Entra App Gallery - new SAML SSO listing: timeline and preparation inquiry

Dhruv Chandhok 20 Reputation points
2026-07-22T11:34:52.9166667+00:00

Hi Team,

We are Emergent and would like to publish in the Microsoft Entra application gallery so our mutual customers can add the integration pre-configured as several of our customers already use Microsoft Entra ID with Emergent today via non-gallery enterprise applications configured in their own tenants.

We understand from the documentation (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/v2-howto-app-gallery-listing) that new SSO and provisioning submissions are currently paused while Microsoft focuses on the Secure Future Initiative. Would you please let us know scope of the pause - We intend to submit a SAML 2.0 SSO integration (no SCIM initially).

Can you confirm this falls under the pause, and is there an estimated timeframe for when new SSO gallery submissions will reopen?  

 Thank you for your time.

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Sina Salam 31,056 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-07-22T16:10:55.4833333+00:00

Hello Dhruv Chandhok,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

I understand that your need Entra App Gallery - new SAML SSO listing: timeline and preparation inquiry

The submission is currently blocked because Microsoft is not accepting new SSO or provisioning gallery requests while it focuses on the Secure Future Initiative. This restriction includes a new SAML 2.0 SSO listing even when SCIM provisioning is not included. SCIM is optional, but excluding it does not exempt a new SAML SSO submission from the pause. Microsoft currently considers only SSO updates for applications already in the gallery on a case-by-case basis. - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/v2-howto-app-gallery-listing

Microsoft has not published a reopening date or estimated timeline. There is no documented portal setting, API, support procedure, or partner-program route that can bypass the pause.

What you can do is to:

  • Continue onboarding customers through non-gallery Microsoft Entra enterprise applications.
  • Complete and test the SAML 2.0 integration in multiple Microsoft Entra tenants.
  • Publish Emergent’s SAML configuration and troubleshooting documentation.
  • Ensure Emergent validates the assertion signature, certificate validity, issuer, audience, and required user claims.
  • Support Microsoft Entra federation metadata and signing-certificate rotation.
  • Prepare the gallery submission package and submit it when Microsoft officially resumes new SSO intake. Microsoft requires prospective SAML gallery integrations to be tested using a non-gallery enterprise application before submission.

This allows existing and new customers to continue using Microsoft Entra SAML SSO without waiting for the public gallery listing. Gallery publication remains pending until Microsoft reopens intake and approves Emergent’s application.

Use the following official resource for more reading:

NB: Azure Support can record the business impact and request Product Group clarification, but it cannot be relied upon to override the restriction or guarantee an onboarding date.

I hope this is helpful. Please! Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions, steps or clarifications.

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  1. Christos Panagiotidis 3,301 Reputation points
    2026-07-22T12:17:23.21+00:00

    Yes. The current pause applies to a new SAML 2.0 gallery integration, even if you are not submitting SCIM provisioning. Microsoft Learn states that new SSO and provisioning requests are not being accepted while work on the Secure Future Initiative continues; it does not publish a reopening date. Existing SSO update requests may be handled case by case, but that exception does not cover a brand-new Emergent listing.

    In the meantime, keep using the non-gallery enterprise application approach for customers and prepare the required onboarding material. Validate both SP-initiated or IdP-initiated SAML with Microsoft Entra ID, validate issuer, audience, signing certificate, certificate validity, and required claims, and publish customer-facing SSO configuration, pilot-testing, troubleshooting, licensing, and support documentation. Also establish engineering and support contacts and make the application configurable per customer. When submissions reopen, submit the SAML request through the Microsoft Application Network portal. Only Microsoft can announce the reopening schedule.

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