CloudConnexa: Use Custom Username Instead of Email Address for Google Workspace (GSuite) SAML Users

By default, CloudConnexa displays the user's email address when authenticating via SAML with Google Workspace (formerly GSuite). However, if you'd prefer to display a custom username instead, follow these steps.

Show a custom username in CloudConnexa

1. Refer to the CloudConnexa technical documentation for setting up SAMl with Google Workspace and group mapping: Tutorial: Authenticate Using SAML with G Suite.
2. In your Google Admin Console, go to Directory → Users.
3. Select More options and click Manage custom attributes:
   
4. Create a Custom Attribute that you'll use to store the display name or username:
   
5. On the required Users, add the custom name:
   
6. For the CloudConnexa SAML's App, change the Name ID with the custom attribute you created in the second step:
   
7. Once complete, CloudConnexa will now display the custom name you defined in the attribute instead of the user's email address:

If you have additional questions, please submit a support ticket.