The “Administer Configuration SAML” role permission is required to use SAML to access Secret Server. To grant a user this permission from an administrator account:

Go to Admin > Roles. The Roles page appears.

Click the Create New button. The Role Edit page appears:

Type the name, such as SAML, in the Role Name text box.

Click to select the Enabled check box.

Click Administer Configuration SAML in the right side Permissions Unassigned list box.

Click the < button to move the permission to the other side.

Click the Save button. 

Click the Assign Roles link of the newly created role. The View Role Assignment page appears

Click the Role dropdown list to select the role you just created.

Click the Edit button.

On the Role Assignment page move the desired users to the Assigned list using the same method as before

Click the Save Changes button.

Navigate to Admin > Configuration.

Click the SAML tab

Click the Edit button in the SAML General Settings section.

Click to select the SAML Enabled check box.

Click the Save button.

Click the Edit button in the SAML Service Providers section.

Type a name for your service provider,  in the Name text box.

Click the Select Certificate link. The Upload Certificate popup appears:

Click the Upload Certificate button to upload your commercial SSL certificate (Usually in pfx format)

Type Password

Click OK.

Click on Download Service Provider Metadata.

Under Identity Providers click on Create New Service Provider

Click Import IDP from XML Metadata and select the IdP metadata.xml file you saved previously. (refer to Obtain the IDP Metadata File section)