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Google Workspace Security Part 2: SSO, API Access, Managing Connected Apps and the Alert Center
- Google Workspace supports SSO (Single-Sing On) as the Identity Provider (IdP) using SAML.
- SSO can also be set up with third-party IdPs like Duo, Okta and Microsoft ADDS/EntraID.
- Secure LDAP service allows LDAP-based services to connect with Cloud Identity or Google Workspace accounts.
- Admin SDK API is used to interact with the Admin console's objects like Users, groups, OUs etc.
- Google Workspace Marketplace offers a wide variety of enterprise apps which can be installed for users.
- The Alert Center in Google Workspace helps to navigate any potential issues with the domain.
- User activity reports provide a view of user status and account activity.
- Google recommended medium to large business security settings can be viewed on Google Help page.
- Service Providers need to have SSO URL, Entity ID and Google Certificate to enable trust between Google and the SP.
- 'IDP metadata' file can also be used to download the URLs and certificates for setup SSO.
- API Controls can be used to restrict access to specific API and create a trusted list of applications that can access disabled APIs.
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