MicroStrategy ONE

Signing in to Dropbox by Scanning a QR Code

Dropbox users can log in using their smartphones to scan a QR code displayed on the computer screen. After you integrate the web application with MicroStrategy Identity, the Dropbox login page displays a QR code.

The following steps only contain the information required to configure or use Dropbox with MicroStrategy Identity. See your third-party Dropbox instructions for the latest information.

You can access the Dropbox for Business administration dashboard.

To log into Dropbox with MicroStrategy Identity, the email address associated with each user's Dropbox account must match the email address associated with the user's badge.

To display a custom image on the Dropbox login page, you must create the image to display. Supported image formats are .png, .jpeg, and .jpg file types.

If your Dropbox users are populated from an identity management (IDM) system such as Microsoft Active Directory or OpenLDAP, MicroStrategy recommends that you add users to your Identity Network by synchronizing MicroStrategy Identity with the same IDM system as Dropbox. This helps add user information to MicroStrategy Identity and may be easier than adding users manually or by importing a file. For steps, see Synchronizing Users from OpenLDAP or Synchronizing Users from Microsoft Active Directory.

To Register your Dropbox Site with MicroStrategy Identity

  1. Log into MicroStrategy Identity Manager.
  2. Click Logical Gateways.
  3. Under Web Application Login, click More, then click Dropbox.
  4. You can change the image that is displayed on your Dropbox login page. Next to the image preview, click Import an Icon. Select an image to display, then click Open.
  5. In the Enter Display Name field, type a name to display on your Dropbox login page. The name can be up to 30 characters long.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Note the value provided for the Login URL. You will use this information to configure Dropbox.
  8. Click MicroStrategy Identity Security Certificate to download the Identity security certificate (for example, saml2.crt). Note the location on your computer where the certificate is saved.
  9. In a new browser window or tab, log in to Dropbox with an administrative account.
  10. Open the Admin Console, then open Authentication.
  11. To enable single sign-on with MicroStrategy Identity, do the following:
    1. Select the Enable single sign-on check box.
    2. Specify whether you want to require users to sign in to Dropbox by scanning a QR code, or allow users to sign in with their user name and password.
    3. In the Sign in URL field, type the Login URL provided in MicroStrategy Identity Manager .
    4. Upload the Identity security certificate that you downloaded from MicroStrategy Identity Manager.
    5. Save your changes.
  12. In MicroStrategy Identity Manager, click Done.

Related Topics

Signing in to MicroStrategy Identity-Enabled Web Applications from a Centralized Website

Categorizing MicroStrategy Badge Resources

Logical Gateways