in with RapidIdentity” or “RapidIdentity (FOR TEST USERS ONLY)” while testing.

**Metadata URL:** Within your RapidIdentity Tenant go to Configuration → Security → Identity Providers → IDP Configuration and Copy the value from Live MetaData URL

![](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-12-18 at 2.12.49 PM.png)

Select **Sync** within Infinite Campus. A pop-up will confirm that the data has been accepted, and the Identity Provider fields will populate.

Select **Show** **Campus SSO Preferences.**

![A screenshot of Campus SSO Preferences](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/infinite-campus-step-2---setup-saml---sso-connection-image-kunjc40a.png)

Uncheck the box for **Logoff IDP when logging off Campus if logoff URL exists**.

Check the box for **Turn off this SSO configuration for the Parent Portal**. The CUES project will not create RapidIdentity accounts for guardians.

Select **Save**.

Select the new RapidIdentity configuration from the Service Provider Configurations list.

The Service Provider Configuration will display three data elements that were automatically generated by Campus.

![A screenshot of Service Provider Configuration with the Campus generated metadata.](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/infinite-campus-step-2---setup-saml---sso-connection-image-k5ctt533.png)

- **Service Provider Metadata** – Copy this URL and use it in the next Step in RapidIdentity.
- **Single Sign-on URL** – This URL is for use in District customized HTML links or icons as desired. This URL will bypass the standard login page and make calls directly to the SSO Identity Provider (IDP) for user identification and authentication. RapidIdentity obtains this directly from the contents of Infinite Campus' Service Provider Metadata URL.
- **Sign Sign-out URL** – RapidIdentity obtains this directly from the contents of Infinite Campus' Service Provider Metadata URL.

Login to your RapidIdentity Tenant and navigate to Configuration → Security → Federation Partners

- Click on the three dots beside Infinite Campus and Choose Edit

![](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-12-18 at 2.17.58 PM.png)
- Click General to open the General Section
- Open the Service Provider Metadata and copy the contents into the Metadata section and Click Save. It should look similar to this![](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-12-18 at 2.21.10 PM.png)
- Click on IDP Configuration in the menu to the left and Click the Trigger Service Reload and Trigger Web Reload buttons along the bottom.

See the [SSO Service Provider Configuration](https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/sso-service-provider-configuration) article for more information. Existing authentications configured to Microsoft and Google will continue to work. Once the district has migrated the users to the newly created SAML SSO Configuration through RapidIdentity, these connections can be disabled and eventually removed.

### Create a user account using the RapidIdentity SAML Connection

- Get a username for testing from RapidIdentity administrator.
  - Work with your RapidIdentity administrator to create and claim a test account within RapidIdentity. The user must be enabled for Single Sign On in RapidIdentity.
- Create a Campus account.
  - **Tool Search: User Account**
  - **User Search:** Desired person to own the test account.

*![A screenshot of User Credentials with Authentication Type selections.](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/infinite-campus-step-2---setup-saml---sso-connection-image-5l4pr4u0.png)*

- **Authentication Type:** Select **SAML: Sign in with RapidIdentity** (DISABLED) will show until the SAML configuration is enabled.
- **Username:** Enter the test username claimed on RapidIdentity.
- No Campus access is necessary to confirm that the Single Sign On works with RapidIdentity.
  - **User Groups:** None
  - **Individual Tool Rights:** None
  - **Calendar Rights:** None
- Select **Save**, then **Close**.

### Test the RapidIdentity SAML Login

**If possible, schedule time with the RapidIdentity system administrator for this testing. Tweaks may be required to the configuration in RapidIdentity or in Infinite Campus.**

#### Enable the RapidIdentity SAML Configuration

**Tool Search: SAML – SSO Service Provider Configuration**

- Select the new RapidIdentity configuration.

![A screenshot fo the Service Provider Configuration emphasizing the checkbox for Enable SAML Single Sign On.](https://cdn.document360.io/136d2bb8-c749-4c72-9e50-3dfe03489a66/Images/Documentation/infinite-campus-step-2---setup-saml---sso-connection-image-acxzz8ax.png)

- Check the box for **Enable SAML Single Sign On**.
- Select **Save**.
- The RapidIdentity configuration will show a green dot if Enabled.

#### Attempt to login via the RapidIdentity SAML Configuration

- Open a browser that is not logged in to RapidIdentity.
- Go to the Campus login page.
- Select the “Sign in with RapidIdentity” button. If the district has multiple SAML connections, use the “Select an SSO Configuration” button, then select “Sign in with RapidIdentity”.
- The RapidIdentity login screen should appear.
  - Enter the username, select **Go**.
  - Enter the password, select **Go**.
- If Infinite Campus opens, all is well.
- Disable the “Sign in with RapidIdentity” connection to avoid confusing users.

#### Troubleshooting

- If the Campus login screen is displayed.
  - Compare the **SAML – SSO Service Provider Configuration** to the RapidIdentity SSO setup.
    - Is the Campus Entity ID and Attribute ID Name the same in RapidIdentity?
    - Navigate to the Service Provider Metadata URL in a browser to view and compare to the RapidIdentity Metadata.
- If “**Contact your school or district's tech staff to receive the proper url to enter your username and password.”** or
  - Confirm that the user account’s authentication type is “SAML: Sign in with RapidIdentity” in Infinite Campus.
- If the issue cannot be resolved, submit a support case to Infinite Campus.